This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What causes differences in air pressure? A) Uneven heating of the earth. B) Even cooling of the earth. C) Even heating of the Earth. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uneven heating of the earth. 2. The largest producers of Carbon Dioxide into our atmosphere are A) People. B) Trees. C) Factories. D) Phytoplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factories. 3. Living near the ..... affects climate by preventing it from getting to hot or too cold A) Mountains. B) Poles. C) Oceans. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceans. 4. Wind blows always A) From high pressure to low pressure. B) From low pressure to high pressure. C) From left to right. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From high pressure to low pressure. 5. Cold air masses tend to A) Be less dense and float above warm air masses. B) Be more dense and flow under warm air masses. C) Mix easily with warm air masses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be more dense and flow under warm air masses. 6. Land closer to the equator is A) Colder. B) Warmer. C) Dry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warmer. 7. A situation in which the surface position of a front does not move A) Cold front. B) Warm front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stationary front. 8. What characteristics are used to classify air masses? A) Temperature and humidity. B) Pressure and temperature. C) Latitude and longitude. D) Wind speed and location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature and humidity. 9. In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the ..... A) Land. B) Ocean. C) Sky. D) Beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 10. The exchange of heat or moisture with the surface over which an air mass travels is known as ..... A) Intertropical convergence. B) Occlusion. C) Air mass modification. D) Air mass exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air mass modification. 11. Which statement best describes a temperature inversion? A) Air temperature decreases with height. B) Low-altitude air is unstable. C) Air temperature increases with height. D) High-altitude air is unstable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air temperature increases with height. 12. Which material will heat up faster? A) Light sediment. B) Water. C) Dark sediment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark sediment. 13. Choose the correct term for lines on a map that connect points with the same temperature. A) Latitudes. B) Altitudes. C) Isotherms. D) Albedos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isotherms. 14. What does a tornado warning mean? A) The conditions will be right for a tornado to form within your area in the next day or two. B) A tornado has been spotted by observers or indicated by weather radar. C) A tornado hasn't been spotted, but conditions are favorable for tornadoes to occur. D) It's a new Discovery Channel special on storm chasers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tornado has been spotted by observers or indicated by weather radar. 15. In what direction would the wind be blowing in a low pressure system? A) Inwards. B) Outwards. C) Downwards. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inwards. 16. Cold air is denser than warm air, so it sinks. What kind of pressure area does this create? A) Low Pressure. B) High Pressure. C) No pressure. D) Dense pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High Pressure. 17. Which of the following could contribute to an increase in pollution? A) High wind velocity. B) Occurrence of rain and snow. C) Change in amount of sunlight. D) Heavy auto traffic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heavy auto traffic. 18. ..... is the fuel a hurricane needs to form. A) Warm, dry air. B) Cold, dry air. C) Warm, moist water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm, moist water. 19. Our weather occurs here. A) Mesosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 20. A cT air mass is A) Cold and dry. B) Cold and wet. C) Hot and dry. D) Hot and wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hot and dry. 21. Tool to measure rainfall A) Thermometer. B) Symbols. C) Rain Gauge. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain Gauge. 22. What is Dew Point? A) Preasure drops down. B) Temperature of freezing point. C) Temperature of saturation. D) Heat Exchange. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature of saturation. 23. Electricity caused by the rapid rush of air in a cumulonimbus cloud is A) Thunder. B) A front. C) A tornado. D) Lightning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lightning. 24. Which cloud brings nice weather? A) Cumulonimbus. B) Cumulus. C) Stratus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cumulus. 25. What is the most abundant greenhouse gas? A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Water Vapor. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Vapor. 26. Which of the following was primarily responsible for the development of life outside of the oceans? A) A decrease in atmospheric hydrogen. B) A decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide. C) An increase in atmospheric nitrogen. D) An increase in atmospheric oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An increase in atmospheric oxygen. 27. What is Earth's hydrosphere? A) The gases in the air. B) The solid rocky part of Earth. C) All of the water on the planet. D) The electrons in the water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the water on the planet. 28. Why does sand heat up faster than water during the daytime, and then cool off faster at night? A) Water has a higher heat capacity than sand. B) Water moves around more. C) Water starts of colder than sand. D) Water evaporates allowing it to cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water has a higher heat capacity than sand. 29. What does ELR mean? A) Environmental lapse rate. B) It is lapse rate of unsaturated air. C) It is lapse rate of saturated air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental lapse rate. 30. What would a maritime Tropical air mass be described as? A) Warm, dry. B) Cool, moist. C) Warm, moist. D) Cold, dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm, moist. ← 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