This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the warm, moist air moves inland over hot, dry land in Florida, A) The warm air will sink, causing water vapor to condense and form snow. B) The warm air will rise, causing water vapor to evaporate from the air and generate winds. C) The warm air will rise, causing water vapor to condense and form clouds. D) The warm air will become cool, causing water vapor to evaporate and be absorbed by the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The warm air will rise, causing water vapor to condense and form clouds. 2. Uneven heating of Earth's surface by the sun causes which of these? A) Wind patterns. B) Cloud formation. C) Volcanic activity. D) Nutrient cycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind patterns. 3. A(n) ..... front may bring many days of rain. A) Occluded. B) Warm. C) Cold. D) Stationary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stationary. 4. What are the characteristics of maritime polar air masses? A) Cold and dry. B) Cold and wet. C) Hot and wet. D) Hot and dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold and wet. 5. As a cold front passes through ..... A) Temperatures will rise. B) Temperatures will drop. C) Temperatures will stay the same. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperatures will drop. 6. What happens to a parcel of air when it rises farther and farther into the troposphere? A) It cools and becomes denser. B) It warms up and becomes denser. C) It cools and becomes even lighter. D) It never returns to the surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It cools and becomes denser. 7. Most clouds are formed in what layer? A) Mesosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 8. When a warm air mass overtakes a cold air mass, it forms a(n) A) Stationary front. B) Occluded front. C) Warm front. D) Cold front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm front. 9. Planes fly here to avoid weather. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 10. Which weather condition will most likely occur when the atmospheric pressure in an area begins falling? A) Dry. B) Cold. C) Rainy. D) Sunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainy. 11. Which of these causes wind? A) Differences in humidity between two regions. B) Differences in temperature between two regions. C) Differences in pressure between two regions. D) All of these are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Differences in pressure between two regions. 12. When convection occurs in the atmosphere, A) Cool air rises and warm air sinks. B) Cool air sinks and warm air rises. C) Cool and warm air sink. D) Cool and warm air rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cool air sinks and warm air rises. 13. Involves three air masses of different temperatures-cold air, cool air and warm air A) Stationary Front. B) Occluded Front. C) Warm Front. D) Cool Front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occluded Front. 14. How much advance warning do people have that a tornado is coming? A) 15-30 minutes. B) 45 minutes. C) 1 hour. D) 2 1/2 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15-30 minutes. 15. Which most likely produces clear, cool weather? A) Zero air pressure. B) Stable air pressure. C) A low pressure system. D) A high pressure system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A high pressure system. 16. Due to the Coriolis effect, winds in the Northern Hemisphere are deflected to the ..... A) Left. B) Right. C) Bottom. D) Top. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 17. What type of air mass will bring warm, humid air? A) Continental Polar. B) Continental Tropical. C) Maritime Polar. D) Maritime Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maritime Tropical. 18. The average decrease in air temperature with increasing height above the surface. A) Density. B) Pressure. C) Lapse Rate. D) Altitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lapse Rate. 19. Winds will circulate around a low pressure system A) The the right. B) To the left. C) Not enough information to tell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the left. 20. A student examines the temperature and precipitation on a given day using a Celsius thermometer and a rain gauge. The student is measuring - A) Temperature only. B) Climate only. C) Wind speed only. D) Specific weather conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Specific weather conditions. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books