Weather Instruments

A severe thunderstorm with a possible tornado is approaching your town. The mayor needs to decide whether the citizens need to take shelter. 

Which 2 weather instruments will aid the mayor in making this decision?

• A and C

• A and D

• A and B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The news is explaining how the temperature outside will be 90°F this week. Which instrument can students use to confirm the temperature and why?

• Thermometer to measure the temperature and measure wind speeds outside.

• Thermometer to measure the air temperature outside.

• Anemometer to measure the direction of the wind bringing in the air temperatures.

Students heard over the weekend that a hurricane is approaching. Students want to measure the wind speeds to determine the category of the hurricane. Which two instruments can the students use to measure the wind of the hurricane?

• Wind vane to show the direction of the wind and Anemometer to show the wind speed.

• Wind vane to show the wind speed and Anemometer to show the direction of the wind.

• Rain gauge to measure the wind and rain values and Wind vane to show the direction of wind.

Look at the tools to measure weather.

Students are using weather instruments to predict if we will have a snow day due to a blizzard. Which instruments might be best and why?

• barometer to tell if the air pressure is low and a thermometer to check if the temperature is near freezing.

• rain gauge to measure the precipitation and wind vane to tell wind speed.

• anemometer for wind speed of the storm and barometer to tell if the temperature is near freezing.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Students in a fourth-grade class want to observe what happens before any type of weather change. Which instrument should the students use and why?

• Anemometer to show the precipitation change that usually indicates a change in weather.

• Barometer to show the pressure change that usually indicates a change in weather.

• Barometer to show the precipitation change that usually indicates a change in weather.

A severe thunderstorm with a chance of flooding is approaching Gwinnett County. The mayor must decide whether the citizens need to relocate to higher elevations.

Which weather instrument will aid the mayor in making this decision? 

• Instrument A (anemometer)

• Instrument C (barometer)

• Instrument D (rain gauge)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which weather instrument is used to measure temperature?

• barometer

• anemometer

• thermometer

Which weather instrument is used to measure wind speed?

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer