This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The biggest storms happen at ..... fronts. A) Occluded. B) Warm. C) Beach. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cold. 2. What is the visibility (in miles) in order to be categorized as a blizzard? A) 3/4. B) 1/2. C) 1. D) 1/4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1/4. 3. What weather does a warm front bring? A) Long periods of precipitation. B) Strong winds. C) Storms a mind tornandoes. D) Gentle rain and mild weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gentle rain and mild weather. 4. Clouds form when water vapor in the air A) Evaporates. B) Condenses. C) Falls. D) Precipitates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condenses. 5. This instrument measures air pressure A) Barometer. B) Rain gauge. C) Anemometer. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barometer. 6. What's the hottest layer of the Earths Atmosphere A) Ozone Layer. B) Friday. C) Thermosphere. D) Exposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermosphere. 7. A cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of Earth, appreciably reducing visibility A) Steam. B) Dew. C) Fog. D) Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fog. 8. Hurricanes typically form over ..... A) Cold ocean water. B) Tropical rain forests. C) Warm ocean water. D) Very dry land masses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm ocean water. 9. Which describes air pressure? A) The weight of the air against a given area. B) How high or low you are to the ground. C) How much volume air has. D) The amount of gravity the air has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weight of the air against a given area. 10. Radio detecting and ranging A) Radar. B) Radiosonde. C) Thermometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radar. 11. METAR LKNA 282100Z 07006KT 3000 BR OVC004 08/08 Q1004 RMK YLO=Visibility A) 10000 ft. B) 3000 m. C) 4000 m. D) 3000 ft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3000 m. 12. Why do sea breezes occur during the day? A) Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler. B) Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer. C) Land heats up faster than water, so the air above the land is warmer. D) Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land heats up faster than water, so the air above the land is warmer. 13. ..... and ..... affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel A) Gravity and the Coriolis Effect. B) Temperature and salinity. C) Wind and climate. D) Temperature and the Coriolis Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature and salinity. 14. When creating air pressure maps, you should always ..... A) Connect points of equal values. B) Draw the line so it leaves the page. C) Draw the lines as circles or lines that exit the page. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Farmers prefer this type of front. What type of front? A) Warm. B) Cold. C) Stationary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm. 16. Which of the following refers to the temperature to which air would have to be cooled to reach saturation? A) Relative point. B) Adiabatic rate. C) Vapor. D) Dew point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dew point. 17. A front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front A) Stationary front. B) Cold front. C) Warm front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occluded front. 18. What is the best explanation for these two statements?1. Some mountains located near the Earth's Equator have snow-covered peaks. 2. Icecaps exist at the Earth's poles. A) High elevation and high latitude have a similar effect on climate. B) Both mountain and polar regions have arid climates. C) Mountain and polar regions receive more energy from the Sun than other regions. D) An increase in snowfall and an increase in temperature have a similar effect on climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High elevation and high latitude have a similar effect on climate. 19. What instrument tells wind direction A) Wind vane. B) Barometer. C) Rain gauge. D) Anemometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind vane. 20. Where would the highest air pressure be measured? A) Outer space. B) Mt. Everest. C) Sea level. D) In a vacuum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea level. 21. Land and water absorb and release the sun's heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes? A) They originate in the day and blow toward the land. B) They originate in the day and blow toward the water. C) They originate in the evening and blow toward the land. D) They originate in the evening and blow toward the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They originate in the day and blow toward the land. 22. As altitude increases, pressure ..... A) Decreases. B) Increases. C) Stays the same. D) Rises. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreases. 23. What is the definition of CONDUCTION? A) When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically. B) A hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks. C) When heat transfers from objects that are touching. D) When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When heat transfers from objects that are touching. 24. What effect does a large body of water usually have on a nearby landmass? A) The water causes cooler summers and colder winters. B) The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters. C) The water causes hotter summers and warmer winters. D) The water causes warmer summers and colder winters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters. 25. What term describes people who study weather and try to predict it? A) Chemist. B) Scientist. C) Meteorologist. D) Mathematician. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorologist. 26. What is an isotherm A) A line connecting equal temperature. B) A line connecting equal humidity. C) A line connecting equal wind speed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A line connecting equal temperature. 27. Where did Earth's atmosphere come from? A) Radiation from the sun. B) Volcanic eruptions and meteorite impacts releasing gas. C) Gases from outer space. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volcanic eruptions and meteorite impacts releasing gas. 28. Satellites show clouds on earth, while radar shows what? A) Sun light. B) Precipitation. C) Cable tv. D) Temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precipitation. 29. What three items are necessary for a weather forecast? A) Heat, Cold, Rain. B) High, Low, Occluded. C) Temperature, Humidity, Pressure. D) Big Macs, Whoppers, Baconators. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature, Humidity, Pressure. 30. What statement best describes the ozone layer of Earth? A) Doesn't let storms into our atmosphere. B) Keeps the fog away for airplanes. C) Protects us from aliens. D) Keeps the sun's radiation from frying us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keeps the sun's radiation from frying us. Next →Related QuizzesWeather QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesPrinciples Of Meteorology Quiz 2Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 3Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 4Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 5Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 6Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 7Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 8Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books