Weather Instruments MCQs (Meterology)

1. Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
(A) Barometer
(B) Thermometer
(C) Anemometer
(D) Hygrometer

2. What does a thermometer measure?
(A) Wind speed
(B) Temperature
(C) Humidity
(D) Air pressure

3. Which instrument measures wind speed?
(A) Anemometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Barometer
(D) Rain gauge

4. What is a hygrometer used to measure?
(A) Temperature
(B) Atmospheric pressure
(C) Humidity
(D) Wind speed

5. Which device measures the amount of rainfall?
(A) Barometer
(B) Rain gauge
(C) Thermometer
(D) Anemometer

6. What does a weather vane indicate?
(A) Wind speed
(B) Wind direction
(C) Humidity
(D) Temperature

7. Which instrument is used to measure solar radiation?
(A) Pyranometer
(B) Thermometer
(C) Barometer
(D) Anemometer

8. What is an altimeter used to measure?
(A) Altitude
(B) Temperature
(C) Air pressure
(D) Rainfall

9. Which instrument measures visibility in weather conditions?
(A) Ceilometer
(B) Transmissometer
(C) Barometer
(D) Thermometer

10. What does a ceilometer measure?
(A) Cloud base height
(B) Wind speed
(C) Atmospheric pressure
(D) Precipitation

11. Which instrument measures the speed and direction of the wind at different altitudes?
(A) Radiosonde
(B) Wind profiler
(C) Barometer
(D) Hygrometer

12. What does a pyrgeometer measure?
(A) Longwave radiation
(B) Rainfall
(C) Wind speed
(D) Temperature

13. Which device is used to detect and record lightning?
(A) Thermometer
(B) Lightning detector
(C) Barometer
(D) Hygrometer

14. Which instrument is used to measure evaporation?
(A) Evaporimeter
(B) Thermometer
(C) Hygrometer
(D) Rain gauge

15. What does a radiosonde measure?
(A) Temperature, pressure, and humidity at various altitudes
(B) Wind direction at ground level
(C) Rainfall
(D) Solar radiation

16. Which instrument is used to measure the amount of ozone in the atmosphere?
(A) Ozonesonde
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Barometer
(D) Pyranometer

17. What is a Stevenson screen used for?
(A) Protecting weather instruments
(B) Measuring wind speed
(C) Recording solar radiation
(D) Measuring humidity

18. Which weather instrument measures snow depth?
(A) Snow gauge
(B) Thermometer
(C) Anemometer
(D) Barometer

19. Which instrument is used to measure water vapor in the atmosphere?
(A) Hygrometer
(B) Barometer
(C) Anemometer
(D) Rain gauge

20. 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

21. What does a weather balloon typically carry to gather atmospheric data?
(A) Radiosonde
(B) Barometer
(C) Hygrometer
(D) Pyranometer

22. Which instrument measures air pressure in a mercury column?
(A) Mercury barometer
(B) Aneroid barometer
(C) Hygrometer
(D) Thermometer

23. What is an aneroid barometer filled with?
(A) Mercury
(B) Air
(C) Water
(D) It does not contain any liquid

24. Which instrument is used to measure the intensity of sunlight?
(A) Pyranometer
(B) Pyrgeometer
(C) Ceilometer
(D) Transmissometer

25. What does a barograph do?
(A) Measures and records atmospheric pressure
(B) Measures wind speed
(C) Measures precipitation
(D) Measures humidity

26. What instrument measures the amount of solar radiation that reaches the Earth’s surface?
(A) Pyranometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Transmissometer
(D) Radiosonde

27. What instrument is used to measure the thickness of clouds?
(A) Ceilometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Anemometer
(D) Pyranometer

28. Which instrument measures the speed of wind at a single location?
(A) Anemometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Pyrgeometer
(D) Thermometer

29. Which instrument is commonly used to measure atmospheric moisture levels?
(A) Hygrometer
(B) Barometer
(C) Thermometer
(D) Evaporimeter

30. 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