Weather equipment key terms

What is the proper name for a max-min thermometer?

• Six's thermometer

• Seven's thermometer

• Five's thermometer

• Eight's thermometer

Which of these pieces of equipment measure air pressure?

• Barometer

• Anemometer

• Hygrometer

• Wind vane

What is the name for the piece of equipment that measures humidity levels?

• Hygrometer

• Visibility meter

• Barometer

• Anemometer

If the wind is blowing FROM the north, which way would a wind vane point?

• North

• East

• South

• West

What is the name for the knife-edged container which is used to measure precipitation?

• Rain guage

• Rain gage

• Rain gauge

• Rain guge

What is cloud cover measured in?

• Oktas

• Octas

• Otkas

• Otcas

What is the name for the scale wind speed is measured on (before hurricane strength)?

• Beaufort

• Deaufort

• Reaufort

• Leaufort

Which type of cloud brings thunder?

• Cumulonimbus

• Nimbostratus

• Cirrocumulus

• Cumulus Congestus

What is the name for the type of plane which can be used to collect weather information at different heights?

• Aerosonde

• Radiosonde

• Radialsonde

• Airosonde

What's the proper name for looking at weather phenomenon (such as cloud type) to categorise it?

• Observation

• Examination

• Perception

• Investigation