Weather Forecasts

Which instrument measures air temperature?

• a barometer

• a thermometer

Which tool would gather information for an upper-air weather report?

• a radiosonde

• a station model

Which situation is NOT a use of Doppler radar?

• detecting precipitation

• identifying weather fronts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What do closely spaced isobars indicate about wind?

• weak winds

• strong winds

Visibility is often measured using a radiosonde.

• True

• False

A visible satellite image is useful for determining cloud cover.

• True

• False

A station model is put together using only data from surface weather reports.

• True

• False

A cold front on a weather map is shown by a line of triangles.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Computer weather models are made by solving complex math formulas.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Isotherms connect places that have the same air pressure.

• True

• False