Earth & Space - Weather Tools

What is a thermometer?

• a musical instrument

• something you can write with

• an instrument used for measuring and indicating temperature

• helps to tell day and night

A wind vane is used to_______

• tell the difference between night and day..

• show the direction the wind is blowing.

• indicate the weather.

• tell the season we're in.

A _____________ is an instrument to measure the precipitating rain in a given amount of time per unit area.

What does temperature measure?

• How fast the wind is blowing.

• How much something weighs.

• How much something can hold.

• How hot or cold something is.

What is precipitation?

• Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

• Something you can drink.

• To participate in class.

• To follow directions.

A ____________ is a rotating column of air that stretches from the clouds of a thunderstorm down to the ground.

• sun shine

• tornado

• rain

• snow storm

A ____________ is a large rotating storm with high speed winds that forms over warm waters in tropical areas.

• rainbow

• cloud

• hurricane

• tornado

What are pellets of ice that fall as a form of precipitation. It also forms in the atmosphere from frozen raindrops or partially frozen snowflakes.

• sleet

• wind

• rain

• snow

___________ are formed when light shines through water, like when the sun shines through the rain.

• Sleet

• Rainbows

• Trees

• Storms

What is data?

• The day of the weeks.

• A group of numbers.

• Looking at different clouds.

• A collection of information, gathered by observation, questioning or measurement that's organized in graphs or charts.