Weather Variables

What does this tool measure?

• Wind speed
• Wind direction
• Air pressure
• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• barometer
• wind vane
• thermometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A rain gauge measures what?

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which tool measures air pressure?

• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Wind Vane
• Hygrometer

What is a thermometer?

• A device to measure temperature

• A device to measure wind speed

• A device to measure humidity

• A device to measure altitude

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

If a scientist were trying to determine how fast the wind was moving in a hurricane, what tool would they use?

• hygrometer

• compass

• barometer

• anemometer

Air travels

• from high pressure to low pressure
• from low pressure to high pressue

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which weather instrument was used to measure the amount of rainfall from a storm? 哪一種氣象儀用於測量此風暴的降雨量？

• barometer 晴雨表

• precipitation gauge 降水量表

• wind vane 風向標

• anemometer 風速表

psychrometer is used to determine which weather variables? 乾濕球溫度計被用來確定哪些天氣變數？

• wind speed and wind direction 風速和風向

• percentage of cloud cover and cloud height 雲量和雲高的百分比

• air pressure and air temperature 氣壓和氣溫

• relative humidity and dewpoint 相對濕度和結露點