4.8A Background Exit Ticket

What is used to measure the amount of rainfall?

• Wind sock

• Thermometer

• Rain gauge

• Anemometer

What does a wind sock indicate?

• Cloud cover

• Temperature

• Air pressure

• Wind direction and speed

What causes wind to blow?

• Difference in air pressures

• Earth's rotation

• Temperature change

• Cloud formation

Which type of clouds indicate a cold front is coming?

• Cirrus clouds

• Cumulonimbus clouds

• Nimbostratus clouds

• Stratus clouds

What is the unit of measurement for temperature traditionally reported on weather maps in the United States?

• Kelvin

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

• Rankine

What do meteorologists use to accurately record wind speed?

• Anemometer

• Wind sock

• Weather vane

• Thermometer

What do high-pressure air masses bring?

• Hurricanes

• Tornadoes

• Good weather

• Thunderstorms

What do we use to collect weather data?

• Rain gauge, wind sock, and thermometer

• Thermometer, wind sock, and anemometer

• Wind sock, thermometer, and weather vane

• Anemometer, weather vane, and rain gauge