Describing Weather

Which variable is NOT weather related?

• humidity

• evaporation

• wind direction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which instrument measures wind speed?

• barometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

A volume of air contains half the moisture that it can at a certain temperature. What is its relative humidity?

• 25 percent

• 50 percent

• 75 percent

Which water cycle processes are directly related to cloud formation?

• melting and freezing

• precipitation and evaporation

• evaporation and condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____________________is precipitation that reaches Earth’s surface as frozen water crystals.

• Snow

• Hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A(n) ________________________is an instrument that measures air pressure.

• sleet

• barometer

Liquid precipitation that falls to Earth is known as_________________ .

• humidity

• rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Precipitation that changes from snow to rain and back to snow is called ___________________________ .

• sleet

• hail

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as_____________________ .

• humidity

• thermometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The temperature at which the relative humidity is 100 percent is_________________________ .

• dew point

• anemometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4