This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which of the following can convection currents be set up? A) Air. B) Plastic. C) A vacuum (void of matter). D) Solid aluminum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air. 2. Measures wind speed and distance A) Thermometere. B) Barometer. C) Anemometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anemometer. 3. What's the humidity and temperature of a continental tropical air mass? A) Wet and cold. B) Dry and warm. C) Wet and warm. D) Dry and cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry and warm. 4. The layer of the Earth's atmosphere up to 30.000ft AMSL (according to ISA at the equator) is called? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Ionosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 5. The force exerted by the air above is called ..... A) Convergence. B) Air pressure. C) Divergence. D) The Coriolis effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pressure. 6. This tool photographs clouds from high above Earth, and sends data to meteorologists. A) Camera. B) IPhone 5. C) Satellite. D) Radar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satellite. 7. Jet planes tend to fly in the ..... to avoid severe weather A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratosphere. 8. During the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, what area will receive 24 hours of DAYLIGHT A) North Pole. B) Equator. C) South Pole. D) Tropic of Caner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South Pole. 9. Water boiling- hot water rising, cooling, then falling- is an example of ..... A) Radiation. B) Conduction. C) Convection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convection. 10. In a high pressure systems A) There are few clouds because the air in moving downward. B) There are many clouds because the air is very humid. C) There are few clouds because the air is moving outward. D) There are many clouds because the air is moving upward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are few clouds because the air in moving downward. 11. When a rapidly moving cold air mass overtakes a slow-moving warm air mass, the result is a(an) ..... A) Cold front. B) Occluded front. C) Warm front. D) Stationary front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold front. 12. Local winds differ from global winds because local winds A) Are caused by unequal heating within a small area and blow in specific directions (only north or only south, for example) over short distances. B) Are caused by unequal heating within a small area and can change directions. C) Are caused by unequal heating within a large area and blow in specific directions over short distances. D) Are caused by unequal heating within a large area and can change directions. unequal heating within a large area and can change directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are caused by unequal heating within a small area and can change directions. 13. A polar climate is? A) Warm and cool. B) Consistently moderate. C) Consistently cool. D) Consistently warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consistently cool. 14. The symbol on a weather map for a cold front is what? A) A line with triangles on it. B) A line with semi-circles on it. C) A line with squares on it. D) A line with circles on it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A line with triangles on it. 15. The study of earth's atmosphere and its phenomenon. A) Water Cycle. B) Geology. C) Meteorology. D) Chemistry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorology. 16. Connected lines of equal pressure A) Lines of altitude. B) Barometer. C) Isobars. D) Longitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isobars. 17. What are two factors determining both climate and weather? A) Latitude and humidity. B) Meteorologists and Hydrologists. C) Wind patterns and upwellings. D) Personality and Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latitude and humidity. 18. Describe an air mass which forms over canada in terms of temperature and moisture A) Wet and warm. B) Wet and cold. C) Dry and warm. D) Dry and cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dry and cold. 19. What percent of the Earth's atmosphere is Oxygen? A) 1%. B) 78%. C) 21%. D) 62%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 21%. 20. What type of clouds produce tornadoes? A) Circocirrus. B) Cumulonimbus. C) Nimbostratus. D) Cumulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cumulonimbus. ← 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