This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 43 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What impact does the Coriolis effect have upon global winds in the northern and southern hemispheres? A) Global winds blow counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. B) Global winds blow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere. C) Global winds flow clockwise in both the northern and southern hemispheres. D) The Coriolis effect has no impact upon global winds in the northern and southern hemispheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global winds blow clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere. 2. Which is not an element of weather and climate A) Lake. B) Wind. C) Humidity. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lake. 3. Bodies of water are ..... to heat and hold heat ..... than rocks and soil. A) Quicker, less. B) Quicker, longer. C) Slower, longer. D) Quicker, longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slower, longer. 4. The temperature at which air reaches a state where it can hold no more water. A) Boiling point. B) Condensation. C) Dew Point. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dew Point. 5. What type of weather does the area at the equator most likely have? A) Cooler weather and less rain. B) Warmer weather with evaporation and rain. C) Cooler weather and more rain. D) Warmer weather with dry air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warmer weather with evaporation and rain. 6. What does a thermometer do A) Measures air temperature. B) Tells convection zones. C) Tells wind. D) Measures temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Measures air temperature. 7. What type of front may be rainy or foggy for several days? A) Warm. B) Stationary. C) Occluded. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationary. 8. What causes global winds and convection in the atmosphere? A) Continental deflection. B) The rotation of the Earth. C) Moon's gravity. D) Unequal heating of the Earth by the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unequal heating of the Earth by the sun. 9. Which of the following maps is best for analyzing changes in climatic patterns of diverse ecosystems? A) A map that shows the weather temperatures for the continental United States. B) A map that shows the climate zones for different regions around the world. C) A map that shows the local weather information for a specific area. D) A map that shows the locations of mountains and oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A map that shows the climate zones for different regions around the world. 10. What air mass brings warm, humid temperatures? A) CP. B) MP. C) CT. D) MT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MT. 11. Degrees Celsius would be how many Kelvin? A) 0. B) 473. C) 100. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 473. 12. Two belts if wind that blow almost constantly from easterly directions and are located on the north and south sides of the equator A) Westerlies. B) Polar easterlies. C) Trade winds. D) Easterlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade winds. 13. How do tornadoes form A) A thunderstorm only makes it happen. B) High and cold air meets. C) Rain. D) A tropical storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High and cold air meets. 14. What is the definition of weather? A) A period of abnormally dry weather that lasts at least 2 years. B) The specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. C) A complex community of organisms and the community's environment. D) A release of toxic gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The specific condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. 15. What cloud is most likely associated with severe weather A) Cumulonimbus. B) Pink. C) Nimbus. D) Cumulostratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cumulonimbus. 16. What term describes the process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere (like a blanket)? A) Green house effect. B) Water. C) Wind. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green house effect. 17. A radiosonde is: A) A tool that detects the specific location of precipitation. B) A tool that measures temperature, pressure, humidity and wind speed and wind direction. C) A tool for upper atmosphere data that has sensors and a radio transmitter suspended from a balloon. D) A way to develop a consistent uniform process for meteorology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tool for upper atmosphere data that has sensors and a radio transmitter suspended from a balloon. 18. Which layer is the furthest from the surface of Earth? A) Mesosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Exosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exosphere. 19. The apparent deflective force of Earth's rotation on all free-moving objects, including the atmosphere and oceans A) Jet Stream. B) Cain's Effect. C) Revolution. D) Coriolis Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coriolis Effect. 20. Ways clouds can form (ways of cooling required for saturation)? A) Precipitation, High preasure uplift, Convection. B) Frontal uplift, Convection, Low preasure uplift. C) Cold front, 100% RH, wind shear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal uplift, Convection, Low preasure uplift. 21. The primary source of oxygen for Earth's atmosphere during the past half billion years or so appears to be: A) Volcanic Eruptions. B) Photo-dissociation. C) Photosynthesis. D) The exhalation of animal life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 22. What happens to a moist air mass as it moves upward in the atmosphere? A) It becomes warmer and forms clouds. B) It becomes cooler and forms clouds. C) Its temperature remains the same. D) Its temperature varies greatly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It becomes cooler and forms clouds. 23. During a El Nino event the coast of South America gets ..... and the coast of Indonesia gets ..... A) Dirty, clean. B) Warmer, colder. C) Colder, warmer. D) Taller, shorter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warmer, colder. 24. During the daytime, the land warms up faster than water causing the air above the land to be less dense and rise into the atmosphere. This causes ..... A) Land breeze. B) Sea breeze. C) Global winds. D) Jet stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sea breeze. 25. Currents move water as well as distribute ..... and ..... around the world A) Sand, Fish. B) Heat, Nutrients. C) Waves, salt water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat, Nutrients. 26. How do air masses contribute to weather? A) They move all the weather in the United States. B) They can collide and cause fronts. C) They bring the different seasons. D) All of these are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can collide and cause fronts. 27. When a molecule of air comes in contact with a warm surface, some of its heat is transferred to the molecule. This makes the air molecule vibrate faster. What kind of heat transfer is this? A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. 28. The ratio of air's water-vapor content to its capacity to hold water vapor at that same temperature is the A) Specific humidity. B) Relative humidity. C) Vapor pressure. D) Wet adiabatic rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative humidity. 29. Coastal cities are most likely to have A) Very hot climate. B) Very cold climate. C) Unpredictable climate. D) Moderate climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moderate climate. 30. What's the humidity and temperature of a maritime tropical air mass? A) Wet and cold. B) Dry and warm. C) Wet and warm. D) Dry and cold. 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