Weather

Match the following

• Precipitation

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in

  the sky

• Rain Gauge

• Thermometer

• A tool that shows wind direction

• A tool that measures the amount of rain at a

  location

• A tool used to measure

  temperature

• Wind Vane

• The current outdoor conditions

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Match the following

• Thermometer

• 
• Weather

• 
• Precipitation

• 
• Rain Gauge

• 
• Wind Vane

• 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Use the weather map to determine which two cities are experiencing the same temperatures.

• Abilene and Austin

• Corpus Christi and Houston

• Del Rio and Dallas

• Midland and Abilene

When measuring the weather, which tool would be used to determine the direction of blowing air?

• A thermometer

• A hand lens

• A wind vane

• A balance

Which city has the highest average air temperature?

• Miami

• Birmingham

• Portland

• Bismarck

A rain gauge measures what?

• Air pressure

• Wind speed

• Amount of rain fall

• Wind direction

Temperature is measured in...

• degrees
• inches
• centimeters
• feet

A scientist that measures and reports weather conditions is a .......

• newscaster

• geologist

• meteorologist

• chemist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Precipitation is....

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• all of these are correct

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Sam is an expert at measuring, understanding, and predicting weather conditions. What is his job?

• teacher

• metorologists

• scientist

• paleontologists

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6