Weather

Students gathered weather data during the day and recorded it in a table. What tool did the students use to gather the data?

• Thermometer

• Rain gauge

• Wind vane

• Spring Scale

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Students observed a wind sock in the school yard and saw it change. According to the student observations, when did the wind first change direction?

• 9:15 a.m.

• 9:45 a.m.

• 10:15 a.m.

• 10:45 a.m.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Students measured the rainfall outside their classroom for five days and recorded their observations. The amount of rainfall went up between–

• June 10 and June 11

• June 11 and June 12

• June 12 and June 13

• June 13 and June 14

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What tool did students most likely use to collect the rain data shown?

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Rain gauge

• Wind sock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

All of the following tools are useful in measuring local weather conditions EXCEPT –

• thermometers

• rain gauges

• wind socks

• telescopes

The table shows some weather data collected over a five day period. What pattern over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

• There was more rain on warm days than on cool days.

• There were less clouds on Thursday than on Monday.

• The temperature lowered when there were more clouds.

• The temperature went up over the course of the week.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In which example would a thermometer be the best tool to use?

• Measuring the amount of rainfall in a backyard over a week

• Checking the wind before heading out in a sailboat

• Deciding if it is warm enough to take a weekend trip to the beach

• Checking wind direction before flying a kite

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4