Meteorology Discovery Junction Quiz No. 1

Question 1: Which of the following instruments is placed in a Stevenson Screen?

Anemometer

Sunshine Recorder

Hygrometer

Rain Guage

Wind Vane

Question 2: Which of the cloud types below is most likely to produce a thunderstorm?

Cumulonimbus

Cirrus

Cumulus

Stratus

Nimbo-stratus

Question 3:How is the mean temperature for June obtained for a given place?

Finding the mean temperature for June 15th

Finding the difference between the means of the daily temperature for June 1st and 15th

Adding together all the daily maxima and dividing it by 30

Adding together all the daily minima and dividing it by 30

Adding together all the mean daily temperature and dividing it by 30

Question 4: The diagram shows a weather recording instrument.What is it?

Anemometer

Barometer

Maximum and minimum thermometer

Rain Gauge

Wet and dry bulb thermometer

Question 5: The diagram shows a weather recording instrument.What is it?

Weather Satellite

Barometer

Gyroscope

Rain Gauge

Probe

Question 6: Which of the following weather recording instrument is not found in the open?

Rain Gauge

Windvane

Sunshine Recorder

Wind sock

Hygrometer

Question 7: The diagram shows a weather recording instrument.What is it?

Anemometer

Barometer

Barograph

Rain Gauge

Aneriod

Question 8: The diagram shows a weather recording instrument.What is it?

Anemometer

Barometer

Barograph

Rain Gauge

Aneriod

Question 9: Which of the following is a type of rainfall caused by uplifting of moist air by coastal mountains?

Anemometric rain

Barometric Rain

Cyclonic rain

Orographic rain

Thunderstorm

Question 10: 10 What kind of weather is most likely to be associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds?

Heavy showers, often with thunder

Persistent drizzle and fog

Overcast sky but no rain falling

Mist with steady light rainfall

Occasional light showers with little wind