Weather BJU Ch 9 Review

Match each description with the correct weather tool.

• anemometer

• shows the direction the wind is blowing

• weather vane

• measures wind speed

• rain gauge

• measures the temperature

• thermometer

• measures the amount of rain that falls

Match each description with the correct word.

• thunderstorm

• a storm of strong, swirling winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean waters

• hurricane

• a period of time with very little precipitation

• blizzard

• a snowstorm with strong winds

• drought

• severe weather that usually occurs in warm weather; has lightning, thunder, heavy rain, strong winds

• tornado

• a funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches the ground

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the measure of how hot or cold something is

• air pressure

• temperature

• wind speed

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Wind is...

• moist air

• hot air

• stormy air

• moving air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes wind?

• movement of storms

• changes in temperature

• tornadoes

• blizzards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of severe weather do we see most often?

• blizzards

• thunderstorms

• tsunamis

• tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Storms that form over warm ocean waters

• blizzards

• hurricanes

• droughts

• tornadoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A person who studies weather

• weatherologist

• meteorologist

• astronomist

• scientist

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select ALL choices that are forms of precipitation:

• sleet

• snow

• wind

• hail

• rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds that form close to the ground

• stratus

• fog

• cumulus

• cirrus