Weather instruments & types of rainfall for Common Entrance

What would you use to measure wind speed?

• thermometer

• wind vane

• anemometer

• barometer

Which measurement is used to measure amount of rainfall?

• millimetres

• centimetres

• millilitres

• metres

What is used to measure air pressure?

• anemometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

• thermometer

Why is a Stevenson Screen usually white and slatted?

• to look nice

• to make it easy to see

• to make weather measurements more accurate

Where does a wind vane point towards?

• where the wind is blowing towards

• where the wind is coming from

Why must a rain gauge be raised at least 30cm from the ground?

• So it can be easily seen

• To give it a nice view

• To avoid splash back off the ground

• To raise it closer to the sky

Which of these is NOT a type of rainfall?

• frontal

• constructive

• relief

• convectional

What is the point at which clouds form called?

• the cloud layer

• the dew point

• the condensation area

What process is water turning to a gas or vapour?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

What is the 'starting point' for convectional rainfall

• a weather front

• a hill or mountain

• hot sunshine