This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The amount of water in the air A) Dew point. B) Rain. C) Isobar. D) Humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humidity. 2. During a house fire, the smoke flames rise up, but the air down near the floor is cooler and less smoky. This is an example of what type of heat transfer- A) Radiation. B) Conduction. C) Convection. D) Microwave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convection. 3. The layered mixture of gases surrounding Earth is called the A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 4. A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air is A) A front. B) Hail. C) Heat lightning. D) Thunder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thunder. 5. Which type of weather is associated with high pressure? A) Clouds and precipitation. B) Clear skies. C) Thunderstorms. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clear skies. 6. Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap heat ..... A) Produced by the friction of air particles. B) Generated from tropical winds. C) Released from Earth's interior. D) Absorbed by Earth during daylight hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorbed by Earth during daylight hours. 7. What is the study of atmosphere A) Astronomy. B) Meterology. C) Astrology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meterology. 8. Lake-effect snow is associated with a(n) ..... A) MP air mass. B) CP air mass. C) MT air mass. D) CT air mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MP air mass. 9. The heat absorbed or released during a change of state is called ..... A) Standard heat. B) Average heat. C) Latent heat. D) Basic heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latent heat. 10. When looking at a storm's relative motion, it is important to look at ..... A) Where the tornado is located. B) Where the radar is located. C) Where the cold front is located. D) Where the storm is located. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where the radar is located. 11. Which statement is related to climate? A) The temperature has never dropped below 0 degrees Celsius in April. B) The barometric pressure is high today. C) The sky is dark and cloudy. D) There is a severe thunderstorm warning for the Dallas area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The temperature has never dropped below 0 degrees Celsius in April. 12. Revolution and ..... cause the seasons A) Tilt. B) Rotation. C) Longitude. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tilt. 13. A dry and cold air mass would be ..... A) Maritime polar. B) Continental polar. C) Maritime tropical. D) Continental tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continental polar. 14. When a cold front moves over a land region that has warm, moist air, a transfer of energy occurs. Cold air sinks and pushes warmer air upward. As energy is removed from the air, which change will most likely take place? A) Less ultraviolet radiation will reach the land. B) Ozone in the atmosphere will decrease. C) More water will be absorbed from the area lakes. D) Water in the atmosphere will undergo a phase change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water in the atmosphere will undergo a phase change. 15. The ozone layer protects the Earth from what? A) Comets. B) Stars. C) Uv radiation. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uv radiation. 16. The layer of the atmosphere that contains most of the water vapor and weather is the A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 17. Heat energy from the sun is transferred to Earth by: A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) Insulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation. 18. On the beach, does the land or sea heat up faster? A) Land. B) Sea. C) They heat at the same rate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 19. Why do we use salt to clear ice off roads in the winter? A) Salt increases the freezing point. B) Salt decreases the freezing point. C) Salt makes the roads grittier to drive on. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt decreases the freezing point. 20. In what layer of earth's atmosphere do meteoroids burn up? A) Mesosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Tropsphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWeather 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 8Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books