Weather Elements and Instruments

What is weather?

• The measure of transparency of the atmosphere.
• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.
• Cumulus clouds
• Stratus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How is air pressure measured?

• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Psychrometer
• Wind vane

What is humidity?

• Any form of water that falls from the sky to the ground.
• A measure of the transparency of the atmosphere.
• The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place.
• The amount of water vapor in the air.

What is temperature?

• The measure of how hot or cold something is
• The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation.
• Air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the ground.
• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How is temperature measured?

• Wind vane
• Thermometer
• Barometer
• Rain guage

What is precipitation?

• Any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds.
• Amount of water vapor in the air.
• Force of air molecules pushing on an area.
• Wind speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

How do we measure wind speed?

• Wind vane
• Anemometer
• Cumulus
• Barometer

The amount of moisture in the air is called...

• wind

• hail

• humidity

• temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of cloud produce thunderstorms?

• cumulus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is NOT a type of precipitation?

• hail

• fog

• sleet

• snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4