Weather vocabulary

Which tool is used to measure air pressure?

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

Which tool is used to measure wind speed?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

Which tool tells use the direction of the wind?

• anemometer

• barometer

• wind vane

Which tool can be used to measure the temperature?

• thermometer

• anemometer

• barometer

The town has gotten a lot of rain over the past week, which tool will the meteorologist use to tell us how much rain we got this week?

• anemometer

• weather vane

• rain gauge

This is a synonym for rain, snow, sleet and hail.

• rain gauge

• precipitation

• falling weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

This term describes how hot or cold something is...

• climate

• weather

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of the following terms describes the weather of a region year after year?

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6