This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What kind of clouds are most likely to produce thunderstorms? A) Cumulonimbus. B) Cirrus. C) Cumulus. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cumulonimbus. 2. Which air masses have the greatest effect on weather conditions in much of the United States? A) CP and mT. B) MP and cP. C) MP and cT. D) MT and cT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CP and mT. 3. Air is heavy and sinks, cool, clear, dry, fair weather with little to no precipitation A) Low pressure. B) High pressure. C) Air pressure. D) Altitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High pressure. 4. A storm which contains large amounts of snow OR blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours) is called a A) Tropical storm. B) Snow storm. C) Blizzard. D) Snow spout. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blizzard. 5. What happens when the air temperature drops to its Dew Point? A) The air will be fully saturated. B) The air will be fully saturated. C) Water freezes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The air will be fully saturated. 6. Where does warm water originate from on our planet? A) North Pole. B) South Pole. C) Equator. D) Both the North and South Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator. 7. What 2 gases make up 99% of the gases in Earth's atmosphere? A) Carbon Dioxide and Argon. B) Nitrogen and Oxygen. C) Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide. D) Oxygen and Neon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen and Oxygen. 8. Which Physics principle is the basis for Conservation of Momentum? A) Laws of Motion. B) Law of Universal Gravitation. C) Laws of Thermodynamics. D) Bernouli's Principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laws of Motion. 9. Thunder is ..... A) The sound made when lightning strikes an object. B) The sound of air rapidly expanding and contracting around a lightning bolt. C) The sound a tornado makes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sound of air rapidly expanding and contracting around a lightning bolt. 10. Which best describes climate? A) Summers are typically hot and dry. B) It rained this week. C) Yesterday it was cold and windy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summers are typically hot and dry. 11. Which situation would cause faster wind speeds? A) Midwest region has humidity of 90% and Southern region has a humidity of 20%. B) Midwest region has a temperature of 50 and Southern region has a temperature of 90. C) Midwest region is experiencing extremely high pressure and Southern region has extremely low pressure. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Midwest region is experiencing extremely high pressure and Southern region has extremely low pressure. 12. What protects life on earth from harmful UV radiation? A) Ionopshere. B) Stratosphere. C) Ozone Layer. D) Auroras. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ozone Layer. 13. Energy transferred by waves or rays A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) X-rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation. 14. What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere? A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 15. ..... front forms when warm air moves over cold air and slowly replaces the cold air A) Warm front. B) Cold front. C) Occluded front. D) Stationary front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm front. 16. In heat transfer, which process uses air flowing from one location to another in the atmosphere A) Absorption. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convection. 17. All of the following tools are useful in measuring local weather conditions EXCEPT - A) Thermometers. B) Rain gauges. C) Wind socks. D) Telescopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telescopes. 18. The layers of the atmosphere in order from bottom to top are A) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere. B) Troposphere, mesosphere, atmosphere, thermosphere. C) Mesosphere, thermosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere. D) Thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere. 19. The seasons are caused by ..... A) Earth's varying distance from the sun. B) Earth's changing rate of rotation. C) The tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the sun. D) Shifting climates on Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tilt of Earth's axis as Earth revolves around the sun. 20. Height above sea level (above the Earth's surface) A) Atmosphere. B) Sea level. C) Air pressure. D) Altitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Altitude. ← 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