This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lightning and thunder can form during unstable atmospheric conditions in which types of clouds? A) Altostratus. B) Alto cumulus. C) Cumulonimbus. D) Nimbostratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cumulonimbus. 2. Balloon borne package of sensors that gathers upper-level weather data A) Radiosonde. B) Radar. C) Hygrometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiosonde. 3. High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather? A) Good. B) Bad. C) Both Good and Bad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 4. What causes the wind to blows? A) Difference in longitude. B) The rotation of the Earth. C) The moon's gravitational pull. D) Differences in air temperature and pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Differences in air temperature and pressure. 5. How often does a El Nino happen? A) Once every month. B) A few years. C) Every day. D) Once every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A few years. 6. Most scientists agree that an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases entering Earth's atmosphere causes A) An increase in melting of polar ice caps. B) An increase in crustal plate movement. C) A decrease in average surface temperatures. D) A decrease in sea level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase in melting of polar ice caps. 7. A cold, dry air mass that moves over warm, tropical waters will likely become A) Colder and drier. B) Warmer and drier. C) Colder and wetter. D) Warmer and wetter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warmer and wetter. 8. Valleys carved out by glaciers are always ..... shaped. A) W. B) V. C) U. D) Q. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) U. 9. A device that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is a ..... A) Barometer. B) Thermometer. C) Kilometer. D) Micrometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barometer. 10. During winter, the Earth ..... A) Is further away from the sun. B) Is tilted away from the sun. C) Is tilted toward the sun. D) Is closer to the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is tilted away from the sun. 11. Why would a hurricane lose strength? A) It goes into warmer waters. B) It hits land. C) It goes into more equatorial regions. D) A thunderstorm occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It hits land. 12. Which layer of the ocean receives the most sunlight for plant survival? A) Photic zone. B) Twilight zone. C) Abyssal zone. D) Loading zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photic zone. 13. Water vapor condenses into water droplets (around some tiny particles like dust, etc). This can only happen when the temperature in the air is below the dewpoint. What does this form? A) Rain. B) Cloud droplets. C) Clouds. D) Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloud droplets. 14. Which process must occur for clouds to form? A) Condensation. B) Precipitation. C) Erosion. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 15. Frigid air that travels southward from Canada would be what type of air mass? A) Continental polar. B) Continental tropical. C) Maritime polar. D) Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continental polar. 16. A high-pressure center characterized by a clockwise flow of air in the Northern Hemisphere A) Anticyclone. B) Cyclone. C) Storm surge. D) El Nino. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anticyclone. 17. Maritime tropical air masses form A) Over water near the equator. B) Over land near the equator. C) Over cold waters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over water near the equator. 18. Which group of gases are all GREENHOUSE GASES? A) Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Water Vapor. B) Nitrogen, Carbon dioxide, Ozone. C) Oxygen, Carbon monoxide, Amonia. D) Nitrogen, Oxygen, Helium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Water Vapor. 19. What gas makes up 21% of Earth's atmosphere? A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Ozone. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 20. Juan noticed the sunny skies suddenly became stormy. Which most likely happened when the weather changed in this way? A) Winds weakened. B) Humidity decreased. C) Air pressure dropped. D) Temperatures increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air pressure dropped. ← 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