Weather Measurement Concepts

The amount of water vapor in the air, measured with a hygrometer

• Humidity

• Air Temperature

• Wind Direction

• Wind Speed

The amount of heat or thermal energy in the air, measured by a thermometer.

• Air Temperature

• Wind Direction

• Wind Speed

• Air Pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Air Pressure

• The force of air pushing down on Earth, measured with a barometer.

• The amount of water vapor in the air, measured with a hygrometer.

  
  

• How fast or slow the wind is blowing, measured with an anemometer. 

  
  

• The amount of heat or thermal energy in the air, measured by a thermometer. 

  
  

Where the air is blowing to and from, measured with a wind vane.  

• Wind Direction

• Wind Speed

• Humidity

• Air Pressure

How fast or slow the wind is blowing, measured with an anemometer. 

• Wind Direction

• Wind Speed

• Humidity

• Air Temperature

Rain Shadow Desert

• The side of a mountain that receives little or no rain because the height of the mountain prevents moisture from reaching the other side. 

• The side of a mountain that receives an abundance of rain because the height of the mountain prevents moisture from reaching the other side. 

  
  

• The side of a mountain that receives little or no rain because the height of the mountain receives moisture from reaching the other side. 

  
  

• The side of a mountain that receives an abundance of rain because the height of the mountain receives moisture from the other side. 

  
  

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years.

• Climate

• Weather

• Temperature

• Environment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

 The current condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.  What is happening outside now. 

• Climate

• Weather

• Environment

• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Climate Zones

• Temperate , Polar, Mountain

• Tundra, Polar, Tropical

• Polar, Temperate, Tropical

• Tropical, Rainforest, Polar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Located near the north and south poles, extremely cold temperatures, and very little precipitation. 

• Polar

• Temperate

• Tropical

• Tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6