This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 58 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cold, dense air displaces warm air, forces warm air up A) Cold front. B) Warm front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold front. 2. The study of science that focus on the atmosphere, climate, and weather A) Biology. B) Meteorology. C) Evolution. D) Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meteorology. 3. The layers of the atmosphere are classified according to changes in ..... A) Altitude. B) Density. C) Composition. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature. 4. Moisture will form on a glass faster when A) The glass is warm and the air is dry. B) The glass is cold and the air is humid. C) The glass is cold and the air is dry. D) The glass is warm and the air is humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The glass is cold and the air is humid. 5. Cirrus is a A) Low level cloud. B) High level cloud. C) Medium level cloud. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High level cloud. 6. The study of weather is ..... A) Astronomy. B) Astrology. C) Atmospherology. D) Meteorology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meteorology. 7. Tall, dark, anvil shaped. These clouds are associated with thunder, hail, lightning, and possibly tornadoes A) Nimbostratus. B) Cumulus. C) Cumulonimbus. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cumulonimbus. 8. Temperature increases with height in the ..... due to the ozone trapping heat. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 9. What is wind caused by? A) Differences in density. B) Differences in air pressure. C) Differences in peer pressure. D) Differences in temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Differences in air pressure. 10. Name the weather satellite observation system that is useful to show moisture and cloud patterns. A) Infrared imagery. B) Doppler weather radar. C) Visible light imagery. D) Water vapor imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water vapor imagery. 11. A mixture of gases that surround the earth A) Thermosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Ozone Layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 12. A(n) ..... is a fast-moving front that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies and cooler temperatures. A) Cold front. B) Warm front. C) Occluded front. D) Stationary front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold front. 13. The well-mixed region of Earth's atmosphere is known as the: A) Homosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Heterosphere. D) Ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homosphere. 14. ..... front forms when rapidly moving cold air moves under slower moving warm air and pushes the warm air up. This can bring thunderstorms, heavy rain, or snow then cooler drier air after. A) Cold front. B) Warm front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold front. 15. In what Hemisphere do cyclones move in a clockwise direction? A) Northern Hemisphere. B) Eastern Hemisphere. C) Southern Hemisphere. D) Western Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Southern Hemisphere. 16. Hurricanes decrease in strength when they ..... A) Enter warmer water. B) Enter cooler water. C) Enter an area with drier air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enter cooler water. 17. A stationary air mass over the Gulf of Mexico would typically be A) Warm and dry. B) Warm and humid. C) Cool and dry. D) Cool and humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm and humid. 18. What happens immediately after a hurricane makes landfall? A) It gets stronger. B) It gets weaker. C) Its winds pick up speed. D) It starts hailing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It gets weaker. 19. Air moves from ..... A) High to high pressure. B) Low to high pressure. C) High to low pressure. D) Low to low pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High to low pressure. 20. It is the principle where all terms in the equation have same physical dimensions. A) Principle of Dimensional Homogeneity. B) Conservation Laws of Physics. C) Continuum Approximation. D) Taylor Series. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principle of Dimensional Homogeneity. ← 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