What carries instruments high into the atmosphere twice a day?

Weather balloons with radiosondes

What is a Stevenson screen?

A ventilated box that shelters instruments

Weather Instruments Quiz: Places, People and Key Facts

This weather instruments quiz covers thermometers, barometers, anemometers, wind vanes, rain gauges, hygrometers, weather balloons, Doppler radar and weather satellites. Ten questions on places, people and key facts about the tools meteorologists use.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Temperature
Which instrument measures air temperature?
Pressure
Which instrument measures air pressure?
Wind speed
Which instrument measures wind speed?
Direction
What shows wind direction?
Humidity
Which instrument measures humidity?
Rain
Which tool measures rainfall?
Balloon
What carries instruments high into the atmosphere twice a day?
Radar
What does Doppler radar detect?
Satellite
Which was the first successful weather satellite?
Box
What is a Stevenson screen?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which instrument measures air temperature?
Answer: Thermometer
Galileo built an early thermoscope.
Q2: Which instrument measures air pressure?
Answer: Barometer
Torricelli invented it in 1643.
Q3: Which instrument measures wind speed?
Answer: Anemometer
Spinning cups are common.
Q4: What shows wind direction?
Answer: Wind vane
It points into the wind.
Q5: Which instrument measures humidity?
Answer: Hygrometer
Some old ones used human hair.
Q6: Which tool measures rainfall?
Answer: Rain gauge
Korea had standardized rain gauges in the 1440s.
Q7: What carries instruments high into the atmosphere twice a day?
Answer: Weather balloons with radiosondes
They are launched worldwide at the same times.
Q8: What does Doppler radar detect?
Answer: Precipitation and its motion
It helps spot tornado rotation.
Q9: Which was the first successful weather satellite?
Answer: TIROS-1
It launched in 1960.
Q10: What is a Stevenson screen?
Answer: A ventilated box that shelters instruments
It keeps thermometers out of direct sun.

Weather Instruments Quiz – Measuring the Weather

Meteorologists use many instruments to measure the atmosphere. Thermometers record temperature, barometers track air pressure, hygrometers measure humidity, anemometers record wind speed and rain gauges collect precipitation.

Many instruments date back centuries. Galileo and Torricelli pioneered thermometers and barometers in the 1600s, and Korea standardized rain gauges in the 1400s. Today automatic weather stations record data around the clock.

Upper-air observations come from weather balloons, aircraft and satellites, while Doppler radar tracks rain and storms. Together these tools feed computer models that produce daily forecasts.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is for students learning about weather instruments.

What thermometers and barometers measure
What anemometers do
What hygrometers measure
What weather balloons carry
What radar detects

Did You Know?

Weather balloons can reach 30 km high.
Buoys measure ocean weather.
Citizen weather stations share data online.
Ceilometers measure cloud height.
Sunshine recorders use glass spheres.