This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Study of earth's atmosphere including climate and weather is known as A) Climatology. B) Meteorology. C) Astrology. D) Geology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteorology. 2. What tool measures wind speed and direction? A) Thermometer. B) Rain gauge. C) Anemometer. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anemometer. 3. What are Doldrums? A) A place where many earthquakes occur. B) An area in the sea with little to no wind activity. C) Book by Nicholas Gannon. D) An area in the sea with high wind activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area in the sea with little to no wind activity. 4. Which gas makes up the largest portion of air in the atmosphere? A) Methane. B) Nitrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 5. A scientist specializing in the study of weather is called a(n) A) Oceanographer. B) Astronomer. C) Meteorologist. D) Geologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorologist. 6. The amount of water in the air A) Dew point. B) Isobar. C) Rain. D) Humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humidity. 7. During a house fire, the smoke flames rise up, but the air down near the floor is cooler and less smoky. This is an example of what type of heat transfer- A) Convection. B) Radiation. C) Conduction. D) Microwave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 8. The layered mixture of gases surrounding Earth is called the A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Hemisphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 9. A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air is A) A front. B) Heat lightning. C) Hail. D) Thunder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thunder. 10. Which type of weather is associated with high pressure? A) Clouds and precipitation. B) Clear skies. C) Thunderstorms. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear skies. 11. Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap heat ..... A) Released from Earth's interior. B) Generated from tropical winds. C) Produced by the friction of air particles. D) Absorbed by Earth during daylight hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorbed by Earth during daylight hours. 12. What is the study of atmosphere A) Astronomy. B) Meterology. C) Astrology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meterology. 13. Lake-effect snow is associated with a(n) ..... A) MT air mass. B) CT air mass. C) MP air mass. D) CP air mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MP air mass. 14. The heat absorbed or released during a change of state is called ..... A) Standard heat. B) Average heat. C) Latent heat. D) Basic heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latent heat. 15. When looking at a storm's relative motion, it is important to look at ..... A) Where the radar is located. B) Where the tornado is located. C) Where the storm is located. D) Where the cold front is located. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where the radar is located. 16. Which statement is related to climate? A) The temperature has never dropped below 0 degrees Celsius in April. B) The barometric pressure is high today. C) The sky is dark and cloudy. D) There is a severe thunderstorm warning for the Dallas area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The temperature has never dropped below 0 degrees Celsius in April. 17. Revolution and ..... cause the seasons A) Latitude. B) Tilt. C) Longitude. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tilt. 18. A dry and cold air mass would be ..... A) Continental tropical. B) Maritime tropical. C) Continental polar. D) Maritime polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental polar. 19. When a cold front moves over a land region that has warm, moist air, a transfer of energy occurs. Cold air sinks and pushes warmer air upward. As energy is removed from the air, which change will most likely take place? A) Less ultraviolet radiation will reach the land. B) Ozone in the atmosphere will decrease. C) More water will be absorbed from the area lakes. D) Water in the atmosphere will undergo a phase change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water in the atmosphere will undergo a phase change. 20. The ozone layer protects the Earth from what? A) Comets. B) Wind. C) Stars. D) Uv radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uv radiation. 21. The layer of the atmosphere that contains most of the water vapor and weather is the A) Thermosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 22. Heat energy from the sun is transferred to Earth by: A) Radiation. B) Convection. C) Conduction. D) Insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiation. 23. On the beach, does the land or sea heat up faster? A) Land. B) Sea. C) They heat at the same rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 24. Why do we use salt to clear ice off roads in the winter? A) Salt increases the freezing point. B) Salt decreases the freezing point. C) Salt makes the roads grittier to drive on. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt decreases the freezing point. 25. In what layer of earth's atmosphere do meteoroids burn up? A) Mesosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Tropsphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. 26. Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ..... or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather. A) Water. B) Cloud particles. C) Dust. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 27. Lines on a map that connect points of equal pressure are A) Station models. B) Boundaries. C) Isotherms. D) Isobars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isobars. 28. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of thermometers? A) Measures temperature. B) Tube contains mercury. C) Tells you if it is hot or cold outside. D) Tells you how much it rained last nightght. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tells you how much it rained last nightght. 29. ..... air is more dense and tends to sink A) Cold. B) Dry. C) Warm. D) Moist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold. 30. A large body of air that has properties similar to the part of Earth's surface over which it develops A) Meteorology. B) Air front. C) Air mass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air mass. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWeather QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesPrinciples Of Meteorology Quiz 1Principles 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books