Weather Review Part 1 (Clouds/Geography/Weather Instruments)

Weather instrument that measures air pressure

• anemometer

• barometer

• wind vane

• rain gauge

Weather instrument that measures wind speed

• thermometer

• wind vane

• barometer

• anemometer

Weather instrument that measures temperature

• thermometer

• barometer

• anemometer

• rain gauge

Weather instrument that measures precipitation

• wind vane

• anemometer

• rain gauge

• barometer

Weather instrument that shows the direction the wind is coming from

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

Long term patterns of weather over time describes an area's...

• weather

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The atmosphere at a specific time and place is describing an area's...

• weather

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Imaginary line that cuts the earth in half into hemispheres (northern and southern)

• equator

• hemisphere

• longitude

• latitude

Imaginary lines extending around the Earth horizontally (East to West). It greatly influences the temperature of an area.

• equator

• hemisphere

• longitude

• latitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which three of the following are the major factors that affect the temperature of an area? (select 3)

• wind

• altitude / elevation

• latitude

• distance from the ocean

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6