This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 44 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A large, swirling, tropical low pressure system with fast winds A) Flood. B) Tornado. C) Thunderstorm. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurricane. 2. When isobars are closer together, what does that signify? A) Clouds. B) Clear skies. C) An area of no wind. D) Stronger winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stronger winds. 3. This type of cloud is thin and wispy and is found high up in the atmosphere A) Altocumulus. B) Cumulonimbus. C) Cirrus. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cirrus. 4. Where warm and cold air masses collide are called ..... A) Convergence. B) Convective Lifting. C) Orographic Lifting. D) Fronts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fronts. 5. What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place? A) Air pressure. B) Weather. C) Temperature. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 6. What instrument is used to measure humidity? A) Barometer. B) Hygrometer. C) Thermometer. D) Anamometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hygrometer. 7. The boundary where a cold air mass replaces a warm air mass A) Warm Front. B) Climate. C) Cold Front. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold Front. 8. Which factor contributes to global warming? A) Increased burning of fossil fuels. B) Increased use of solar-powered cars. C) Better long-term weather forecasts. D) Changing distance between Earth and the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased burning of fossil fuels. 9. Which of the following statements best explains why it is warmer at the equator than at the North Pole? A) The equator is closer to the Sun than to the North Pole. B) The equator has a larger area than the North Pole. C) The equator receives more direct sunlight than the North Pole. D) The equator has more daylight hours per year than the North Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The equator receives more direct sunlight than the North Pole. 10. Air masses that have the greatest influence on weather in the mid-western United States are ..... A) MT and cT air masses. B) CP and mT air masses. C) MP and cP air masses. D) CT and cP air masses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CP and mT air masses. 11. Which of the following clouds produces precipitation? A) Cumulus. B) Nimbostratus. C) Fog. D) Cirrostratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nimbostratus. 12. When we see lightning, which are we most likely seeing? A) Return stroke. B) Dart leader. C) Stepped leader. D) Dart Stoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Return stroke. 13. The Corliolis Effect can cause A) Global winds to seem to curve. B) Surface currents to seem to curve. C) Deep ocean currents to seem to curve. D) Both global winds and surface currents to seem to curve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both global winds and surface currents to seem to curve. 14. What tool measures wind speed? A) Anemometer. B) Rain gauge. C) Barometer. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anemometer. 15. This landslide is an example of A) Wave action. B) Mass movement. C) Glacial deposition. D) Wind abrasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass movement. 16. Which layer of the atmosphere has all of Earth's weather? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 17. Which of the following is known for extremely calm winds AND sudden and severe rain/thunderstorms? A) Westerlies. B) Polar regions. C) Horse Latitudes. D) Doldrums. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doldrums. 18. Thunderstorm cloud A) Nimbostratus. B) Contrail. C) Cumulonimbus. D) Cirrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cumulonimbus. 19. What is air pressure? A) Putting pressure on air to fill a balloon. B) Peer pressure. C) Wind. D) The weight of the air pushing down on the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weight of the air pushing down on the earth. 20. The coldest layer of the atmosphere is ..... A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mesosphere. 21. What conditions form a tornado? A) Strong winds. B) Winds moving in different directions. C) Warm and cool air meeting. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 22. Which of the following occurs because of convection within the ocean? A) Ocean currents. B) Gravity. C) Waves. D) Algae blooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean currents. 23. An air mass that forms over the North Pacific Ocean brings what kind of weather to the Pacific coast? A) Dry and warm. B) Dry and cold. C) Wet and warm. D) Wet and cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wet and cold. 24. The amount of pressure change occurring over a given distance A) Jet stream. B) Prevailing winds. C) Pressure gradient. D) Pressure steepness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pressure gradient. 25. How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air? A) Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes. B) Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure. C) Air always moves from east to west. D) Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. 26. A storm of tropical origin with winds sometimes in excess of 64 knots (74 ml/hr). A) Tornado. B) Cyclonic Storm. C) Thunderstorm. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurricane. 27. The bottom layer of the atmosphere closest to earth is the A) Thermosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 28. What layer of the atmosphere is subdivided into the ionosphere and exosphere? A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermosphere. 29. The warmest layer of the atmosphere is ..... A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermosphere. 30. Measures relative humidity A) Thermometer. B) Anemometer. C) Hygrometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hygrometer. ← 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