Weather

What is the best description of the atmosphere?

• All of Earth's water
• The living things on Earth
• The soil and rocks on Earth's surface
• A blanket of air that surrounds Earth

What tool measures wind speed?

• anemometer
• rain gauge
• thermometer
• wind vane

What heats the Earth's surface?

• the moon
• the sun
• the ocean
• the sky

What is an area's expected weather over a long period of time called?

• weather
• geology
• humidity
• climate

What is a tornado?

• a long period of time with no rain
• a tropical storm over warm water
• a very cold storm with snow and strong winds
• a powerful, quickly spinning air mass

What tool measures temperature?

• anemometer
• rain gauge
• thermometer
• wind vane

To move to a warmer place.

• hibernate
• evaporate
• migrate
• water cycle

To have a long deep sleep during winter.

• migrate
• condense
• hibernate
• migrate

• rain gauge
• windsock
• anemometer
• thermometer