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Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 20 (20 MCQs)

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1. A storm is a ..... pressure area.
2. Which of the following sources of weather data would enable a meteorologist to follow the path of an approaching thunderstorm?
3. Precipitations, wind, thunder, and lightening all happen in the
4. The Coriolis effect occurs as a result of Earth's
5. What global wind is located from 0 to 30 degrees North and South of the Equator?
6. Which ocean would be the least likely to have hurricanes?
7. A wind that constantly blows from one direction more than from another
8. Fuel for a hurricane
9. What atmospheric layer has the highest temperature?
10. Humidity is to blame for that muggy, steamy feeling you experience on some hot summer days. What gas in the atmosphere causes humidity?
11. Meteorology is the study of the changes of the Earth's .....
12. Large clouds that produce thunderstorms are called
13. This layer is the hottest layer of the atmosphere?
14. Low-pressure zone usually have ..... weather.
15. Compared to a warmer air mass, a colder air mass
16. Equal areas of which surface would absorb the greatest amount of insolation on a sunny day?
17. The different layers of Earth's atmosphere can be categorized by variations in .....
18. Winds blowing inland from oceans tend to have greater moisture than winds blowing over land. How does the high moisture content affect the coastal area climate?
19. A sudden change in temperature can affect current weather conditions in a specific area. However, changes in average weather conditions over 30 years or more result in the area's -
20. Air always wants to move to an area of
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