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1. wind sock - is made out of weather resistant nylon fabric tube that is suspended from a pole a few feet above the ground rotatable.

2. Drop a handful of sand or soil slowly . It will move in the direction of the wind

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Used to know the direction of wind?

The wind direction is measured with wind vanes or wind socks. The wind speed is measured with an anemometer.


How can clouds be used in navigation?

they can give you the direction of the wind... and if you know the direction of the wind you can use this to find what direction your travelling in!


If you ask which direction the predominant wind blows in an area what do you want to know?

The direction to where the wind is going.


What is the function of wind vane?

Indicates the direction of the wind. It is use to know where is the wind going. Wind vanes are used to tell the direction the wind is coming from.


How does the windsock work?

It turns and catches the wind so you know which direction the wind is at its strongest.


Why is it important to know which direction the wind is blowing from?

Because wind direction is important for alot of things such as sailing,aviation and wind farms. I mean if the wind turbines couldn't face into the wind they'd be very ineffecient. Also if you have wildfires than its life or death if you know the wind currents.


Why is it important to know the direction from which the wind is blowing?

Because wind direction is important for alot of things such as sailing,aviation and wind farms. I mean if the wind turbines couldn't face into the wind they'd be very ineffecient. Also if you have wildfires than its life or death if you know the wind currents.


Why is it important for airplane pilots to know the wind velocity and not just wind speed during the flight?

So that they can know what direction they're going, because velolocity includes direction!


What a wind vane measure?

It shows the direction where the wind is coming from. Like the North, South, East or west. Weather vane or wind vane does not measure anything, it just shows the direction the wind is out of, a wind monitor measures the force the wind is blowing, in mph or kph. Wind vanes indicate wind direction and when this information is recorded, describes the direction FROM which the wind is blowing. Wind vanes measure the direction in which the wind is blowing. anemometer The direction the wind is blowing from. So it measures wind direction.


How do you come to know that the wind is blowing observation?

Depends on what you mean by observation. There are instruments that measure wind velocity, There are wind socks that show if the wind is blowing and what direction.


Is wind direction reported from the direction it is coming from or going to?

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What measures the direction of the wind?

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