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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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Question 1
What does a wind vane measure?
- A. air pressure
- B. how warm the air is
- C. wind speed
- D. which direction the wind comes from
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?
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Question 3
Which instrument would you use to measure whether the wind is from the north or south?
- A. thermometer
- B. wind vane
- C. rain gauge
- D. barometer
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Question 4
What does a wind vane measure?
- A. air pressure
- B. how fast the wind is blowing
- C. the temperature in °C
- D. which direction the wind comes from
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?
Answermm
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Question 6
Which instrument would you use to measure the rainfall in millimetres?
- A. rain gauge
- B. wind vane
- C. barometer
- D. thermometer
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Question 7
What does a rain gauge measure?
- A. how warm the air is
- B. whether pressure is rising or falling
- C. the rainfall in millimetres
- D. air pressure
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?
Answermm
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Question 9
Which instrument would you use to measure which direction the wind comes from?
- A. thermometer
- B. barometer
- C. anemometer
- D. wind vane
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Question 10
What does a barometer measure?
- A. whether the wind is from the north or south
- B. how warm the air is
- C. whether pressure is rising or falling
- D. the rainfall in millimetres
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?
Answermm
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Question 12
Which instrument would you use to measure the temperature in °C?
- A. thermometer
- B. barometer
- C. anemometer
- D. rain gauge
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Question 13
What does a barometer measure?
- A. how warm the air is
- B. how much rain fell today
- C. the temperature in °C
- D. air pressure
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?
Answermm
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Question 15
Which instrument would you use to measure whether the wind is from the north or south?
- A. thermometer
- B. wind vane
- C. anemometer
- D. rain gauge
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Question 16
What does a barometer measure?
- A. which direction the wind comes from
- B. wind speed
- C. how warm the air is
- D. whether pressure is rising or falling

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Answer key: Measuring the weather

1. D. which direction the wind comes from
2. 28 mm
3. B. wind vane
4. D. which direction the wind comes from
5. 34 mm
6. A. rain gauge
7. C. the rainfall in millimetres
8. 30 mm
9. D. wind vane
10. C. whether pressure is rising or falling
11. 32 mm
12. A. thermometer
13. D. air pressure
14. 31 mm
15. B. wind vane
16. D. whether pressure is rising or falling