This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... is used to measure relative humidity. A) Thermometer. B) Barometer. C) Hygrometer. D) Isotherm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hygrometer. 2. The 2 main gases in the atmosphere? A) Carbon dioxide and oxygen. B) Nitrogen and carbon dioxide. C) Nitrogen and oxygen. D) Oxygen and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen and oxygen. 3. Name the weather satellite observation system that is useful for tracking clouds only. A) Infrared imagery. B) Doppler weather radar. C) Visible light imagery. D) Water vapor imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visible light imagery. 4. This strongly absorbs UV radiation in the stratosphere. A) Ozone. B) Water Vapor. C) Greenhouse Effect. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 5. What is the effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? A) Water evaporated from the oceans into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from precipitating, increasing atmospheric humidity. B) Water evaporated from the oceans into the atmosphere is reflected by greenhouse gases, preventing it from condensing, decreasing atmospheric humidity. C) Heat radiated by the Earth into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from escaping into space, increasing global temperatures. D) Heat radiated by the Sun is reflected by greenhouse gases, preventing it from entering the atmosphere, decreasing global temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat radiated by the Earth into the atmosphere is trapped by greenhouse gases, preventing it from escaping into space, increasing global temperatures. 6. In orographic lifting, clouds form when moist winds A) Flow over sea. B) Encounter mountains. C) Become drier. D) Warm up the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encounter mountains. 7. Which layer of the atmosphere is the hottest? A) Troposphere. B) Exosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 8. Air that is Wet and Warm is considered what kind of air mass? A) Maritime Tropical. B) Maritime Polar. C) Continental Tropical. D) Continental Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maritime Tropical. 9. Occurs when colder air advances toward warmer air A) Warm Front. B) Cool Front. C) Cold Front. D) Hot Front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold Front. 10. A balloon-borne package of sensors that gathers upper-level temperature, air pressure, and humidity is ..... A) A radiosonde. B) A satellite. C) A hygrometer. D) Doppler radar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A radiosonde. 11. The surface of Earth is constantly changing, primarily due to the A) Uneven flow of magnetic energy. B) Pull of gravity from the Moon. C) Uneven heating of the surface that creates weather. D) Pull of gravity from the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uneven heating of the surface that creates weather. 12. Which environmental factors most likely impact the formation of tornadoes in Tornado Alley? A) High pressure systems colliding with other high pressure systems. B) Cold dry air and warm dry air moving towards each other. C) Low evaporation rates and windy conditions. D) Cool dry air colliding with warm moist air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cool dry air colliding with warm moist air. 13. Warm air mass overtakes cold mass. Less dense warm air slides over heavy cool air. Much more gradual front. Associated with precipitation A) Warm front. B) Stationary front. C) Cold front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm front. 14. How hot or cold something is - A) Friction. B) Temperature. C) Gravity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature. 15. Which force generates winds? A) The Coriolis effect. B) Gravity. C) Pressure differences. D) Friction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pressure differences. 16. Which of these states is most famous for tornadoes? A) Missouri. B) Texas. C) Illinois. D) Kansas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kansas. 17. Typical COLD Front clouds A) CB, TCU, CU. B) NS, CU. C) NS, ST. D) ST, CU. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CB, TCU, CU. 18. What is the name for this air mass?Formed over ocean in a cold region so the air is wet & cold with high pressure A) Continental polar. B) Maritime polar. C) Continental tropical. D) Maritime tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maritime polar. 19. It is the tendency of fluid to resist to flow. A) Viscosity. B) Lubricant. C) Tension. D) Homogeneity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Viscosity. 20. Winds will circulate around a high pressure system A) To the right. B) To the left. C) Not enough information to tell. D) None of above. 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