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