Weather Tools
An instrument used to measure temperature.
What is Thermometer?
Known for having very cold temperatures, little precipitation, and permanently frozen soil called permafrost, this biome is often called a "cold desert".
What is the Tundra?
This movement of Earth causes day and night.
What is rotation?
Energy of motion is called this.
What is kinetic energy?
This is the closest star to Earth.
What is the sun?
An instrument used to show the direction of the wind.
What is a Wind Vane?
This biome is a large open area covered in grass with few trees, often experiencing fires and droughts.
What is the Grassland?
This layer of Earth is where we live.
What is crust?
This force slows objects down when they rub together.
What is friction?
This object orbits Earth and reflects sunlight.
What is the moon?
You’re outdoors and you see liquid precipitation falling from the sky. In order to measure, you try capturing it in your hands, but it’s difficult to do. Which weather tool would give you information based on your experience?
What is a Rain Gauge?
This humid biome is located between the Tropics and along the equator and is home to the most numerous types of plants and animals.
What is a tropical rain forest ?
This process breaks rocks into smaller pieces.
What is weathering?
Stored energy is called this.
What is potential energy?
This causes the moon’s phases.
What is sunlight reflecting off the moon?
To determine if a storm is coming, a meteorologist checks this tool to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
The main factor in an area that determines it's biome.
What is climate?
This type of rock forms from melted rock cooling.
What is igneous rock?
This force pulls objects toward Earth.
What is gravity?
Earth travels around the sun in this motion.
What is a revolution?
Primarily used to measure relative humidity, it can also be used to detect moisture in the air.
What is a hygrometer (or psychrometer)?
If predators increase, this will most likely happen to prey populations.
What is a decrease?
This natural disaster is caused by movement of Earth’s plates.
What is an earthquake?
Energy that travels in waves we can hear is called this.
What is sound energy?
This imaginary line, tilted at degrees, is the axis upon which Earth performs its daily rotation.
What is Earth's Axis?