Weather Factors 2021

Which weather tool measures air pressure?

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer

Humidity is the...

• Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
• Amount of Wind in the Air
• Amount of Precipitation in the Air
• Amount of Pressure in the Air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Wind speed may be measured with ---

• thermometer
• anemometer
• barometer
• windsock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is relative humidity?

• humidity that is related to other humidity
• condensation
• clouds
• the amount of water in the air compared to the amount of water the air can hold - a ratio

The average amount of energy of motion of molecules in a substance is called

• thermal energy

• heat energy

• conduction

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Temperature is measured with a

• thermos

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Relative humidity can be measured with an instrument called a(n)

• psychometer

• hydrometer

• humidometer

• psychrometer

Earth's weather occurs in the atmosphere layer called the

• thermosphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Weather is caused by _______________________.

• uneven heating of air, water, and land

• even heating of air, water, and land

• heating of air only

• heating of water only

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6