Weather Maps Assessment

What instrument measures air pressure?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Wind vane

What device measure temperature?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Weather Ballon

What instrument measure wind speed?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Weather Ballon

What device carries instruments into the atmosphere?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Weather Ballon

What device measures wind direction and shows direction on weather maps?

• Wind Vane/Compass Rose

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Weather Ballon

Air flows counterclockwise around a

• High

• Low

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Average air pressure at sea level is

• 29.92 inches of mercury

• 25.17 inches of mercury

• 31.25 inches of mercury

________________ are lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure.

• Millibars

• Contour lines

• Isobars

• Barometers

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tornadoes and hurricanes are large areas of ______________pressure.

• No

• High

• Average

• Low

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is this image?

• Stationary

• Warm

• Occluded

• Cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5