Weather Climate and Weather Instruments

A rain gauge measures what?

• Air pressure

• Wind speed
  wind speed

• Amount of rain fall

• Wind direction

This weather instrument is an...

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This weather instrument is a/an...

• rain gauge

• U.F.O.

• satellite

• anemometer

This tool photographs clouds and sends data to meteorologists.

• camera

• iPhone 5

• satellite

• radar

The amount of moisture (water vapor) in the air is called

• Barometer

• Humidity

• Rain gauge

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a Dew Point

• The pressure at which clouds form.

• The temperature at which, when air is saturated (holding all the water it can), condensation forms.

• The process of water changing between all 3 of its states.

• When one has drank too many Mountain Dew's

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Radar is able to...

• flash each time it spins, measuring the wind speed

• measure the air pressure on other planets

• function only when it has mercury in it

• determine the direction and distance of objects that reflect radio energy back.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What does a psychrometer measure

• atmospheric humidity

• humidity of air at the earths surface

• the temperature of the moon

• the pressure on a rainy day

Temperature is measured in...

• degrees

• inches

• centimeters

• feet

Computer modeling...

• is always accurate

• predicts the direction of storms

• predicts the weather

• uses only information from satellites to make predictions.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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