Intro to Weather

What is weather?

• The state of the atmosphere at any particular time
• The amount of moisture in the air
• The number of clouds in the sky
• The speed of the wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does this weather instrument (shown here) measure?

• wind speed
• air pressure
• amount of fallen rain
• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What scale do we use in the US to measure temperature?

• Kelvin

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

• Rankine

_____ is where water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Humidity

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This weather instrument measures the amount of rainfall.

• barometer

• thermometer

• rain guage

• wind vane

This weather instrument measures the speed of wind.

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

• wind vane

This weather instrument measures the direction of wind.

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

• wind vane

Which process relates to the formation of clouds?

• Condensation

• Transpiration

• Precipitation

• Runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of these is NOT considered weather?

• Blizzard

• Tornadoes

• Thunderstorms

• Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate is

• the further you get from the equator.

• the higher you go, the colder it gets.

• the conditions of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.

• the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6