Weather

the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.

• Precipitation

• Meteorologists

• Weather

• Temperature

True or false: weather only ever lasts a few hours at a time.

• True

• False

scientists who study and predict weather

• geologist

• paleontologist

• cytologist

• meteorologist

The measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air

• Air temperature

• wind

• Air pressure

• humidity

the force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below the air.

• relative humidity

• air pressure

• dew point

• precipitation

Wind moves from

• north to south

• high pressure to low pressure

• east to west

• low pressure to high pressure

wind direction is determined by the direction the wind is

• going towards

• coming from

Name this tool. 

• Barometer
• Hygrometer
• Thermometer
• Ruler

What tool is used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen? 

• Rain Gauge
• Barometer
• Wind Vane
• Precipitation

What tool is used to measure wind speed? 

• Wind Vane
• Anemometer
• Thermometer
• Barometer