Measuring Rainfall

Q. What is/are the alternative name(s) of rain gauge?

1. All of the above
2. Pluviometer
3. Ombrometer
4. Udometer

Q.

It may rain today. Or It might rain today. Which one is correct?

Q.

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Meteorologists measure the rain fall using 'rain gauge’. The other names of the rain gauge are
1) Amemeter, Odometer, Pulsometer
2) Ombrometer, Pluviometer, Udometer
3) Galvanometer, Mamometer, Ombrometer

1. Pycnometer

2. Rain gauge

3. Sphygmomanometer

4. Thermometer

Q. Rainfall of a particular place is expressed in

1. kilogram
2. square centimetre
3. kilometre
4. millimetre

Q. Read the statements given below and identify the incorrect statement about Red-eyed frog?​

i) It is red in colour.
ii) It has sticky pads on its feet.
iii) It is nocturnal.
iv) It lives in polar region.

1. ii and iv
2. i and iii
3. i and iv
4. ii and iii

Q. For measurement of rainfall the rain gauze should be placed ______ cm above the ground.

1. 30
2. 40
3. 50
4. 60

Q. Rainfall is measured by an instrument called the rain gauge.

1. True
2. False

Q. Rainfall is measured by which of the following?

1. Rain gauge
2. Weighing machine
3. Barometer
4. Anemometer

Q. The orange and yellow areas shown in the Bay of Bengal represent regions of very low pressure, whereas, the bluish and white areas are regions of high pressure. With regard to Bengaluru, in which direction will the wind flow?

1. Wind flows towards Bengaluru from the Bay of Bengal.
2. Wind will flow towards the Bay of Bengal from Bengaluru.
3. There will be no wind flow.
4. The wind flow cannot be determined.