This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Science of studying and predicting weather A) Biology. B) Psychology. C) Meteorology. D) Weatherology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorology. 2. Cumulus is a A) Low level cloud. B) High level cloud. C) Medium level cloud. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low level cloud. 3. Volcanic Outgassing ..... A) Created earth's first atmosphere. B) Emits little CO2. C) Emits large amounts of water vapor. D) Had little effect on earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Created earth's first atmosphere. 4. What kind of scientist gathers data or information about the atmosphere and environment? A) Paleontologist. B) Archaeologist. C) Meteorologist. D) Geologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meteorologist. 5. Forms when tiny ice balls are drawn up into a cumulonimbus cloud by strong winds. Is larger ice balls before the fall A) Rain. B) Hail. C) Freezing rain. D) Sleet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hail. 6. Wind speed and direction is determined using a ..... A) Anemometer. B) Barometer. C) Thermometer. D) Wind Vain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anemometer. 7. Which of these drives the energy to produce winds? A) Water. B) Fossil fuels. C) The sun. D) Hydroelectricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 8. A funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface is called a A) Hurricane. B) Tornado. C) Cold Front. D) Thunderstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tornado. 9. This front may bring steady, gentle rain/drizzle; if cold enough, steady, light snow. A) Cold front. B) Warm front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm front. 10. Heat moves by ..... when it travels from one solid to another solid. A) Radiation. B) Convection. C) Thermal energy. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conduction. 11. When reentering FROM SPACE, what is the first layer that an astronaut must pass through? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermosphere. 12. Mass of cold air taking over where warm air has been is A) Stationary front. B) Cold front. C) Warm front. D) Funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold front. 13. Which of the following is one of the reasons a sea breeze occurs during the day? A) The land cools faster than the water. B) The land cools slower than the water. C) The land warms faster than the water. D) The land warms slower than the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The land warms faster than the water. 14. If you are standing north of a smoke stack and smoke from the stack is drifting over your head, the wind direction would be: A) South. B) East. C) West. D) North. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South. 15. What type of cloud forms at high altitudes and appears wispy and feathery? A) Stratus. B) Altocumulus. C) Cumulus. D) Cirrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cirrus. 16. On hot sunny days, the temperature over the land is warmer than the temperature over the water. The warmer air rises and the cooler air moves over the land, producing sea breezes. This means that- A) Soil warms up more slowly than water. B) Water has a higher specific heat capacity than land. C) The air above the land becomes cool and rises. D) Land has a higher specific heat capacity than water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water has a higher specific heat capacity than land. 17. Which tool measures wind speed? A) Anemometer. B) Hygrometer. C) Barometer. D) Wind Vane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anemometer. 18. Weather is the current state of the A) Troposphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 19. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of hurricanes? A) Winds up to 300 mph. B) 100s of miles wide. C) Can last for weeks. D) Measured by the Saffir-Simpson Scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winds up to 300 mph. 20. Oxygen makes up ..... percent of the atmosphere. A) 78. B) 30. C) 21. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 21. ← 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 9Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books