Weather Instruments MCQs (Meterology)

  • Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
    • A) Barometer
    • B) Thermometer
    • C) Anemometer
    • D) Hygrometer
      Answer: A) Barometer
  • What does a thermometer measure?
    • A) Wind speed
    • B) Temperature
    • C) Humidity
    • D) Air pressure
      Answer: B) Temperature
  • Which instrument measures wind speed?
    • A) Anemometer
    • B) Hygrometer
    • C) Barometer
    • D) Rain gauge
      Answer: A) Anemometer
  • What is a hygrometer used to measure?
    • A) Temperature
    • B) Atmospheric pressure
    • C) Humidity
    • D) Wind speed
      Answer: C) Humidity
  • Which device measures the amount of rainfall?
    • A) Barometer
    • B) Rain gauge
    • C) Thermometer
    • D) Anemometer
      Answer: B) Rain gauge
  • What does a weather vane indicate?
    • A) Wind speed
    • B) Wind direction
    • C) Humidity
    • D) Temperature
      Answer: B) Wind direction
  • Which instrument is used to measure solar radiation?
    • A) Pyranometer
    • B) Thermometer
    • C) Barometer
    • D) Anemometer
      Answer: A) Pyranometer
  • What is an altimeter used to measure?
    • A) Altitude
    • B) Temperature
    • C) Air pressure
    • D) Rainfall
      Answer: A) Altitude
  • Which instrument measures visibility in weather conditions?
    • A) Ceilometer
    • B) Transmissometer
    • C) Barometer
    • D) Thermometer
      Answer: B) Transmissometer
  • What does a ceilometer measure?
    • A) Cloud base height
    • B) Wind speed
    • C) Atmospheric pressure
    • D) Precipitation
      Answer: A) Cloud base height
  • Which instrument measures the speed and direction of the wind at different altitudes?
    • A) Radiosonde
    • B) Wind profiler
    • C) Barometer
    • D) Hygrometer
      Answer: B) Wind profiler
  • What does a pyrgeometer measure?
    • A) Longwave radiation
    • B) Rainfall
    • C) Wind speed
    • D) Temperature
      Answer: A) Longwave radiation
  • Which device is used to detect and record lightning?
    • A) Thermometer
    • B) Lightning detector
    • C) Barometer
    • D) Hygrometer
      Answer: B) Lightning detector
  • Which instrument is used to measure evaporation?
    • A) Evaporimeter
    • B) Thermometer
    • C) Hygrometer
    • D) Rain gauge
      Answer: A) Evaporimeter
  • What does a radiosonde measure?
    • A) Temperature, pressure, and humidity at various altitudes
    • B) Wind direction at ground level
    • C) Rainfall
    • D) Solar radiation
      Answer: A) Temperature, pressure, and humidity at various altitudes
  • Which instrument is used to measure the amount of ozone in the atmosphere?
    • A) Ozonesonde
    • B) Hygrometer
    • C) Barometer
    • D) Pyranometer
      Answer: A) Ozonesonde
  • What is a Stevenson screen used for?
    • A) Protecting weather instruments
    • B) Measuring wind speed
    • C) Recording solar radiation
    • D) Measuring humidity
      Answer: A) Protecting weather instruments
  • Which weather instrument measures snow depth?
    • A) Snow gauge
    • B) Thermometer
    • C) Anemometer
    • D) Barometer
      Answer: A) Snow gauge
  • Which instrument is used to measure water vapor in the atmosphere?
    • A) Hygrometer
    • B) Barometer
    • C) Anemometer
    • D) Rain gauge
      Answer: A) Hygrometer
  • What is the primary function of a doppler radar in meteorology?
    • A) Measuring wind direction
    • B) Tracking storms and precipitation
    • C) Measuring temperature
    • D) Measuring atmospheric pressure
      Answer: B) Tracking storms and precipitation
  • What does a weather balloon typically carry to gather atmospheric data?
    • A) Radiosonde
    • B) Barometer
    • C) Hygrometer
    • D) Pyranometer
      Answer: A) Radiosonde
  • Which instrument measures air pressure in a mercury column?
    • A) Mercury barometer
    • B) Aneroid barometer
    • C) Hygrometer
    • D) Thermometer
      Answer: A) Mercury barometer
  • What is an aneroid barometer filled with?
    • A) Mercury
    • B) Air
    • C) Water
    • D) It does not contain any liquid
      Answer: D) It does not contain any liquid
  • Which instrument is used to measure the intensity of sunlight?
    • A) Pyranometer
    • B) Pyrgeometer
    • C) Ceilometer
    • D) Transmissometer
      Answer: A) Pyranometer
  • What does a barograph do?
    • A) Measures and records atmospheric pressure
    • B) Measures wind speed
    • C) Measures precipitation
    • D) Measures humidity
      Answer: A) Measures and records atmospheric pressure
  • What instrument measures the amount of solar radiation that reaches the Earth’s surface?
    • A) Pyranometer
    • B) Hygrometer
    • C) Transmissometer
    • D) Radiosonde
      Answer: A) Pyranometer
  • What instrument is used to measure the thickness of clouds?
    • A) Ceilometer
    • B) Hygrometer
    • C) Anemometer
    • D) Pyranometer
      Answer: A) Ceilometer
  • Which instrument measures the speed of wind at a single location?
    • A) Anemometer
    • B) Hygrometer
    • C) Pyrgeometer
    • D) Thermometer
      Answer: A) Anemometer
  • Which instrument is commonly used to measure atmospheric moisture levels?
    • A) Hygrometer
    • B) Barometer
    • C) Thermometer
    • D) Evaporimeter
      Answer: A) Hygrometer
  • Which weather instrument is used to measure both the intensity and duration of sunlight?
    • A) Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder
    • B) Hygrometer
    • C) Pyrgeometer
    • D) Anemometer
      Answer: A) Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder

 

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