Weather Instruments and Clouds

Which instrument tells you the direction from which the wind is blowing?

• compass
• wind vane
• anemometer
• a compass and a wind vane

What does this device show?

• a change in temperature
• a change in humidity
• wind speed
• the amount of rainfall

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If you observe thick, grey clouds, what type of weather can you expect to come?

• heavy rain
• a change in temperature
• heavy winds
• a snow storm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If you observe stratus clouds, how would you describe them?

• puffy
• spread out like a blanket
• wispy and high in the sky
• low to the ground

If the sky is clear, how can you describe the weather in general?

• fair weather
• stormy weather
• changing weather
• not enough information

What type of clouds tell us that the weather is changing in the next couple of days?

• cirrus
• cumulus
• cumulonimbous
• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

If there are puffy white clouds in the sky, what type of weather can we expect?

• some form of percipitation
• thunderstorms
• heavy showers
• sunny and fair

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of instrument measures the humidity in the air?

• hygrometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• rain gauge

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which instrument measures the temperature of the air?

• Thermometer
• Rain Gauge
• Anemometer
• Hygrometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which instrument measures air pressure

• Anemometer
• Barometer
• Hygrometer
• Wind Vane