This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If a scientist were trying to figure out what direction the wind from a storm were coming from, what tool would they use? A) Sling psychrometer. B) Wind vane. C) Thermometer. D) Anemometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind vane. 2. Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States? A) The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States. B) The jet stream moves air masses from the Pacific Ocean across the United States. C) The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. D) The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream. 3. Winds blow clockwise around the system. Characterized by sinking cool air. Associated with Fair weather A) High pressure system. B) Low pressure system. C) Worldwide wind belts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High pressure system. 4. The name given to the periodic warming of the ocean that occurs in the central and eastern Pacific; can cause extreme weather in many parts of the world A) Hurricane. B) Typhoon. C) El Nino. D) La Nina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) El Nino. 5. Regions that receive less than 25 centimeters of rain annually are called ..... A) Savannas. B) Tundras. C) Steppes. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deserts. 6. In North America, weather GENERALLY moves from A) North to south. B) East to west. C) South to north. D) West to east. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West to east. 7. Wind moves from an area of high to ..... pressure A) Equal. B) High. C) Low. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low. 8. Air that is Dry and Cold is considered what kind of air mass? A) Maritime Polar. B) Continental Polar. C) Continental Tropical. D) Maritime Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental Polar. 9. A ..... is used to measure relative humidity. A) Barometer. B) Thermometer. C) Hygrometer. D) Isotherm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hygrometer. 10. The 2 main gases in the atmosphere? A) Carbon dioxide and oxygen. B) Nitrogen and carbon dioxide. C) Nitrogen and oxygen. D) Oxygen and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen and oxygen. 11. Name the weather satellite observation system that is useful for tracking clouds only. A) Visible light imagery. B) Doppler weather radar. C) Infrared imagery. D) Water vapor imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visible light imagery. 12. This strongly absorbs UV radiation in the stratosphere. A) Ozone. B) Greenhouse Effect. C) Water Vapor. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 13. What is the effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? A) Heat radiated by the Sun is reflected by greenhouse gases, preventing it from entering the atmosphere, decreasing global temperatures. B) Water evaporated from the oceans into the atmosphere is reflected by greenhouse gases, preventing it from condensing, decreasing atmospheric humidity. C) Water evaporated from the oceans into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from precipitating, increasing atmospheric humidity. D) Heat radiated by the Earth into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from escaping into space, increasing global temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat radiated by the Earth into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from escaping into space, increasing global temperatures. 14. In orographic lifting, clouds form when moist winds A) Become drier. B) Warm up the ground. C) Encounter mountains. D) Flow over sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encounter mountains. 15. Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest? A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermosphere. 16. Air that is Wet and Warm is considered what kind of air mass? A) Maritime Tropical. B) Continental Tropical. C) Maritime Polar. D) Continental Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maritime Tropical. 17. Occurs when colder air advances toward warmer air A) Cool Front. B) Warm Front. C) Cold Front. D) Hot Front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold Front. 18. A balloon-borne package of sensors that gathers upper-level temperature, air pressure, and humidity is ..... A) A hygrometer. B) A radiosonde. C) A satellite. D) Doppler radar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A radiosonde. 19. The surface of Earth is constantly changing, primarily due to the A) Pull of gravity from the Moon. B) Pull of gravity from the Sun. C) Uneven flow of magnetic energy. D) Uneven heating of the surface that creates weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uneven heating of the surface that creates weather. 20. Which environmental factors most likely impact the formation of tornadoes in Tornado Alley? A) High pressure systems colliding with other high pressure systems. B) Cold dry air and warm dry air moving towards each other. C) Low evaporation rates and windy conditions. D) Cool dry air colliding with warm moist air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cool dry air colliding with warm moist air. 21. Warm air mass overtakes cold mass. Less dense warm air slides over heavy cool air. Much more gradual front. Associated with precipitation A) Stationary front. B) Warm front. C) Occluded front. D) Cold front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm front. 22. How hot or cold something is - A) Friction. B) Temperature. C) Gravity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 23. Which force generates winds? A) Pressure differences. B) Gravity. C) Friction. D) The Coriolis effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pressure differences. 24. Which of these states is most famous for tornadoes? A) Texas. B) Missouri. C) Illinois. D) Kansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kansas. 25. Typical COLD Front clouds A) NS, ST. B) ST, CU. C) NS, CU. D) CB, TCU, CU. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CB, TCU, CU. 26. What is the name for this air mass?Formed over ocean in a cold region so the air is wet & cold with high pressure A) Maritime tropical. B) Maritime polar. C) Continental polar. D) Continental tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maritime polar. 27. It is the tendency of fluid to resist to flow. A) Homogeneity. B) Tension. C) Viscosity. D) Lubricant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viscosity. 28. Winds will circulate around a high pressure system A) To the right. B) To the left. C) Not enough information to tell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To the right. 29. What type of weather is usually found in low pressure areas? A) Hot and dry. B) Wet and stormy. C) Cold and snowy. D) Sunny and humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wet and stormy. 30. An air mass that forms over the Gulf of Mexico is a (n) ..... A) CP air mass. B) MT air mass. C) CT air mass. D) MP air mass. 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