This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth where most weather phenomena occurs. A) Stratosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 2. What do land and water absorb and lose at different rates that can affect weather patterns? A) Cold. B) Heat. C) Mass. D) Pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat. 3. What happens with Relative Humidity, when air is cooled? A) RH increase. B) RH decrease. C) RH remains constant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RH increase. 4. A record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time is a(n) ..... A) Topographic map. B) Station model. C) Climate map. D) Isopleth model. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Station model. 5. Low pressure is known for A) Good weather. B) Bad weather. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad weather. 6. Katabatic wind blows A) Down the hill when temperature drops (late afternoon-evening). B) From east to west. C) Always in right direction on the Northern hemispehre. D) Uphill when temperature increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down the hill when temperature drops (late afternoon-evening). 7. What type of weather is associated with a cold front? A) Thunderstorms. B) Clear skies. C) Warmer temperatures and tornadoes. D) Cool temperatures and thunderstorms, rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cool temperatures and thunderstorms, rain. 8. What are the two most common gases in Earth's atmosphere? A) Helium and Hydrogen. B) Nitrogen and Oxygen. C) Hydrogen and Nitrogen. D) Oxygen and Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen and Oxygen. 9. What statement describes the general movement of air masses? A) They move from low humidity to high humidity. B) They move from high altitude to low altitude. C) The move from low temperature to high temperature. D) They move from high pressure to low pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They move from high pressure to low pressure. 10. Climate change may have an impact on the following: A) Energy and human health. B) Air quality, oceans, and coastal zones. C) Agriculture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. How do cold surface currents affect an areas climate? A) Since they carry warm water, they will make the air warmer, which will make the land warmer. B) Since they carry cold water, they will make the air warmer, which will make the land warmer. C) Since they carry cold water, they will make the air colder, which will make the land colder. D) Since they carry cold water, they will make the air colder, which will cause snowstorms and polar bears to move in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since they carry cold water, they will make the air colder, which will make the land colder. 12. The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer is the A) Mesopsphere. B) Troposphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 13. What weather condition could be measured by a Celsius thermometer? A) Wind Speed. B) Precipitation. C) Temperature. D) Cloud Cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 14. Layer that contains ozone A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 15. Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as ..... A) Weather. B) Lapse rate. C) Humidiy. D) The ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 16. An island is surrounded by ocean water. Due to the large amounts of water evaporating around an island, an island is most likely to experience ..... A) Large amounts of precipitation. B) Low humidity. C) Little precipitation. D) Dry air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large amounts of precipitation. 17. What kind of weather is associated with high air pressure? A) Clouds and rain. B) Clouds without rain. C) Clear skies. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clear skies. 18. What causes warm air to rise? A) The fact that it's less dense than cold air. B) The fact that it weighs more than cold air. C) The fact that it is more dense than cold air. D) The fact that it is higher pressure than cold air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fact that it's less dense than cold air. 19. Warm ocean currents generally come from A) The North Pole. B) The South Pole. C) The Equator. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Equator. 20. Upwellings move water A) Up. B) In circles. C) Fast. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 21. Which do meteorologist NOT use to collect data? A) Air temperature. B) Time of sunrise. C) Humidity. D) Air pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time of sunrise. 22. Which of the following occurs in our oceans as a result of the unequal heating across our globe? A) Ocean currents. B) Gravity. C) Waves. D) Winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean currents. 23. Which statement is about weather is true? A) It does not change very much from day to day. B) It is made up of all the weather conditions in one place in a single moment. C) It includes only the temperature and air pressure in one place at a single moment. D) It does not change very much from moment to moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is made up of all the weather conditions in one place in a single moment. 24. A low-pressure center characterized by a counter-clockwise flow of air in the Northern Hemisphere A) Cyclone. B) El Nino. C) Storm surge. D) Anticyclone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cyclone. 25. Which term describes the average weather conditions during a season over many years? A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Rainfall. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 26. In which layer do most meteorites vaporize? A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. 27. How does a cold front form? A) Warm air advances and replaces cold air. B) Cold air advances, forcing warm air to rise. C) Warm and cold air masses meet and mix. D) Warm and cold air masses have no relative advancement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold air advances, forcing warm air to rise. 28. Clouds that form near the ground are called? A) Stratus. B) Cirrus. C) Fog. D) Cumulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fog. 29. Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere? A) Nitrogen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Oxygen. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 30. A light rain system with thin clouds has moved through Oklahoma. What has occurred to produce this type of precipitation? A) A cold front. B) A warm front. C) A hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico. D) A massive buildup of high air pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A warm front. ← 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