Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 69 (20 MCQs)

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1. A sudden change in the weather at a certain location is most likely caused by

Correct Answer: A) The arrival of an air mass.

2. Cold ocean currents generally come from

Correct Answer: D) Both A and B.

3. Instrument used to measure wind speed

Correct Answer: A) Anemometer.

4. What type of weather does a stationary front bring?

Correct Answer: D) Several days of rain.

5. When I cold front is approaching, what happens?

Correct Answer: C) Warm air rises, cools, and causes rain and thunderstorms.

6. Global winds are named after the direction they are blowing

Correct Answer: B) From.

7. Which is most likely associated with an increase of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the environment?

Correct Answer: A) An increase in health risks associated with UV radiation.

8. Cold air mass that is carrying water is:

Correct Answer: D) Maritime polar.

9. The change in wave frequency of energy as it moves toward or away from an observer is the

Correct Answer: B) Doppler effect.

10. The layer of the atmosphere that most human activity occurs in.

Correct Answer: A) Troposphere.

11. Air mass over the Northern Pacific and Atlantic oceans. They carry cool moist air

Correct Answer: A) Maritime polar.

12. If the Earth stopped rotating winds would not curve because there would be no Coriolis Effect.

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. Why are coastal cities warmer in the winter than inland cities?

Correct Answer: A) Water cools off slower than land, so the water in winter is warmer than the inland cities.

14. A model that shows the weather conditions at a specific location on Earth's surface

Correct Answer: C) Station Model.

15. The ocean plays an important role in the formation of storm systems such as hurricanes because .....

Correct Answer: B) The warm, tropical waters provide the energy that drives the storm.

16. Where does weather occur in the atmosphere?

Correct Answer: C) Troposphere.

17. Cool air is ..... dense so it has ..... air pressure

Correct Answer: C) More, high.

18. Atmospheric pressure at mean seal level is 1000hPa. What approx. pressure do you expect at 3000ft AMSL?

Correct Answer: C) 900 hPa.

19. What is the SI unit for temperature?

Correct Answer: A) Celsius.

20. What kind of weather is most closely associated with low pressure systems?

Correct Answer: D) Cloudy and rainy.