Weather instruments and Precipitation

Which instrument would someone use to see how much pressure the air is exerting on the surface?

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Rain Gauge

Which instrument would someone use to see how hot or cold the air is outside?

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Rain Gauge

Sam walks outside on a hot sunny day. It feels really sticky outside. What should Sam use to figure out what how humid it is?

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Rain Gauge

Juan wants to know how much it rained last night. Which instrument should he look at?

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Rain Gauge

It is really windy outside. Debbie wants to know how fast the wind is blowing. What instrument should she use?

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Wind Vane

It is really windy outside. Debbie wants to which direction the wind is blowing. What instrument should she use?

• Hygrometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

• Wind (Weather) Vane

Amount of water vapor in the air

• Air pressure

• Precipitation

• Humidity

• Temperature

Uma goes outside and notices white flakes falling from the sky. What is happening outside?

• Hailing

• Snowing

• Raining

• Sleeting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Shabazz looks out the window and sees liquid water droplets falling from the clouds. What is happening?

• Snowing

• Sleeting

• Raining

• Hailing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tamika is driving home from work. There is rain and frozen rain falling from the sky covering the roads with slush. What is happening?

• Snowing

• Sleeting

• Raining

• Hailing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5