This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Earth experiences unequal heating because of ..... A) Wind currents moving warm air around. B) Presence of water nearby. C) Tilt of Earth's axis. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tilt of Earth's axis. 2. What does it mean when the prefix "alto" is added to the names of clouds? A) Baby cherubs that play harps live in the clouds. B) The clouds produce precipitation. C) The clouds are dark in color. D) The clouds are at a middle altitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The clouds are at a middle altitude. 3. The larger the difference in air pressure, A) The faster the wind. B) The greater the high pressure system. C) The slower the wind. D) The lower the low pressure system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The faster the wind. 4. A warning issued when severe weather is already occurring is called a A) Weather warning. B) Weather wonder. C) Weather watch. D) Weather apocalypse bulletin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather warning. 5. Which of the following increases air's ability to hold water vapor? A) Decrease in temperature. B) Increase in wind speed. C) Decrease in air pressure. D) Increase in temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increase in temperature. 6. The curving of moving objects, such as wind, by the Earth's rotation is called: A) Horse latitudes. B) Coriolis effect. C) Sea breeze. D) Doldrums. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coriolis effect. 7. Which would be most useful outside based on the following weather conditions:Temp 72 degrees, Dew Point 72 degrees. A) An umbrella. B) Sun glasses. C) Warm coat. D) Ski gloves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An umbrella. 8. Which is true about the troposphere? A) This layer is the coldest layer of all. B) You will find the International Space Station and the Aurora Borealis in this layer. C) This layer is where all of the weather occurs. D) Meteor showers are common in this layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This layer is where all of the weather occurs. 9. Differences in ..... cause air to move from one place to another. A) Air pressure. B) Rainfall. C) Weather. D) Elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pressure. 10. If your latitude is close to 90 degrees North, you live in which zone? A) Tropical zone. B) Temperate zone. C) Polar Zone. D) End zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar Zone. 11. What does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere do? A) It provides a place for water vapor to condense. B) It protects from the solar wind. C) It absorbs heat energy. D) It absorbs harmful uv radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It absorbs heat energy. 12. High-altitude, high-velocity "rivers" of air are called A) Tornadoes. B) Cyclones. C) Jet streams. D) Anticyclones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jet streams. 13. As altitude increases, temperature in the ..... decreases (cools). A) Stratosphere, mesosphere. B) Troposphere, thermosphere. C) Troposphere, mesophere. D) Stratosphere, thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere, mesophere. 14. When a warm air mass overtakes a retreating cold air mass, it forms a(n)- A) Warm front. B) Occluded front. C) Stationary front. D) Cold front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm front. 15. An anemometer measures A) Air pressure. B) Wind speed. C) Temperature. D) Amount of rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind speed. 16. When the front passes, the weather turns colder. What type of front? A) Warm. B) Cold. C) Stationary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold. 17. Where you will find Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) A) Ionsophere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ionsophere. 18. The March 2019 North American Blizzard was called a "bomb cyclone" . What causes these events? A) Intense flooding after the snow melts "bomb" urban areas. B) Snow and sleet falling in the area is so heavy it is like a "bomb". C) 30 tornadoes were generated, destroying buildings like a "bomb". D) Air pressure dropped 0.89 inHg in 24 hours producing winds over 100 mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air pressure dropped 0.89 inHg in 24 hours producing winds over 100 mph. 19. Which weather instrument do you use to measure air pressure A) Psychrometer. B) Anemometr. C) Thermometer. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barometer. 20. Which term is best described as the movement of air from land to sea? A) Global winds. B) Sea breeze. C) Land breeze. D) Local winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land breeze. 21. The temperature at which air becomes saturated A) Cold Front. B) Dew Point. C) Front. D) Humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dew Point. 22. What is it called when two air masses meet? A) Front. B) Air Mass. C) Storm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Front. 23. Forces such as friction and air drag acts across the boundary surface of an object. These forces are considered as what? A) Charot Forces. B) Limited Forces. C) Body Forces. D) Surface Forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surface Forces. 24. Average weather over a period of time A) Thermometer. B) Rain Gauge. C) Climate. D) Meteorologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 25. Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space? A) Thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere. B) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere. C) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere. D) Troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere. 26. What gas is important for weather to occur in the troposphere? A) Carbon dioxide (CO2). B) Water vapor (H2O). C) Nitrogen (N). D) Trace gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water vapor (H2O). 27. A metal spoon heating up in a hot bowl of soup A) Radiation. B) Conduction. C) Convection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduction. 28. Lightning and thunder, strong winds, heavy rain, and sometimes hail are all characteristics of A) A cold front. B) A thunderstorm. C) A stationary front. D) A warm front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thunderstorm. 29. What is the energy source for the water cycle? A) The moon. B) The sun. C) The earth. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 30. All forms of water that fall from clouds A) Stability. B) Radiation. C) Latent heat. D) Precipitation. 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