Weather Task Cards

Sara was outside observing the air pressure.  Which of the following tools did she use?

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Barometer

What meteorologist tool would be used to measure wind direction?

• Wind Vane

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Barometer

It is starting to snow outside! In order for the snow to stick, it needs to be a certain temperature.  Which tool would you use to measure temperature?

• Wind Vane

• Rain gauge

• Thermometer

• Barometer

Which type of precipitation occurs when water droplets get too heavy to stay in the clouds?

• Hail

• Snow

• Sleet

• Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of precipitation has managed to freeze during a thunderstorm?

• Hail

• Snow

• Sleet

• Rain

It seems really cold outside, 32°F, but there is no snow!  The ground is wet, shiny and slippery.  The precipitation has managed to freeze on contact with the cold surfaces.  What type of precipitation is this?

• Hail

• Freezing Rain

• Sleet

• 1. Rain

The type of precipitation that coats everything in a cold blanket of white.  It involves ice crystals collecting to each other as they fall toward the surface of the Earth.  What type of precipitation is this?

• Hail

• Snow

• Sleet

• 1. Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

It sure is warm out here! __________ is the measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere.

• 1. Temperature

• Front

• Air Pressure

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which cloud type would most likely bring light snow?

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This morning it was sunny and warm. This afternoon it’s cloudy and stormy. What is happening to the air pressure?

• It’s dropping

• It’s increasing

• It’s staying the same

• It’s fluctuating

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5