This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Occurs when lighter, warmer air advances over heavier, colder air A) Warm Front. B) Cold Front. C) Hot Front. D) Cool Front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm Front. 2. The main factors that affect an area's ..... are prevailing winds and mountains. A) Rain fall. B) Precipitation. C) Temperature. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precipitation. 3. If the dew point is 44$^\circ$farenheight, at what point does dew start to form on the grass A) 45$^\circ$ farenhight. B) 55$^\circ$ farenhight. C) 32$^\circ$ farenhight. D) 46$^\circ$ farenhight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 45$^\circ$ farenhight. 4. Instrument that measures temperature A) Anemometer. B) Wind vane. C) Thermometer. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermometer. 5. In which layer of the atmosphere do meteors burn up? A) Mesosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Exosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. 6. A student has been asked by her teacher to investigate the following scientific question:Why are sea breezes felt during the day and land breezes at night? Which of the following data sources would best help him to answer the question and why? A) The tidal charts for the month, because high tides cool off the beach, causing a sea breeze at night and a land breeze during the day. B) The tidal charts for the month, because high tides cool off the beach, causing a land breeze at night and a sea breeze during the day. C) Day and night temperatures of the beach and ocean, because the land and the air above it heats and cools faster than the water, causing a land breeze at night and a sea breeze during the day. D) Day and night temperatures of the beach and ocean, because the land and the air above it heats and cools slower than the water, causing a sea breeze at night and a land breeze during the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Day and night temperatures of the beach and ocean, because the land and the air above it heats and cools faster than the water, causing a land breeze at night and a sea breeze during the day. 7. The form of oxygen that combines three oxygen atoms to each molecule, is found in the stratosphere and shields out harmful UV rays from the sun is: A) Argon. B) Ozone. C) Chlorofluorcarbon. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone. 8. The ocean zone were some sunlight reaches but where no photosynthesis can happen. A) End zone. B) Midnight zone. C) Sunlight zone. D) Twilight zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twilight zone. 9. Studying air masses would be studying meteorology at which level? A) Macro. B) Global. C) Micro. D) Synoptic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global. 10. What is a boundary area where air masses meet but do not mix? A) Super cell. B) High pressure system. C) Front. D) Low pressure system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Front. 11. Water vapor in the atmosphere is the source of A) Clouds and rain. B) Pollution. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clouds and rain. 12. Which way does wind generally move in our area? A) North to South. B) West to East. C) East to West. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West to East. 13. Miss Murdock wants to know if holding kittens for different amounts of time will increase the number of As she gives her students. When she graphs her data, what would a good title be? A) Kittens and Miss Murdock's Grading Scale. B) The only way to get an A in Miss Murdock's class. C) How # of A's affects kitten holding. D) How kitten holding times affect number of A's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How kitten holding times affect number of A's. 14. Air under high pressure forming in a valley and moving up a mountain leads to a A) Mountain breeze. B) Land breeze. C) Valley breeze. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Valley breeze. 15. Low pressure brings A) Cool, wet air. B) Hot, dry air. C) Sunny with no clouds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cool, wet air. 16. The farther you live from an ocean, the more likely your climate will be a ..... A) Subtropical climate. B) Continental climate. C) Tropical climate. D) Marine climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental climate. 17. Instrument used to measure air pressure A) Barometer. B) Thermometer. C) Anemometer. D) Psychrometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barometer. 18. Biologic activity can change the amount of - A) Oxygen in the air. B) Water on the earth. C) Silicon in the ocean. D) Salinity in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen in the air. 19. When air warms up it causes water vapor to form. The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere is called A) Air pressure. B) Humidity. C) Dew point. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humidity. 20. An area in the atmosphere that has lower pressure than the surrounding areas and has wind speeds that spiral toward the center A) Tornado. B) Cyclone. C) Psychrometer. D) Anitcyclone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cyclone. 21. The planet whose atmosphere is mainly nitrogen and oxygen: A) Mars. B) Jupiter. C) Earth. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth. 22. Relative humidity can be measured with a(n) A) Thermometer. B) Barometer. C) Psychrometer. D) Anemometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Psychrometer. 23. At what point do scientists classify an area's weather as its climate? A) 15 years. B) 30 years. C) 1 year. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 years. 24. What tool helps us measure the temperature? A) Thermometer. B) Paper. C) Hammer. D) Your finger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermometer. 25. When was the Fujita scale replaced with the Enhanced Fujita Scale A) December 2006(Shaan's birth-month!). B) January 2010. C) July 2008. D) February 2007. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) February 2007. 26. The study of weather is called A) True. B) Weather Man. C) Meteorology. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorology. 27. What is this symbol? $\nabla$ A) Blabla. B) Inverse delta. C) Delta. D) Nabla. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nabla. 28. What is the name for this air mass:Formed over land in a cold region so the air is dry & cold with high pressure.This air mass is called .....? A) Continental polar. B) Maritime polar. C) Continental tropical. D) Maritime tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continental polar. 29. Centers of low pressure are called A) Air masses. B) Anticyclones. C) Cyclones. D) Jet streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cyclones. 30. A weatherman predicts that a warm air mass and a cold air mass will meet and stop moving over your vacation place. What weather should you expect and how should you pack? A) A cold front that will bring quick rain, snow, or hail means packing rain gear but hoping not to need it after the front passes. B) A stationary front that will cause an extended period of clouds or precipitation means packing rain gear and planning for precipitation during your trip. C) A warm front that may cause a few days of clouds and rain, followed by clear weather means packing rain gear and planning outdoor activities for later in the trip. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A stationary front that will cause an extended period of clouds or precipitation means packing rain gear and planning for precipitation during your trip. ← 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