Weather Instrument and Water Cycle

Stacy was watching to see if the air pressure was going to be high or low on the weekend so she could decide on riding her bike in the park, or going to the trampoline park instead. To read the air pressure she needed a...

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

• Thermometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cloud formation happens when water in its gaseous state loses heat and changes back into a liquid. The process in which matter changes state from gas

to liquid is called...

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Why would the prefix Nimbo- and the suffix -Nimbus be important in the study of clouds?

• Because it has to do with Harry Potter.

• It really is not that important as most meteorologists largely ignore thm

• They both are related to precipitation which is a very important part of weather.

• They tell you what type of instrument to get out so you can predict upcoming kite competitions.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Using this instrument will let you know if the weather is going to be (Happy) sunny, clear, and cool or if it is going to be (Lousy) warm, moist and stormy.

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Hygrometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_____ measures air pressure.

• A rain guage

• A barometer

• A thermometer

• An anemometer

This weather instrument is a...

• anemometer

• Christmas ornament

• wind vane

• barometer

Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.

• cools

• heats up

• freezes

• lights up

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow

• air

• clouds

• vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff

• evaporation

• precipitation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_{Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________.} 

• evaporation

• condensation

• accumulation

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5