This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 52 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 52 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What kind of weather is associated with high air pressure? A) Clouds and rain. B) Clouds without rain. C) Clear skies. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clear skies. 2. What causes warm air to rise? A) The fact that it is more dense than cold air. B) The fact that it weighs more than cold air. C) The fact that it's less dense than cold air. D) The fact that it is higher pressure than cold air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fact that it's less dense than cold air. 3. Warm ocean currents generally come from A) The North Pole. B) The South Pole. C) The Equator. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Equator. 4. Upwellings move water A) Down. B) Up. C) In circles. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Up. 5. Which do meteorologist NOT use to collect data? A) Time of sunrise. B) Air pressure. C) Air temperature. D) Humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time of sunrise. 6. Which of the following occurs in our oceans as a result of the unequal heating across our globe? A) Winds. B) Waves. C) Gravity. D) Ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean currents. 7. Which statement is about weather is true? A) It does not change very much from day to day. B) It is made up of all the weather conditions in one place in a single moment. C) It includes only the temperature and air pressure in one place at a single moment. D) It does not change very much from moment to moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is made up of all the weather conditions in one place in a single moment. 8. A low-pressure center characterized by a counter-clockwise flow of air in the Northern Hemisphere A) Anticyclone. B) Cyclone. C) Storm surge. D) El Nino. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cyclone. 9. Which term describes the average weather conditions during a season over many years? A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Rainfall. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 10. In which layer do most meteorites vaporize? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mesosphere. 11. How does a cold front form? A) Warm air advances and replaces cold air. B) Cold air advances, forcing warm air to rise. C) Warm and cold air masses meet and mix. D) Warm and cold air masses have no relative advancement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold air advances, forcing warm air to rise. 12. Clouds that form near the ground are called? A) Stratus. B) Cirrus. C) Cumulus. D) Fog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fog. 13. Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere? A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Argon. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 14. A light rain system with thin clouds has moved through Oklahoma. What has occurred to produce this type of precipitation? A) A warm front. B) A massive buildup of high air pressure. C) A hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico. D) A cold front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A warm front. 15. Which term refers to the atmospheric conditions that prevail from season to season and year to year at a certain location? A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Equilibrium. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 16. Click on the answer that is NOT a Fossil Fuel A) Coal. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Oil. D) Natural Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Dioxide. 17. What are the four mechanisms that can cause air to rise? A) Orographic lifting, frontal wedgie, condensation, localized convention lifting. B) Oceanic lifting, frontal wedgie, convection, localized convention lifting. C) Orographic lifting, frontal wedging, convection lifting, convergance. D) Orographic lifting, frontal wedging, convergence, localized convective lifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orographic lifting, frontal wedging, convergence, localized convective lifting. 18. In precipitation mode, the radar completes a volume scan every how many minutes depending upon which volume coverage pattern (VCP) is in operation? A) Every 5 - 10 minutes. B) Every 1 hour. C) Every 4 - 6 minutes. D) Every 30 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Every 4 - 6 minutes. 19. What is a METAR? A) Report of real weather observed at given aerodrome at certain time. B) Forecast of weather for given aerodrome and time period. C) Meteorologigal area report for given FIR. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Report of real weather observed at given aerodrome at certain time. 20. Air is warmer and less dense at the equator because the equator receives more ..... A) Wind. B) Solar radiation. C) Air pressure. D) Condensation. 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