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Junior Cycle Geography: Weather instruments and charts

How often Weather instruments and charts comes up on the Geography papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Weather instruments and charts, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Weather instruments and charts.

(a)Which instrument measures air pressure?
  1. Anemometer
  2. Barometer
  3. Rain gauge
(b)What does an anemometer measure?
  1. Air pressure
  2. Wind direction
  3. Wind speed
(c)Lines on a weather chart joining places of equal pressure are?
  1. Isobars
  2. Isohels
  3. Isohyets
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(a) Barometer

(b) Wind speed

(c) Isobars

Your turn: Common Level questions on Weather instruments and charts.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q5A, Q5B
2025Q7B
2024Q5C
2023Q1B
2022Q9A

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Weather instruments and charts questions

Weather instruments and charts, 3 marks

Daily rainfall: 4 mm, 0 mm, 12 mm, 6 mm, 3 mm. What is the total for the five days?

  1. 24 mm
  2. 5 mm
  3. 25 mm
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25 mm

Add all five readings: 4 + 0 + 12 + 6 + 3 = 25 mm. The mean would be 25 ÷ 5 = 5 mm. Always include the unit: rainfall is measured in millimetres.

Weather instruments and charts, 3 marks

Warmest month 16°C, coldest month 5°C. What is the annual temperature range?

  1. 10.5°C
  2. 11°C
  3. 21°C
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11°C

Range = highest − lowest = 16 − 5 = 11°C. A small range like this is typical of Ireland's oceanic climate, where the sea keeps winters mild and summers cool.

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