This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 44 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 44 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these instruments measures air pressure? A) Anemometer. B) Hydrometer. C) Hygrometer. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barometer. 2. Where is the Sun directly overhead during the Equinoxes A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Tropic of Capricorn. C) Equator. D) Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator. 3. Water is found in the atmosphere. A) True. B) False. C) True and False. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it. A) Cumulus. B) Cirrus. C) Stratus. D) Cumulonimbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cumulonimbus. 5. When a warm front moves into an area A) Usually the skies are gray and there is often a drizzle. B) There is often heavy precipitation followed by clearing when the front has moved throught. C) There is usually little change in the weather. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Usually the skies are gray and there is often a drizzle. 6. A rawinsonde is: A) A tool that detects the specific location of precipitation. B) A tool that measures temperature, pressure, humidity and wind speed and wind direction. C) A tool for upper atmosphere data that has sensors and a radio transmitter suspended from a balloon. D) A way to develop a consistent uniform process for meteorology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tool that measures temperature, pressure, humidity and wind speed and wind direction. 7. Which statement best describes the climate of an area? A) At 4:00 pm the relative humidity in southern Nevada was 10%. B) At 3:00 am a winter storm warning was issued for Lake Tahoe. C) The average yearly rainfall in Nevada is approximately 23 cm. D) The lowest temperature last week in Carson City was 9 Degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The average yearly rainfall in Nevada is approximately 23 cm. 8. The small sub-layer that contains charged particles (ions) is the ..... A) Magnetosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Ionosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ionosphere. 9. In the United States, prevailing wind and weather patterns are most likely to move in which direction? A) North to south. B) West to east. C) East to west. D) South to north. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West to east. 10. Which gas is the MOST abundant greenhouse gas in the lower atmosphere? A) Ozone. B) Methane. C) Water vapor. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water vapor. 11. The outpouring of gases from Earth's hot interior. A) Evaporation. B) Out Gassing. C) Global Warming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out Gassing. 12. They are highest clouds in the sky. They are made of frozen ice crystals. They are described as whispy, curly, white or feathery. They are seen when there is good weather. A) Cumulus. B) Cumulonimbus. C) Cirrus. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cirrus. 13. When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a(an) ..... A) Occluded front. B) Warm front. C) Stationary front. D) Cold front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stationary front. 14. Which type of cloud indicates fair weather? A) Nimbus. B) Cumulus. C) Cirrus. D) Cumulonimbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cumulus. 15. High pressure will most likely result in which type of weather? A) Cloudy. B) Snowy. C) Clear. D) Sunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clear. 16. Instrument measures atmospheric pressure A) Barometer. B) Anemometer. C) Thermometer. D) Wind vane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barometer. 17. What type of air mass brings extremely cold weather? A) MP. B) CP. C) CT. D) MT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CP. 18. The eye of a hurricane ..... A) Has the greatest wind speeds. B) Is warmer than the rest of the storm. C) Experiences high pressures. D) Is responsible for heavy precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is warmer than the rest of the storm. 19. Which winds control weather in the US? A) Prevailing Westerlies and Jet Streams. B) Trade Winds. C) Polar Easterlies. D) Doldrums. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevailing Westerlies and Jet Streams. 20. Which front often produces hours of moderate-to-light precipitation over a large area? A) Polar. B) Warm. C) Cold. D) Maritime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm. ← 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