This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The flow of air due to pressure differences is known as ..... A) Current. B) Wind. C) Humidity. D) Air Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 2. Which process does NOT lead to a decrease in the salinity of water? A) Runoff from land. B) Precipitation. C) Sea ice melting. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaporation. 3. A severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and has reached a minimum wind speed of 119 km/hr. A) Hurricane. B) Tornado. C) Thunderstorm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurricane. 4. When two unlike air masses meet, what usually keeps them separate? A) Moisture difference. B) Temperature difference. C) Differences in pressure. D) Differences in density. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Differences in density. 5. Very high feathery clouds are called A) Stratus. B) Cumulonimbus. C) Cumulus. D) Cirrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cirrus. 6. Liquid water precipitation. A) Rain. B) Snow. C) Sleet. D) Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain. 7. Very high combo cloud A) Stratus. B) Cumulus. C) Nimbostratus. D) Cirrostratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cirrostratus. 8. How do we name air masses? A) Water and temperature. B) Air pressure. C) Humidity and temperature. D) Cold and warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humidity and temperature. 9. METARs and TAFs report cloud base and top? A) In 100's feet AAL. B) In 100's feet AMSL. C) Meters AGL. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In 100's feet AAL. 10. What cools off faster during a land breeze? A) The ocean. B) The land. C) Cold front. D) Warm front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The land. 11. Once the sun's energy reaches the earth's atmosphere through radiation, it is circulated within the atmosphere and oceans through ..... A) Convection. B) Insulation. C) Radiation. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 12. When air is cooled near its dewpoint near the ground A) Stratus. B) Cirrus. C) Cumulus. D) Columbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratus. 13. When a warm air mass takes over a cold air mass and causes drizzly rain, what type of front occurs? A) Warm front. B) Cold front. C) Occluded front. D) Stationary front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm front. 14. Why do winds spin around high pressure and low pressure systems? A) The temperature. B) The layer of the atmosphere. C) The pressure gradient. D) The Coriolis effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Coriolis effect. 15. Why does hurricane season not end until October? A) It takes water a long time to cool down. B) Water cools down pretty quickly. C) It takes water a long time to heat up. D) Water heats up quickly and it cools down quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It takes water a long time to cool down. 16. Which statement below describes weather? A) Weather is the average temperature of an area over several years. B) Weather is recorded yearly. C) Weather changes and is recorded daily. D) Weather can not be predicted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather changes and is recorded daily. 17. The ozone layer in the stratosphere blocks A) Carbon dioxide. B) Infrared rays. C) Visible light. D) UV rays from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UV rays from the sun. 18. Where is the LOWEST pressure region on Earth? A) The Midlatitudes. B) The Poles. C) The Equator. D) The Tropics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Equator. 19. What is the freezing point in degrees CELCIUS? A) 0. B) 100. C) 212. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0. 20. A record of weather data for a particular time is a(n) ..... A) Isopleth model. B) Climate map. C) Station model. D) Topographic map. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Station model. 21. What season occurs in the Southern Hemisphere in August? A) Summer. B) Winter. C) Spring. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 22. Air masses that form over Mexico. Bring hot air A) Maritime polar. B) Continental polar. C) Maritime tropical. D) Continental tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental tropical. 23. Land and water heat at A) More slowly than grass. B) A greater rate. C) The same rate. D) Different rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Different rates. 24. Warm fronts bring A) Periods of rain. B) Day & night temperatures that are mild for the time of year. C) Warmer temperatures after the front moves through. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 25. Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer? A) Condensation. B) Convection. C) Conduction. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 26. Differences in thermal energy can be detected with A) Infrared imagery. B) Sonar. C) Radar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infrared imagery. 27. Earth's weather is primarily caused by the A) Uneven heating of Earth's surface. B) Changing distance between Earth and the Sun. C) Gravitational attraction of the Moon. D) Drifting of Earth's crustal plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uneven heating of Earth's surface. 28. What does a barometer measure? A) Temperature. B) Dew point. C) Air pressure. D) Humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air pressure. 29. The strength of a sea breeze depends on A) The heat of the day. B) The difference between the temperature of the sea and the land. C) The wind speed. D) The amount of precipitation that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The difference between the temperature of the sea and the land. 30. Instrument that measures wind direction A) Anemometer. B) Barometer. C) Wind vane. D) Thermometer. 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