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Weather Instruments

Authored by Cynthia Mullikin

Science

6th Grade

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Weather Instruments
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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Your pilots today, Bentley and Braxton are landing the plane you are on. They need to pay attention to wind speed and direction on the run way. They will most likely read a ​ (a)  

wind sock
barometer
hygrometer
anemometer
weather satellite
thermometer
rain gauge
weather balloon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

2.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Abby and Ansleigh have entered gardening contest. ​They want to know how much rain fell last night. They should read their ​ (a)  

rain gauge
barometer
hygrometer
anemometer
weather satellite
thermometer
weather balloon
wind sock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hayes and Murray are shadowing a meteorologist this week. They are asked to gather information on temperature, wind speed and air pressure. They wisely chose to use a ​ (a)  

weather balloon
barometer
hygrometer
anemometer
weather satellite
thermometer
radiometer
wind sock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Alice and Megan are studying in the Arctic. They are interested in climate change. They gather a lot of their information from a ​ ​ (a)  

weather satellite
barometer
hygrometer
anemometer
thermometer
weather balloon
wind sock
rain gauge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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5.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Grey and Jake are going sailing with their families this summer. They will want to be safe so they make sure that they check their ​ (a)   before they set out on the water.

anemometer
barometer
hygrometer
thermometer
weather balloon
wind sock
rain gauge
weather satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Avery always checks a ​ (a)   before she leaves for school to know if she should grab her hoodie or not.

thermometer
barometer
anemometer
weather satellite
rain gauge
weather balloon
wind sock
hygrometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Grace and Seesin watched Meteorologist Gavin Wright on the WKRG weather report. He said that we had experienced 3 inches of rainfall during the night. They were able to verify this claim by checking their ​ (a)   .

rain gauge
barometer
hygrometer
anemometer
weather satellite
thermometer
weather balloon
wind sock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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