Weather Technology

This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer

• Chicken pointer

• wind vane

• wind sock

This tool helps a meteorologist see oncoming weather.

• satellite image/radar

• rain gauge

• T.V.

• forecast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This tool reads the pressure in the air...

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Rain Gauge

• Anemometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A scientist who studies the earth's atmosphere and who monitors, studies, and forecasts the weather.

• meteorologist

• biologist

• weatherologist

• oceanographer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What do you call the prediction that meteorologists make about the weather?

• guess

• forecasts

• backcasts

• forwardcasts

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

All of the following tools are useful in measuring local weather conditions EXCEPT -

• thermometers

• rain gauges

• wind socks

• telescopes

In which example would a thermometer be the best tool to use?

• Measuring the amount of rainfall in a backyard over a week

• Checking the wind before heading out in a sailboat

• Deciding if it is warm enough to take a weekend trip to the beach

• Checking the wind direction before flying a kite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Students gathered weather data during the day and recorded it in a table. What tool did the students use to gather the data?

• Thermometer

• Rain gauge

• Wind vane

• Spring scale

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tool used to measure rainfall

• Rain gauge

• Weather

• Symbols

• Thermometer

What is this tool used for?

• Knowing the amount of rain that has fallen

• Identifying temperature

• Determining which direction the wind is blowing

• Determining the speed of the wind blowing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6