This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a type of severe weather? A) Tornado. B) Hurricane. C) Thunderstorm. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. El Nino & La Nina are associated with ..... A) Movement of air along the Polar Easterlies. B) Movement of large areas of warm water in Atlantic Ocean. C) Movement of large areas of warm water in Pacific Ocean. D) Movement of air pollution across the US. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Movement of large areas of warm water in Pacific Ocean. 3. The climate on the leeward side of a mountain differs from that on the windward side mostly in ..... A) The strength of the winds. B) The direction of the winds. C) The angle of sunlight. D) The amount of rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The amount of rainfall. 4. What do hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms all have in common? A) Cold temperatures. B) Low-pressure air. C) Storm surge. D) High-pressure air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low-pressure air. 5. What pushes weather from place to place? A) Magic. B) Water. C) Wind. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 6. When two substances are in contact, what type of heat transfer takes place? A) Convection. B) Conduction. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conduction. 7. Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds? A) The moon. B) The sun. C) The Earth's surface. D) The rotation of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 8. What percent of the earths atmosphere is nitrogen? A) 1%. B) 21%. C) 62%. D) 78%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 78%. 9. The layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere is the ..... This is the coldest layer (-85 degrees). As altitude increases, temperatures decrease in this layer. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 10. Why is the equator so much warmer than the poles? A) The sun's rays are coming in at a steep angle and are more concentrated. B) The sun's rays are coming in at a shallow angle and are spread out over a large area. C) The Greenhouse Effect traps a greater amount of gases around the equator. D) Convection currents in the Earth's mantle are more focused on the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun's rays are coming in at a steep angle and are more concentrated. 11. What would you name a warm and dry air mass? A) Tropical Continental. B) Tropical Polar. C) Polar Continental. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Continental. 12. What causes the Earth's seasons? A) Tilt of the Earth. B) Tilt of Earth and location of Earth in relation to the sun. C) How close the Earth is to the sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tilt of the Earth. 13. Lines joining places on a map that have the same air pressure are called ..... A) Isobars. B) Isotherms. C) Barometric lines. D) Pressure lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isobars. 14. When is it winter in the southern hemisphere? A) June 21. B) September 22. C) December 21. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) June 21. 15. Name the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere A) Nitrogen & oxygen. B) Carbon dioxide & methane. C) Oxygen & methane. D) Oxygen & neon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen & oxygen. 16. A line connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure reduced to a common datum, usually sea level. A) Isobar. B) Isobathytherm. C) Isobath. D) Isoclinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isobar. 17. Which of these is NOT true about straight line winds? A) They can blow as fast as 150 mph. B) They are associated with mesoscale convective systems. C) They are caused by strong updrafts and downdrafts. D) They are common in hurricanes and tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are common in hurricanes and tornadoes. 18. Precipitation is A) Rain, sleet, snow, or hail. B) Only rain. C) Only snow, sleet, or hail. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain, sleet, snow, or hail. 19. Warm air rises because it is ..... since the particles are more spread out. A) Less dense. B) More dense. C) Less viscous. D) More viscous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less dense. 20. Dangerous phenomena related to THUNDERSTORMS? A) CAVOK, Hails, Turbulence, Icing. B) Light showers, Turbulence, Good visibility, Hails. C) Icing, Hails, Low visibility, Turbulence. D) None of above. 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