KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Wind vane will always point to the direction from which the wind is blowing. I.E., if wind is blowing from East to West, then the arrow of the wind vane points to ‘East’. The pointed end of the arrow offers least resistance to wind.

Detailed explanation-2: -The weather vane is made up of a tail and arrow. The tail fin catches the wind and the arrow points toward the direction the wind is blowing FROM. If the arrow on the weather vane is pointing north then it means there is a north wind. In other words, the wind is blowing from north to south.

Detailed explanation-3: -Weathervanes have been around for over 2, 000 years, invented by the Greek astronomer Andronicus in 48 B.C. to determine the direction of the wind. The first weathervane – also called a “wind vane” – was fashioned to look like the Greek god Triton, who had the head and torso of a man and the tail of a fish.

Detailed explanation-4: -The wind vane measures the direction of the wind. Modern ones have wind cups attached as well, to measure the wind speed, too. They use the same axis and can give you a coordinated readout of both pieces of information. They also include data records and wireless transmission of the data.