- What is the main instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure?
- A) Thermometer
- B) Anemometer
- C) Barometer
- D) Hygrometer
Answer: C) Barometer
- Which weather element is measured using a hygrometer?
- A) Wind speed
- B) Temperature
- C) Humidity
- D) Atmospheric pressure
Answer: C) Humidity
- What is the name of the instrument used to measure wind speed?
- A) Barometer
- B) Anemometer
- C) Hygrometer
- D) Rain gauge
Answer: B) Anemometer
- Which scale is used to measure the intensity of hurricanes?
- A) Richter scale
- B) Beaufort scale
- C) Saffir-Simpson scale
- D) Fujita scale
Answer: C) Saffir-Simpson scale
- What does a thermometer measure?
- A) Wind direction
- B) Temperature
- C) Humidity
- D) Air pressure
Answer: B) Temperature
- Which of the following instruments measures rainfall?
- A) Barometer
- B) Rain gauge
- C) Anemometer
- D) Hygrometer
Answer: B) Rain gauge
- What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms?
- A) Stratus
- B) Cirrus
- C) Cumulonimbus
- D) Altostratus
Answer: C) Cumulonimbus
- Which layer of the atmosphere contains most weather phenomena?
- A) Mesosphere
- B) Stratosphere
- C) Troposphere
- D) Thermosphere
Answer: C) Troposphere
- What is the unit of measurement for wind speed?
- A) Kelvin
- B) Meters per second
- C) Pascals
- D) Joules
Answer: B) Meters per second
- Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold at a specific temperature. What is this measured as?
- A) Percentage
- B) Grams per cubic meter
- C) Degrees Celsius
- D) Atmospheres
Answer: A) Percentage
- Which of the following is a measure of atmospheric pressure?
- A) Kelvin
- B) Pascal
- C) Lux
- D) Watt
Answer: B) Pascal
- What does the term “dew point” refer to in meteorology?
- A) The temperature at which condensation begins
- B) The temperature at which ice melts
- C) The maximum temperature for the day
- D) The coldest temperature in the atmosphere
Answer: A) The temperature at which condensation begins
- Which scale is used to classify wind speed based on observed conditions at sea or on land?
- A) Beaufort scale
- B) Fujita scale
- C) Saffir-Simpson scale
- D) Mercalli scale
Answer: A) Beaufort scale
- Which atmospheric condition is responsible for the formation of fog?
- A) Low humidity
- B) Cold air meeting warm air
- C) High pressure
- D) Rising temperatures
Answer: B) Cold air meeting warm air
- What does an anemometer primarily measure?
- A) Air pressure
- B) Rainfall
- C) Wind speed
- D) Humidity
Answer: C) Wind speed
- What type of precipitation occurs when raindrops freeze before hitting the ground?
- A) Snow
- B) Sleet
- C) Hail
- D) Freezing rain
Answer: B) Sleet
- Which cloud type is known for producing steady rain and is often low and layered?
- A) Cirrus
- B) Stratus
- C) Cumulonimbus
- D) Altocumulus
Answer: B) Stratus
- What is the name of the instrument used to measure solar radiation?
- A) Barometer
- B) Pyranometer
- C) Anemometer
- D) Hygrometer
Answer: B) Pyranometer
- What kind of front is formed when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass?
- A) Warm front
- B) Stationary front
- C) Occluded front
- D) Cold front
Answer: D) Cold front
- What meteorological instrument is used to measure air temperature at different altitudes in the atmosphere?
- A) Radiosonde
- B) Barometer
- C) Hygrometer
- D) Rain gauge
Answer: A) Radiosonde
- Which element of weather describes the horizontal movement of air from high to low pressure areas?
- A) Temperature
- B) Wind
- C) Humidity
- D) Precipitation
Answer: B) Wind
- Which scale is used to measure the strength of tornadoes?
- A) Saffir-Simpson scale
- B) Fujita scale
- C) Beaufort scale
- D) Richter scale
Answer: B) Fujita scale
- The term “isobar” refers to lines on a weather map that connect points of equal what?
- A) Temperature
- B) Humidity
- C) Pressure
- D) Wind speed
Answer: C) Pressure
- Which weather element is associated with the term “front”?
- A) Temperature change
- B) Wind speed
- C) Air pressure
- D) Precipitation
Answer: A) Temperature change
- What is the term for the process of water vapor turning into liquid water in the atmosphere?
- A) Precipitation
- B) Condensation
- C) Evaporation
- D) Sublimation
Answer: B) Condensation
- Which cloud type appears wispy and is found at high altitudes?
- A) Stratus
- B) Cumulus
- C) Cirrus
- D) Nimbostratus
Answer: C) Cirrus
- What causes wind to blow?
- A) Earth’s rotation
- B) Differences in air pressure
- C) Solar radiation
- D) Ocean currents
Answer: B) Differences in air pressure
- Which weather instrument is used to measure visibility?
- A) Pyranometer
- B) Ceilometer
- C) Visibility meter
- D) Nephelometer
Answer: C) Visibility meter
- What does a high-pressure system generally indicate in terms of weather?
- A) Stormy weather
- B) Fair and clear weather
- C) Heavy precipitation
- D) Strong winds
Answer: B) Fair and clear weather
- Which element of weather is most directly affected by solar radiation?
- A) Wind speed
- B) Humidity
- C) Air pressure
- D) Temperature
Answer: D) Temperature
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