This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Heated air moves which direction A) Down. B) Up. C) Right. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Up. 2. Occurs when a boundary between air masses stops advancing A) Occluded Front. B) Cold Front. C) Warm Front. D) Stationary Front. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stationary Front. 3. How are tropical storms in the Northern Hemisphere different from tropical storms in the Southern Hemisphere? A) Tropical storms cause more rain in the Southern Hemisphere. B) Tropical storms don't turn into hurricanes in the Southern Hemisphere. C) The winds spin in opposite directions. D) The winds spin faster in the Southern Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The winds spin in opposite directions. 4. In which situation would you use weather instruments? A) To predict an upcoming storm. B) To decide what to eat for lunch. C) To figure out why your head hurts. D) To predict the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To predict an upcoming storm. 5. In which atmospheric layer of Earth do thunderstorms occur? A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 6. What is the exact definition of CAVOK? A) Visibility 10 km or moreclouds no clouds below 5000ftno significant weather NSW. B) Visibility 10 000 ft or moreclouds no clouds below 5000 m. C) Visibility 10 km or moreSky Clear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visibility 10 km or moreclouds no clouds below 5000ftno significant weather NSW. 7. Clouds that Form in flat layers are know as? A) Cumulus. B) Stratus. C) Cirrus. D) Altostratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratus. 8. Which planet has the strongest greenhouse effect? A) Mars. B) Venus. C) Earth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 9. Tornados and hurricanes rotate which direction in the northern hemisphere. A) Clockwise. B) Counterclockwise. C) Vertically. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterclockwise. 10. The condition of the atmosphere at a given location for a certain short period of time is called A) The watch. B) The relative humidity. C) A contingency table. D) The weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weather. 11. What is water vapor? A) Gas. B) Solid. C) Liquid. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gas. 12. What atmospheric layer has the lowest temperature? A) Mesosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. 13. What type of air mass would be associated with the formation of a hurricane? A) Maritime Polar. B) Maritime Continental. C) Maritime Tropical. D) Continental Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maritime Tropical. 14. This is the layer where meteors, or shooting stars, burn up. A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesosphere. 15. What causes pollution to be trapped closer to the Earth in temperature inversion? A) More dense air. B) Less dense air. C) Low pressure systems. D) High pressure systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More dense air. 16. Winds that blow from east to west steering tropical storm systems across oceans A) Westerlies. B) Trade winds. C) Polarlies. D) Easterlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade winds. 17. Why does precipitation often happened along the boundary of a warm and cold air mass? A) The boundary is always over water. B) Warm air is cooled causing vapor to condense. C) The warm air cries because the cold air mass is pushy. D) The boundary causes evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm air is cooled causing vapor to condense. 18. What is the strongest category of hurricane? A) F-5. B) Category 10. C) Category 5. D) Category 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Category 5. 19. What most likely happens when a cold air mass comes into contact with a warm, moist air mass? A) Precipitation. B) Sunshine. C) Fog. D) Temperature stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipitation. 20. Which type of weather is associated with low pressure? A) Clouds and precipitation. B) Clear skies. C) Hurricanes. D) Torndadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clouds and precipitation. 21. It is a cloudy and rainy day in Connersville; what type of weather system are we having? A) Low-Pressure. B) High-Pressure. C) No Pressure. D) Medium-Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low-Pressure. 22. The transfer of heat through a SOLID is called A) Convection. B) Electromagnetic Waves. C) Conduction. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conduction. 23. The lowest layer of the atmosphere, where weather occurs and where we are right now is the ..... In the layer temperatures decrease as altitude increases. It gets colder the higher up you go. A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Thermopshere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 24. A group of students collected data about wind speed, wind direction, humidity, and temperature. They wanted to know what would happen when they saw fog. In which situation will they see fog over the ocean? A) Warm, humid air from land cooling as it moves over cold ocean water. B) Cold, humid air from land warming as it moves over warm ocean water. C) Cold, dry air warming and becoming more humid as it moves over warm ocean water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm, humid air from land cooling as it moves over cold ocean water. 25. Three things controlling wind speed and direction are: A) Pressure, temperature, and Earth's rotation. B) Pressure, temperature, and the sun's rotation. C) Pressure, humidity, and Earth's rotation. D) Stress at work, at home, and on the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pressure, temperature, and Earth's rotation. 26. Medium height cloud A) Cirrostratus. B) Cirrus. C) Alto cumulus. D) Cumulonimbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alto cumulus. 27. Which rock has never melted, but was produced by great heat and pressure, which distorted and rearranged its minerals? A) Metaconglomerate. B) Pegmatite. C) Siltstone. D) Breccia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaconglomerate. 28. Made out of water vapor in the atmosphere A) Wind. B) Moisture. C) Pressure. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clouds. 29. Practically all clouds & storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere. A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 30. Getting a sunburn while at the beach. A) Radiation. B) Conduction. C) Convection. D) None of above. 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