Weather Review

Measures air temperature.

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Compass

Measures air pressure.

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

• Compass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Measures relative humidity, using the cooling effect of evaporation.

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Sling Psychrometer

• Anemometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Measures the amount of rain that has fallen over a specific time period.

• Wind Vane

• Hygrometer

• Rain Gauge

• Weather Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Determines the direction from which the wind is blowing.

• Wind Sock

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

Measures wind speed.

• Rain Gauge

• Wind Vane

• Wind Sock

• Anemometer

Designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed.

• Anemometer

• Wind Vane

• Wind Sock

• Rain Gauge

Indicate atmospheric conditions above a large portion of the Earth’s surface.

• Weather Map

• Hygrometer

• Weather Balloon

• Anemometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Measures the water vapor content of air or the humidity.

• Compass

• Hygrometer

• Weather Balloon

• Anemometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Measures weather conditions higher up in the atmosphere.

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Weather Balloon

• Thermometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5