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B) Carbon dioxide, methane, and helium. C) Hydrogen, methane, and ozone. D) Hydrogen, helium, and water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen. 5. Meteorologists are scientists who study patterns of change in temperature, precipitation, humidity, and air pressure. Time is spent collecting and recording data to analyze long-term patterns as well as to make predictions of future conditions of the local area. Which of the following are meteorologists investigating to determine average patterns, such as those mentioned above, over a long period of time? A) Climate. B) Temperature changes. C) Weather. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 6. In the Northern Hemisphere, winds traveling north appear to curve east because of the: A) Trade winds. B) Convection currents. C) Coriolis effect. D) Polar easterlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coriolis effect. 7. They are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. A) Cirrus. B) Cumulonimbus. C) Cumulus. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cumulus. 8. Which instrument tells you the direction from which the wind is blowing? A) Compass. B) Wind vane. C) Anemometer. D) A compass and a wind vane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A compass and a wind vane. 9. Compared to cold air, warm air has the potential to A) Carry less water vapor. B) Carry more water vapor. C) The amount of water vapor is the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carry more water vapor. 10. ..... is air that flows from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. A) Convection Cells. B) Wind. C) Atmospheric Pressure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 11. Not much moves either mass. It remains in place. Continuous precipitation occurs along the front A) Warm front. B) Stationary front. C) Cold front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stationary front. 12. Layer of Earth's atmosphere closest to the ground; weather occurs here A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 13. Which of these best describes temperature inversion? A) Temperature decreases in the upper troposphere and pollution moves away from the Earth. B) Temperature decreases in the upper troposphere and pollution is trapped closer to the Earth. C) Temperature increases in the upper troposphere and pollution moves away from Earth. D) Temperature increases in the upper troposphere and pollution is trapped closer to the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperature increases in the upper troposphere and pollution is trapped closer to the Earth. 14. On a summer day in July, Marsha stepped barefoot onto the hot sand from the cool ocean water. Why did the sand seem so much warmer? A) The sand has a lower specific heat and heats up rapidly. B) The water has a lower specific heat and heats up slowly. C) The sand has a higher specific heat and heats up slowly. D) The ocean has a higher specific heat and heats up rapidly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sand has a lower specific heat and heats up rapidly. 15. Which of these is NOT a scale that meteorology is studied at? A) Micro. B) Synoptic. C) Macro. D) Global. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Macro. 16. Three towns are located at similar latitudes. Which town will have the least difference between the average high temperature and the average low temperature? A) A town in a desert. B) A town near the ocean. C) A town high in the mountains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A town near the ocean. 17. Electromagnetic energy traveling through empty space (vacuum) is an example of- A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 18. In the name "thermosphere", the prefix "thermos" refers to what? A) Heat. B) Atmospheric gases. C) Altitude. D) Meteors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat. 19. Layered clouds that often cover much of the sky are called A) Cumulus. B) Cirrus. C) Stratus. D) Cumulonimbus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratus. 20. Layer of the atmosphere where all weather occurs A) Troposphere. B) Mesososphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. ← 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