What is Weather?

What is weather?

• A pattern of weather over a long period of time

• The state of the atmosphere

• The direction of the wind

• The temperature of a place

What scientist studies and predicts the weather?

• physicist

• geologist

• biologist

• meteorologist

What instrument is used to measure barometric pressure?

• barometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

• weather vane

If you are higher in the atmosphere you have _____________ pressure.

• higher

• the same

• lower

• no

True or false: Warm air rises, cold air falls.

• True

• False

What do instrument is used to measure temperature?

• thermometer

• anemometer

• barometer

• weather vane

What is wind?

• How hot or cold a place is.

• The state of the atmosphere.

• The direction of water.

• Air movement caused by differences in air pressure.

If a wind comes from the north, it is called a ______________.

• east wind

• west wind

• north wind

• south wind

What instrument is used to measure wind?

• barometer

• hygrometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

What is humidity?

• How hot or cold a place is.

• The amount of water vapor in the air.

• Air movement

• The state of the atmosphere