What kind of models do scientists use?

Meteorologists use satellite data to make computer models of ________.

• weather

• movies

• toys

We make models of the solar system because it is ___________ in real life.

• too small

• not important

• too big

__________ circle our planet 24 hours a day.

• Models

• Satellites

• Maps

A __________ represents something real that is too big, too small or has too many parts.

• question

• scientist

• model

A _________ model is a computer program that models an event or object.

• computer

• mental

• scale

The types of models are :

• investigation

• question

• 2 dimensional

• 3 Dimensional

• scale

Which of the following is shown in the picture?

• A satellite

• A three-dimensional model

• A mental model

Which of the following is an example of a two-dimensional model?

• A ball that looks like a planet

• A computer model

• A diagram

_________ data can be seen almost as soon as they are taken

• Real-time

• Scale

• Mental

Weather models allow us to predict _______.

• satellites

• Hurricanes

• Toys