Weather Instruments and Data Collection Quiz

What is the purpose of a Stevenson Screen?

• To house thermometers and shield them from direct sunlight and precipitation

• To measure air pressure

• To record sunshine duration

• To measure wind speed

What is the function of a wet-and-dry bulb thermometer?

• To measure wind direction

• To measure rainfall

• To measure air temperature

• To measure humidity

What does a barometer measure?

• Wind speed

• Air pressure

• Sunshine duration

• Cloud cover

What is the purpose of an anemometer?

• To measure humidity

• To measure air temperature

• To measure wind speed

• To measure air pressure

What does a wind vane indicate?

• Cloud cover

• Sunshine duration

• Wind direction

• Air pressure

What is the function of a maximum-minimum thermometer?

• To measure wind speed

• To measure the highest and lowest temperatures over a period

• To measure air pressure

• To measure humidity

What is the purpose of a rain gauge?

• To measure rainfall

• To measure wind speed

• To measure air temperature

• To measure humidity

What do isobars represent on a weather map?

• Cloud cover

• Sunshine duration

• Temperature

• Air pressure

What do isohyets represent on a weather map?

• Sunshine duration

• Cloud cover

• Rainfall

• Temperature

What do isotherms represent on a weather map?

• Wind speed

• Temperature

• Sunshine duration

• Cloud cover