This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 51 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 51 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area A) Air pressure. B) Weight. C) Altitude. D) High pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air pressure. 2. Which gas is considered a major greenhouse gas? A) Methane. B) Oxygen. C) Hydrogen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane. 3. Which layer of the atmosphere does "All weather" occur in? A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 4. What is specific humidity? A) Mass of water vapor in air; total mass of the mixture of air and water vapor. B) Saturation. C) The atmospheric temperature below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form. D) A Ceilometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mass of water vapor in air; total mass of the mixture of air and water vapor. 5. Layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth where most weather phenomena occurs. A) Exosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 6. What do land and water absorb and lose at different rates that can affect weather patterns? A) Heat. B) Pressure. C) Cold. D) Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat. 7. What happens with Relative Humidity, when air is cooled? A) RH increase. B) RH decrease. C) RH remains constant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RH increase. 8. A record of weather data for a particular site at a particular time is a(n) ..... A) Station model. B) Topographic map. C) Isopleth model. D) Climate map. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Station model. 9. Low pressure is known for A) Good weather. B) Bad weather. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad weather. 10. Katabatic wind blows A) Down the hill when temperature drops (late afternoon-evening). B) Uphill when temperature increase. C) From east to west. D) Always in right direction on the Northern hemispehre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down the hill when temperature drops (late afternoon-evening). 11. What type of weather is associated with a cold front? A) Thunderstorms. B) Clear skies. C) Warmer temperatures and tornadoes. D) Cool temperatures and thunderstorms, rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cool temperatures and thunderstorms, rain. 12. What are the two most common gases in Earth's atmosphere? A) Helium and Hydrogen. B) Nitrogen and Oxygen. C) Hydrogen and Nitrogen. D) Oxygen and Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen and Oxygen. 13. What statement describes the general movement of air masses? A) They move from high pressure to low pressure. B) They move from high altitude to low altitude. C) They move from low humidity to high humidity. D) The move from low temperature to high temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They move from high pressure to low pressure. 14. Climate change may have an impact on the following: A) Energy and human health. B) Air quality, oceans, and coastal zones. C) Agriculture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. How do cold surface currents affect an areas climate? A) Since they carry warm water, they will make the air warmer, which will make the land warmer. B) Since they carry cold water, they will make the air warmer, which will make the land warmer. C) Since they carry cold water, they will make the air colder, which will make the land colder. D) Since they carry cold water, they will make the air colder, which will cause snowstorms and polar bears to move in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since they carry cold water, they will make the air colder, which will make the land colder. 16. The layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer is the A) Troposphere. B) Ionosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Mesopsphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 17. What weather condition could be measured by a Celsius thermometer? A) Precipitation. B) Temperature. C) Wind Speed. D) Cloud Cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 18. Layer that contains ozone A) Stratosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 19. Current, short-term variations in the atmosphere are referred to as ..... A) Humidiy. B) Lapse rate. C) Weather. D) The ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 20. An island is surrounded by ocean water. Due to the large amounts of water evaporating around an island, an island is most likely to experience ..... A) Low humidity. B) Little precipitation. C) Dry air. D) Large amounts of precipitation. 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