Weather Tools and Concepts Assessment

What is the blanket of gases and dust that surrounds Earth called?

• Weather

• Wind

• Atmosphere

• Air pressure

Which tool is used to measure how fast the wind is blowing?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Rain gauge

• Thermometer

What do we call water that falls from clouds to the ground?

• Atmosphere

• Weather

• Wind

• Precipitation

Which country has the lowest average temperature in July according to the data?

• Kenya

• China

• Iceland

• Brazil

What is the definition of weather?

• Moving air

• What the air is like outside at a certain time and place

• Force of air pressing down on Earth

• How hot or cold something is

Which tool measures air pressure?

• Barometer

• Rain gauge

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

What is the correct order of July temperatures from lowest to highest?

• Kenya, Iceland, Brazil, China

• Iceland, Kenya, China, Brazil

• Brazil, China, Kenya, Iceland

• China, Brazil, Iceland, Kenya

What is the definition of air pressure?

• Water that falls from the sky

• Moving air in the atmosphere

• Force of air pressing down on Earth's surface

• What the air is like outside

Which measurement tool would you use to find out how much rain fell during a storm?

• Thermometer

• Rain gauge

• Anemometer

• Barometer

What is temperature?

• The amount of rainfall

• The speed of wind

• How hot or cold something is

• The pressure of air