Bob Jones 5th Science Chapter 5 Weather

A ______________ is an instrument that measures air pressure

• anemometer

• barometer

• weather vane

Hurricanes form over land.

• True

• False

A ____________ is a snowstorm with strong freezing winds.

• Blizzard

• Tornado

• Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground is called precipitation.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An instrument that shows the direction from which the wind blows is called ________________.

• A weather vane

• An anemometer

• a barometer

Meteorologists study the atmosphere and the weather.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Hail usually falls during cold weather.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth is called the ___________.

• altitude

• atmosphere

• air

• weather

The weight of the air is called the altitude.

• True

• False

The measurement of the distance above sea level is called ___________.

• humidity

• atmosphere

• altitude

• weather