Weather Test Second Grade

Name this tool. 

• Barometer
• Hygrometer
• Thermometer
• Ruler

What tool is used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen? 

• Rain Gauge
• Barometer
• Wind Vane
• Precipitation

The scale on a thermometer may be ___________

• Celsius, Fahrenheit, or both
• Heat
• Inches
• Grams

What does this tool measure?

• Wind speed
• Wind direction
• Air pressure
• Temperature

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Hurricanes start in the warm tropical oceans.

• Warm air mixing with cool air causes hurricanes to be dangerous.

• Hurricanes are huge storms that cause destruction to structures and land.

• Dangers of hurricanes make safety important before, during, and after a hurricane.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What does the word dangerous mean?

• safe

• not safe

• to ruin

• to shape

What does damage mean?

• not safe

• to shape

• to harm something

• to push or pull

Strong winds with a rain or snow

• storm

• cone

• cloud

• flood

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A scientist who studies weather

• teacher

• geologist

• biologist

• meteorologist

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A cone shaped windstorm is called a

• tornado

• hurricane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5