Weather

This tool is used to measure the amount of rainfall.  What is it called?

• snow gauge
• rain gauge
• ruler
• thermometer

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Why would a meteorologist use a wind sock? 

• To measure wind direction
• To measure temperature
• To measure wind speed
• To measure rainfall

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Why do meteorologist use this tool?

• To measure temperatue
• To measure wind direction
• To measure snow fall
• To measure rainfall

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What word means rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls to the ground?

• Weather

• precipitation

• climate

• condensation

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Select the best answer- What is weather?

• Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
• Weather is the atmosphere.
• Weather is precipitation.
• Weather is wind.

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Which of the following is a part of weather?

• temperature
• wind direction
• precipitation
• all of the above

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Which tool measures wind direction?

• wind vane and stopwatch
• wind vane and compass
• compass and rain gauge
• wind vane and thermometer

• F
• G
• H
• J

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Which of these is not a part of weather?

• temperature

• wind

• volcanoes

• precipitation

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Precipitation is....

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• all of these are correct

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