Weather and Climate

What are the 4 instruments used in weather?

• trumpet, thermometer, anemometer, and beaker

• rain gauge, barometer, thermometer, and violin

• rain gauge, barometer, thermometer, and anemometer

• guitar, beaker, anemometer, and thermometer

What is a rain gauge used for?

• measures rain fall

• measures temperature

• measures how smelly our feet are

• measures air humidity

What does a thermometer measure?

• hot and cold

• wind speed

• wind pressure

• temperature of the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A _________ measures air pressure.

What is humidity?

• water vapor in the air

• downward force of gases

• air movement

• high pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What are the five factors that influence the weather?

• topography, air pressure, wind speed, humidity, and precipitation

• air temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation

• precipitation, evaporation, and condensation

• clouds, air pressure, and wind direction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does an anemometer measure?

• rain fall

• snow

• air speed

• air pressure

This is classified as a thunderstorm cloud.

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What clouds are white, puffy and fluffy?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

_______ is the daily conditions of the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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