This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 31 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tropical winds running from 0 to 30 degrees latitude are called: A) Subtropical westerlies. B) Polar westerlies. C) Trade winds. D) Polar winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade winds. 2. What organization tracks the weather in the United States? A) National Air and Space Administration. B) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. C) The Meteorological Society. D) National Weather Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National Weather Service. 3. As altitude increases, temperature in the ..... increases (warms). A) Troposphere, thermosphere. B) Stratosphere, mesosphere. C) Troposphere, mesophere. D) Stratosphere, thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratosphere, thermosphere. 4. As a quartz pebble is transported by a stream, the pebble will become more rounded as a result of A) Dissolving as water is running over the rock. B) Abrasion by colliding with other rocks. C) Deposition in well-sorted layers. D) Resistance to weathering and erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abrasion by colliding with other rocks. 5. Which statement best describes the weather shown by the blue triangles going one way and the red semicircles going the other way on a line on a weather map? A) A warm front brings drizzly weather. B) A cold front can cause heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. C) A stationary front may produce rainy or snowy weather for several days. D) An occluded front can cause light to heavy precipitation that may last several days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A stationary front may produce rainy or snowy weather for several days. 6. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb ..... radiation from Earth's surface and re-radiates some of it back to Earth. A) Ultraviolet. B) Sound. C) Radio. D) Infrared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infrared. 7. Cloud droplets collide to form larger droplets in a process called ..... A) Coalescence. B) Convection. C) Condensation. D) Composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coalescence. 8. Which location on Earth receives the most solar radiation in any given year. A) The Poles. B) The Oceans. C) The Tropics. D) The Continents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Tropics. 9. What type of front creates strong/severe thunderstorms a possiblity? A) Cold. B) Warm. C) Occluded. D) Stationary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occluded. 10. Sun light, radio waves, and UV light are all examples of this method of heat transfer. This type of energy can travel through a vacuum of space. A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 11. How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean? A) Dry. B) Wet. C) Cold. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wet. 12. Stratus clouds formed at ground level are called what? A) Fog. B) Sleet. C) Snow. D) Freezing rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fog. 13. Winds and currents are deflected in different directions in each hemisphere. Why? A) Because of the Coriolis Effect. B) Because of the greenhouse effect. C) Because the Jet Stream. D) Because of the Doldrums. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because of the Coriolis Effect. 14. What is the boundary line between air masses of different densities and temperatures? A) Cyclone. B) Front. C) Air mass. D) Weather System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Front. 15. Significant weather charts report cloud base and top? A) Meters AGL. B) In 100's feet AAL. C) In 100's feet AMSL. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In 100's feet AMSL. 16. As altitude increases A) Air pressure decreases. B) Air pressure increases. C) Air pressure stays the same. D) A high pressure system develops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pressure decreases. 17. Where did oxygen in our atmosphere come from? A) Volcanoes. B) Outer space. C) Photosynthesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 18. What cloud is hair like A) Cumulus. B) Cirrus. C) All of the above. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cirrus. 19. An increase in ocean temperature can cause ..... A) An increase in the number of hurricanes. B) Most forms of ocean life to flourish. C) A decrease in sea level. D) Global wind patterns to stabilize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An increase in the number of hurricanes. 20. When a hurricane reaches land, its intensity decreases as the area of ..... A) Increase in pressure and temperature. B) Lack of cold, dry air to fuel the storm. C) Friction and the lack of warm, moist air. D) Successive updrafts into the eye wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friction and the lack of warm, moist air. ← 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