Types of Weather Tools
Words to Know
Test prep
Test prep
100
Measures how hot or cold
thermometer
100
A person who studies the weather is a
meteorologist
100
Which of the following is NOT a weather tool?
a.bowl
b.thermometer
c.barometer
d.wind vane
a.bowl
100
To __________________, is to use a tool to find out information such as how heavy, how big, how fast, how hot or cold something is.
a.measure
b.design
a.measure
200
Shows wind directions
Wind Vane
200
What is happening outside with the air and sky, including precipitation, temperature, and wind?
weather
200
What are some ways Meteorologists record weather data?
Graphs, charts, weather maps
200
______________, is information that supports an answer to a question.
a. A sentence
b. Evidence
c. A solution
b. Evidence
300
Shows the amount of rainfall
Rain gauge
300
Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is known as
precipitation
300
If you wanted to compare temperature data, would you use your fingers or a thermometer? Why?
You would use a thermometer because it tells you the exact temperature. You would use a thermometer because scientists use the same tools to compare data.
300
Is this weak or strong evidence:
Creek Island is hot everyday.
Weak evidence
400
Measures air pressure
Barometer
400
is a proposed answer to a question.
Claim
400
88 F
400
Is this weak or strong evidence:
Blue Island's temperature for the month of August ranged from 79 F to 85 F.
Strong evidence
500
Measures wind speed
Anemometers
500
A ______ is something that appears to be similar over and over again.
pattern
500
Meteorologist often measure rainfall in ________?
a.seconds
b.millimeters
b.millimeters
500
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