Vocabulary
Pictures
True or False
Weather
100
1. A scientist who studies and predicts the weather is called a ....
Meteorologist
100
Look at the thermometer to the right. What is the temperature according to the thermometer picture?
88 degrees F
100
True or false: All places have the same kind of temperature.
False
100
What is happening outside with the air and sky, including precipitation, temperature, and wind is called _____ .
weather
200
Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation is called ____ .
data
200
Which thermometer has the hottest temperature? Which thermometer has the coldest temperature?
B is the hottest. A is the coldest.
200
True or false: Precipitation data for one month can be described as the total precipitation over the whole year.
False
200
How do meteorologists predict the weather?
A. patterns
B. orangutans
C. They don't predict the weather.
A - patterns
300
Something we observe to be similar over and over again is called a ____ .
pattern
300
Which zone is ALWAYS cold?
Polar zone
300
True or false: Temperature data for one month can be described as the range of daily high temperatures over the whole month.
True
300
Scientists use ______ evidence to write an argument that is convincing.
STRONG or WEAK
strong
400
The span between the lowest and highest numbers in a group is called a _____ .
range
400
The equator is at the center of the earth, and it is always ________.
hot
400
True or false: meteorologists record weather data with tables, graphs, and weather maps.
True
400
Which zone is ALWAYS hot and humid?
Tropical zone