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Measuring the weather

2nd grade (Year 3 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.K-ESS2-1, NGSS.3-ESS2-1 · England: KS1 Y1 Seasonal changes, KS1 Working scientifically

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  1. Question 1

    What does a thermometer measure?

    • A. how warm the air is
    • B. how much rain fell today
    • C. whether pressure is rising or falling
    • D. air pressure

  2. Question 2

    A class read their rain gauge every day. The chart shows the rainfall in mm. What was the total rainfall for the week, in mm?

    Rainfall (mm)02468101212Mon1Tue7Wed3Thu7Fri

    Answermm

  3. Question 3

    Which instrument would you use to measure whether the wind is from the north or south?

    • A. barometer
    • B. wind vane
    • C. rain gauge
    • D. anemometer

  4. Question 4

    What does an anemometer measure?

    • A. the temperature in °C
    • B. how warm the air is
    • C. which direction the wind comes from
    • D. how fast the wind is blowing

  5. Question 5

    A class read their rain gauge every day. The chart shows the rainfall in mm. What was the total rainfall for the week, in mm?

    Rainfall (mm)02468101210Mon5Tue12Wed11Thu9Fri

    Answermm

  6. Question 6

    Which instrument would you use to measure wind speed?

    • A. barometer
    • B. thermometer
    • C. rain gauge
    • D. anemometer

  7. Question 7

    What does a barometer measure?

    • A. the temperature in °C
    • B. air pressure
    • C. how fast the wind is blowing
    • D. wind speed

  8. Question 8

    A class read their rain gauge every day. The chart shows the rainfall in mm. What was the total rainfall for the week, in mm?

    Rainfall (mm)0246810122Mon1Tue5Wed6Thu11Fri

    Answermm

  9. Question 9

    Which instrument would you use to measure which direction the wind comes from?

    • A. rain gauge
    • B. thermometer
    • C. anemometer
    • D. wind vane

  10. Question 10

    What does a thermometer measure?

    • A. wind speed
    • B. how fast the wind is blowing
    • C. whether pressure is rising or falling
    • D. how warm the air is

  11. Question 11

    A class read their rain gauge every day. The chart shows the rainfall in mm. What was the total rainfall for the week, in mm?

    Rainfall (mm)02468101211Mon7Tue1Wed7Thu11Fri

    Answermm

  12. Question 12

    Which instrument would you use to measure how fast the wind is blowing?

    • A. rain gauge
    • B. barometer
    • C. wind vane
    • D. anemometer

  13. Question 13

    What does a rain gauge measure?

    • A. the rainfall in millimetres
    • B. which direction the wind comes from
    • C. the temperature in °C
    • D. whether the wind is from the north or south

  14. Question 14

    A class read their rain gauge every day. The chart shows the rainfall in mm. What was the total rainfall for the week, in mm?

    Rainfall (mm)024688Mon0Tue0Wed8Thu7Fri

    Answermm

  15. Question 15

    Which instrument would you use to measure how fast the wind is blowing?

    • A. barometer
    • B. rain gauge
    • C. anemometer
    • D. thermometer

  16. Question 16

    What does a thermometer measure?

    • A. whether the wind is from the north or south
    • B. wind speed
    • C. how warm the air is
    • D. how much rain fell today

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  1. how warm the air is
  2. 30 mm
  3. wind vane
  4. how fast the wind is blowing
  5. 47 mm
  6. anemometer
  7. air pressure
  8. 25 mm
  9. wind vane
  10. how warm the air is
  11. 37 mm
  12. anemometer
  13. the rainfall in millimetres
  14. 23 mm
  15. anemometer
  16. how warm the air is