This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The biggest storms happen at ..... fronts. A) Warm. B) Occluded. C) Cold. D) Beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold. 2. What is the visibility (in miles) in order to be categorized as a blizzard? A) 1/2. B) 3/4. C) 1/4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1/4. 3. What weather does a warm front bring? A) Long periods of precipitation. B) Strong winds. C) Storms a mind tornandoes. D) Gentle rain and mild weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gentle rain and mild weather. 4. Clouds form when water vapor in the air A) Evaporates. B) Condenses. C) Falls. D) Precipitates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condenses. 5. This instrument measures air pressure A) Thermometer. B) Rain gauge. C) Anemometer. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barometer. 6. What's the hottest layer of the Earths Atmosphere A) Friday. B) Ozone Layer. C) Exposphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 7. A cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of Earth, appreciably reducing visibility A) Fog. B) Dew. C) Steam. D) Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fog. 8. Hurricanes typically form over ..... A) Cold ocean water. B) Tropical rain forests. C) Warm ocean water. D) Very dry land masses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm ocean water. 9. Which describes air pressure? A) The amount of gravity the air has. B) The weight of the air against a given area. C) How much volume air has. D) How high or low you are to the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weight of the air against a given area. 10. Radio detecting and ranging A) Radar. B) Radiosonde. C) Thermometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radar. 11. METAR LKNA 282100Z 07006KT 3000 BR OVC004 08/08 Q1004 RMK YLO=Visibility A) 4000 m. B) 3000 ft. C) 3000 m. D) 10000 ft. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3000 m. 12. Why do sea breezes occur during the day? A) Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler. B) Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer. C) Land heats up faster than water, so the air above the land is warmer. D) Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land heats up faster than water, so the air above the land is warmer. 13. ..... and ..... affect the ocean's density and cause the Global Conveyor Belt to travel A) Gravity and the Coriolis Effect. B) Temperature and salinity. C) Wind and climate. D) Temperature and the Coriolis Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature and salinity. 14. When creating air pressure maps, you should always ..... A) Connect points of equal values. B) Draw the line so it leaves the page. C) Draw the lines as circles or lines that exit the page. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Farmers prefer this type of front. What type of front? A) Warm. B) Cold. C) Stationary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm. 16. Which of the following refers to the temperature to which air would have to be cooled to reach saturation? A) Dew point. B) Vapor. C) Adiabatic rate. D) Relative point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dew point. 17. A front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front A) Warm front. B) Cold front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occluded front. 18. What is the best explanation for these two statements?1. Some mountains located near the Earth's Equator have snow-covered peaks. 2. Icecaps exist at the Earth's poles. A) High elevation and high latitude have a similar effect on climate. B) Both mountain and polar regions have arid climates. C) Mountain and polar regions receive more energy from the Sun than other regions. D) An increase in snowfall and an increase in temperature have a similar effect on climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High elevation and high latitude have a similar effect on climate. 19. What instrument tells wind direction A) Rain gauge. B) Barometer. C) Wind vane. D) Anemometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind vane. 20. Where would the highest air pressure be measured? A) In a vacuum. B) Outer space. C) Mt. Everest. D) Sea level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea level. Next →Related QuizzesPrinciples 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 9Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 10Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books