What is Weather

What is weather?

• the state of the atmosphere, including it's temperature, wind speed, direction, air pressure, moisture and amount of rain or snow

• scientists that study and predict weather

• a place that collects all the data about the weather

• pushing force of the atmosphere

• blanket of air that surrounds the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is a meteorologist?

• the state of the atmosphere, including it's temperature, wind speed, direction, air pressure, moisture and amount of rain or snow

• scientists that study and predict weather

• a place that collects all the data about the weather

• pushing force of the atmosphere

• blanket of air that surrounds the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is barometric pressure?

• the state of the atmosphere, including it's temperature, wind speed, direction, air pressure, moisture and amount of rain or snow

• scientists that study and predict weather

• a place that collects all the data about the weather

• pushing force of the atmosphere

• blanket of air that surrounds the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the atmosphere?

• the state of the atmosphere, including it's temperature, wind speed, direction, air pressure, moisture and amount of rain or snow

• scientists that study and predict weather

• a place that collects all the data about the weather

• pushing force of the atmosphere

• blanket of air that surrounds the Earth

What is a weather station?

• the state of the atmosphere, including it's temperature, wind speed, direction, air pressure, moisture and amount of rain or snow

• scientists that study and predict weather

• a place that collects all the data about the weather

• pushing force of the atmosphere

• blanket of air that surrounds the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which element/ gas is 3/4 of the air on the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• water

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• argon

What is the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere after nitrogen?

• oxygen

• water

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• argon

What gas is found in trace (small) amounts?

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• carbon dioxide

• water

What gas is found near the earth's surface?

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• carbon dioxide

• water

What pulls the air to the surface?

• water

• gravity

• mountains

• barometric pressure