Weather Unit

What is a meteorologist?

• person who studies and predicts the weather

• measures the air pressure

• measures the temperature

• measures wind speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a thermometer?

• measures the air pressure

• measures the temperature

• measures the wind speed

• a person who studies the weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is an anemometer?

• measures the air pressure

• measures the temperature

• measures the wind speed

• a person who studies the weather

What is a rain gauge?

• measures the amount of precipitation

• measures the temperature

• measures the wind speed

• a person who studies the weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is weather?

• Large area of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture throughout

• Predictions of weather events

• The day to day state of the atmosphere in a certain area

• The average weather in a certain area over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is climate?

• Large area of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture throughout

• Predictions of weather events

• The day to day state of the atmosphere in a certain area

• The average weather in a certain area over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is an air mass?

• Large area of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture throughout

• Predictions of weather events

• The day to day state of the atmosphere in a certain area

• The average weather in a certain area over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is an air pressure?

• Large area of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture throughout

• The weight of the air pressing against the surface of the Earth

• The day to day state of the atmosphere in a certain area

• The average weather in a certain area over a long period of time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of clouds are these?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of clouds are these?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5