Precipitation/Weather Instruments/Severe Weather/Climate

(a)   is the most common form of precipitation; falls when the air between the clouds and Earth is warmer than 32º .

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

(a)   is rain that passes through cooler air that makes the raindrops freeze, forming bits of solid ice.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

(a)   forms when wind blows frozen raindrops up and down, over and over, creating large chunks of ice.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

(a)   falls from clouds made of tiny ice crystals, and the air between the clouds is cool enough that the ice crystals do not melt as they fall.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The most common kind of severe weather:

• Tornadoes

• Thunderstormes

• Hurricanes

• Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A twister; a quickly spinning funnel of air:

• Hurricane

• Hail Storm

• Thunderstorm

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A huge, powerful storm; the biggest storms on Earth that bring strong winds and heavy rain to very large areas:

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Thunderstorms

• Blizzards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A thermometer measures:

• Air Pressure

• Air Temperature

• Wind Speed

• Wind Direction

A barometer measures:

• Air Temperature

• Wind Speed

• Air Pressure

• Amount of Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

An anemometer measures:

• Wind Direction

• Amount of Precipitation

• Funnel Clouds

• Wind Speed