Weather Tools Review

Which answer choice correctly describes the job of a thermometer?

• A device that tells how much rain has fallen.

• A device that tells how much snow has fallen.

• A device that is used to measure temperature.

• A device that shows you how fast you are going in a car.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which answer choice correctly describes the job of a rain gauge?

• A weather tool that tells the direction of the wind.

• A weather tool that measures the speed of the wind.

• A weather tool that tells how hot or cold something is.

• A weather tool that measures how much rain has fallen.

Which answer choice correctly describes the job of the wind vane?

• A tool that is used to measure wind direction.

• A tool that is used to measure wind speed.

• A tool that is used to measure how hot or cold something is.

• A tool that is used to measure air pressure.

Which statement DOES NOT describe an anemometer?

• A tool that is used to measure wind speed.

• Measures wind speed in mph.

• A tool that is used to measure wind direction.

• The cups on an anemometer will move faster with stronger winds.

Which of the following information could you get from a barometer?

• Temperature

• Chance of rain or not.

• How much rain has fallen.

• The direction of the wind.

Name this tool. 

• Barometer
• Hygrometer
• Thermometer
• Ruler

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What tool is used to measure wind speed? 

• Wind Vane
• Anemometer
• Thermometer
• Barometer

What does a barometer measure? 

• measures high and low pressure in the air
• measures humidity in the air
• measures speed of the wind 
• measures the amount of rain that has fallen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer
• barometer
• wind vane
• thermometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This weather instrument is an...

• wind vane
• anemometer
• barometer
• thermometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5