Weather and Climate

Which refers to the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere?

• Atmospheric pressure

• Humidity

Which measures all forms of precipitation?

• Barometer

• Rain gauge

What does it mean when both the dry and wet bulb thermometers has the same reading?

• Air is saturated with water vapour, hence no evaporation is taking place

• Air is not saturated and evaporation is taking place

Thermograph can record and measure precipitation.

• True

• False

Which barometer contains large amount of mercury?

• Aneroid barometer

• Fortin's barometer

The arrow in the wind vane points to the direction where the wind is going.

• True

• False

Which measures wind speed?

• Anemometer

• Wind vane

Stevenson Screen is a special box in which the maximum and minimum thermometers and the wet and dry bulb thermometers are kept.

• True

• False