Weather Forecast Words and Tools

What does this tool measure?

• Wind speed
• Wind direction
• Air pressure
• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the name of this tool?

• Barometer
• Hygrometer
• Rain Gauge
• Thermometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A rain gauge measures what?

• Air pressure
• Wind speed
  wind speed
• Amount of rain fall
• Wind direction

The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?

• anemometer, wind vane, thermometer
• barometer, hygrometer, wind vane
• thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer
• wind vane, satellite image, barometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which tool measures humidity or the amount of moisture in the air?

• wind vane
• barometer
• anemometer
• hygrometer

Which tool measures air pressure?

• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Wind Vane
• Hygrometer

Which tool measures wind speed?

• Anemometer
• Hygrometer
• Barometer
• Wind Vane

Temperature is measured in...

• degrees
• inches
• centimeters
• feet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A high pressure system means we might have this weather.

• Snow blizzard
• Sunny and dry
• Rain storm
• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A low pressure system means we might have this weather.

• Sunny 
• A clear sky
• Dry day
• Stormy or wet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5