Weather and Water Investigation 1 Study Guide

A meteorologist studying the weather does NOT study which of the following?

• Temperature

• Number of stars in the sky

• Humidity

• Air pressure

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A meteorologist studies which of the following?

• moon phases

• number of daylight hours

• number of stars in the sky

• wind speed and wind direction

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What instrument does a meteorologist use to collect temperature data?

• speed sensor

• thermometer

• humidity sensor

• stopwatch

What instrument does a meteorologist use to measure humidity?

• Their eyes

• balance scale

• humidity sensor

• wind vane

What instrument does a meteorologist use to measure air pressure?

• rain gauge

• balance scale

• barometer

• wind vane

What instrument does a meteorologist use to measure wind speed?

• speed sensor

• thermometer

• humidity sensor

• stopwatch

What instrument does a meteorologist use to measure wind direction?

• rain gauge

• balance scale

• barometer

• wind vane

Temperature is measured in ______

• degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit

• full/quarter/new

• millibars

• km per hour

Humidity is measured by

• km per hour

• percent

• degrees Fahrenheit

• grams

Air pressure is measured in

• degrees Celsius

• directions

• millibars

• km per hour

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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