This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Meteorology > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Typhoon is another name for A) Wave cyclone. B) Hurricane. C) Tornado. D) Thunderstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurricane. 2. What must the wind speed be in order for a storm to be classifies as a hurricane? A) 39 mph. B) 54 mph. C) 74 mph. D) 89 mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 74 mph. 3. Dendrochronology is the study of data from tree ring growth. A scientist might study tree rings to learn more about - A) Past climate of an ecosystem in which a tree was located. B) Weather events that affected the growth of the tree. C) Damage to the tree caused by insects or wildfires. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. Which part of the country do MOST tornadoes occur in? A) Southcentral. B) Southeast. C) Northeast. D) Northwest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southcentral. 5. A group of students observes and records information about their area's current weather conditions, while another group researches the climate of the region in which they live. Which question can best be answered from the contributions of both groups' investigations? A) What conclusion can be made when comparing the climate of two different regions?. B) What tools and methods should be used to conduct this investigation?. C) What is the difference between climate and weather?. D) How valid is the information collected on weather and climate?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What is the difference between climate and weather?. 6. What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles? A) Polar, temperate, tropical. B) Tropical, temperate, polar. C) Temperate, polar, tropical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical, temperate, polar. 7. What general trend does a world isothermal map show? A) Temperatures decrease going from the tropics toward the poles. B) Temperatures increase going from the tropics towards the poles. C) Temperatures decrease going from the poles to the tropics. D) Temperatures increase going from the poles to the tropics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperatures decrease going from the tropics toward the poles. 8. What does the L mean on a weather map A) Low temperature. B) Low pressure. C) Low radiation. D) Low precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low pressure. 9. Which of these cloud types bring rain and/or storms? A) Nimbostratus. B) Cumulonimbus. C) Stratus. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. What will cause a hurricane to increase in strength? A) It moving over cool ocean water. B) It moving over land. C) It moving over warmer ocean water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It moving over warmer ocean water. 11. A prolonged period of abnormally hot weather (or higher than average temperatures) is called a A) Drought. B) Heat wave. C) Blizzard. D) Tropical storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heat wave. 12. A storm is a(an) ..... A) "dome" of water that sweeps across the coast where a hurricane lands. B) Huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height. C) Boundary where unlike air masses meet and do not easily mix. D) Violent disturbance in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Violent disturbance in the atmosphere. 13. Measures air pressure A) Barometer. B) Hygrometer. C) Anemometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barometer. 14. Which of the following are most closely related? A) Anemometer/barometer. B) Sling psychrometer/rain gauge. C) Thermometer/wind vane. D) Wind vane/weather vane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind vane/weather vane. 15. In what layer of the atmosphere would you find clouds and weather? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 16. A city near the ocean experiences thunderstorms on a frequent basis. Which of these is the BEST explanation for this? A) The cold fronts that only form over coastal areas cause thunderstorms. B) The tidal variations in coastal areas causes thunderstorms. C) The uneven heating of land and water in coastal areas creates fronts that cause thunderstorms. D) The interactions of the waves with the landmass change the air pressure to cause thunderstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The uneven heating of land and water in coastal areas creates fronts that cause thunderstorms. 17. The horizontal movement of air. A) Wind. B) Coriolis Effect. C) Migration. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 18. In the troposphere, the temperature ..... as altitude increases. A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) Goes up and down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 19. What can occur in the Doldrums? A) Heavy rain and strong thunderstorms. B) Sudden bursts of wind that only last for a few seconds. C) Water Spouts. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy rain and strong thunderstorms. 20. How do convection currents flow? A) Cool air rises and warm air sinks. B) Warm air rises and cool air sinks. C) Both types of air sink. D) Both types of air rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm air rises and cool air sinks. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books