Science Chapter 7 Lesson 1

A blanket of gases and tiny bits of dust that surrounds Earth is _____.

• weather

• temperature

• atmosphere

• precipitation

What the air is like at a certain time and place is _____.

• weather

• atmosphere

• temperature

• air pressure

What is how hot or cold something is?

• weather

• atmosphere

• thermometer

• temperature

What tool is used to measure temperature?

• rain gauge

• barometer

• weather vane

• anemometer

• thermometer

Water that falls to the ground is called _____.

• weather

• air pressure

• precipitation

• rain

What tool measures precipitation?

• thermometer

• weather vane

• barometer

• rain gauge

What is moving air called?

• weather

• wind

• air pressure

• precipitation

What tool measures wind speed?

• barometer

• thermometer

• weather vane

• anemometer

What tool is used to tell wind direction?

• thermometer

• barometer

• weather vane

• anemometer

The weight of air pressing down on Earth is called _____.

• wind

• weather

• atmosphere

• air pressure