The Weather

The weather is the state of the atmosphere including.....................

• temperature

• pressure

• amount of rain or snow

• wind speed and direction

• the moon

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A tool used to measure the amount of rain

• Rain meter

• Rain gauge

• barometer

• balance

Scientists who study and predict weather are called

• Meteorologists

• weather scientists

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The barometric pressure is the

• the atmosphere

• pushing force of the atmosphere

• the gravity

The tool that we use to measure the barometric pressure is called

• ruler

• barometer

• hygrometer

The barometric pressure is high when you are

• close to the ground

• high from the ground

The barometric pressure is low when you are

• close to the ground

• high from the ground

Many kilograms of gas are pushing on your school but they don't crush it, why?

• Air pushing up is balanced with air pushing down and sideways

• the forces are not balanced

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The sun warms the air in contact with the earth's surface and the air particles

• move away from each other

• rise up

• create an area of low pressure

• become more closely and packed

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When the air cools down, what happens?

• the particles become more closely and packed

• denser, cooler, pushes down with more pressure

• create an area of high pressure

• the particles rise up

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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