How to Make a Homemade Barometer
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A barometer is an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure, that is, the weight that
exerts the atmosphere that is above us, per unit area. In
1643, Evangelista Torricelli, responding to a suggestion made by Galileo Galilei
(inventor oftelescope), filled a glass tube with mercury and inverted it over a
plato. He then verified that the mercury did not escape, remaining a
760 mm column on a clear day at sea level, and observed that in space
above the metal the vacuum was created.
Barometers are used to determine the state of the atmosphere and thus make
weather [Link] pressures correspond to the absence of
precipitation, while low pressures indicate storms and depressions. This
It is so because the higher atmospheric pressure prevents the formation of cloud nuclei.
and/or precipitation, while storms form when a front of air
warmth is caught by a cold front, which upon cooling leaves cloudy skies, and with it
rains and drizzles.
Homemade Elastic Barometer
With our simple homemade barometer, we will have a simple station.
meteorological, with which we can predict the weather in a simple way.
Necessary Material
A glass jar or container, with the mouth as wide as possible is better.
A large plastic balloon.
A straw. The longer it is, the more accuracy you will get in the measurement.
An elastic band.
Glue
A sheet of paper.
2. Use the top part of the plastic balloon. 3. Fixing the balloon with an elastic band. 4. Placing the
straw on the balloon.
Instructions
1. Inflate the plastic balloon so that it stretches and then deflate it. This way it will be more sensitive to the
small pressure variations due to having lost part of their elastic resistance.
Cut the balloon in two parts, using the round tool.
3. Place the round part of the globe covering the mouth of the glass. Secure it by surrounding it with
the rubber band.
4. Cut both ends of the straw at an angle. Stick one end of the straw.
in the center of the globe cap at one of its ends, using the glue.
5. Fix the cardboard to the wall and place the barometer in such a way that the end of
the straw is in front of the poster board.
6. Mark the level of the straw on the cardstock, indicating the existing time.
Explanation
High pressures or absence of clouds will crush the plastic making the end
from the straw, by leverage effect, is at the top. As the pressure goes down
(arrival of a storm), the indicator will go down, indicating that cloudy days are coming
and rainy.
Temperature variations also influence our barometer. Therefore, it is not
it is convenient to leave the barometer in direct sunlight as this
will cause an increase in temperature, making the air inside the glass
expand, which will cause the indicator to drop, contradicting what was stated before
explained. Thus, try to take the measurements at the same time of day to have
similar temperatures.
Water Barometer
Necessary material
A deep plate
A plastic bottle
A cardstock
Glue
Instructions
Stick a strip of cardboard vertically on the bottle.
Fill the plate with water until halfway.
3. Make a small hole on the side of the mouth of the bottle.
Fill the bottle with water until it is 3/4 full.
5. Cover the bottle and turn it upside down, placing it inverted on the plate.
6. Mark the water level on the poster board once it has stabilized.
Explanation
As soon as you leave the bottle on the plate full of water, the water goes down until it
it maintains stability. This is so because atmospheric pressure exerts its action on the
water from the plate, opposing the total amount of water from the bottle being emptied into the
The level inside the bottle will rise when atmospheric pressure increases, which
which will indicate the presence of a high-pressure system and sunny weather. Otherwise, it will decrease.
Although temperature variations also affect our barometer, when
it is about liquid water, these variations are negligible as long as the
temperature is so low (< 0ºC) or so high (> 100ºC) that a change occurs
solid or gaseous state, respectively.