WEATHER STATION QUIZ

After exploring the What is a Weather Station page under the Information drop-down menu, you may want to test your knowledge of weather instruments. The quiz below is designed to do just that. Are you an expert, journeyman, apprentice, or novice? Take the quiz and find out!


In the column on the right you see boxes containing the formal names of various weather instruments. The column on the left has short descriptions of each weather station component and a blank box below it. Drag the box with the instrument´s name into the box below the correct description and drop it there. When you have answered all of the questions, you will see your score at the end of the quiz. If you want to change an answer just drag and drop your new answer over the answer box. If you want to start over or take the quiz again, just click here or make your browser reload the page (Note: If you have trouble dragging the answer box beyond the visible area of the window, try moving the mouse up and down a little to continue scrolling)


A device to measure horizontal wind speed and direction
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An instrument that measures just vertical wind speed
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A high quality rain gauge with a siphon mechanism
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A lesser quality, but affordable rain gauge
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An instrument that measures just temperature
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A probe used to measure both temperature and relative humidity
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A device to measure atmospheric pressure
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An item used to convert solar energy into electricity
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An instrument that measures the amount of solar radiation in the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum
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An instrument that measures the amount of solar radiation in the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum that plants use for photosynthesis
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A sensor that measures the surface temperature
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A specialized computer that converts electrical signals to actual meteorological measurements and stores data for up to 40 days
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Propellor and blade anemometer
Gill type anemometer
TB3 tipping bucket rain gauge
TE-525 tipping bucket rain gauge
Thermistor
HMP-45C Platinum Resistance Temperature Detector/ Capacitive Resistance Sensor
Aneroid barometer
Solar panel
Pyranometer
PAR sensor
Infrared radiometer
Datalogger