This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Occurs when colder air advances toward warmer air and collides head on A) Warm Front. B) Cool Front. C) Cold Front. D) Hot Front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold Front. 2. When a rapidly moving cold air mass runs into a slow moving warm air mass, the result is a(n) A) Occluded front. B) Cold front. C) Warm front. D) Stationary front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold front. 3. What is a Meteorologist? A) A scientist who studies dinosaurs. B) A scientist who studies weather. C) A scientist who studies rocks. D) A scientist who studies plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A scientist who studies weather. 4. High pressure is where A) Air is falling. B) Air is rising. C) Air is stagnate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air is falling. 5. Where would you expect to find the strongest wind? A) Forest. B) Desert. C) City. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 6. When a rapidly moving cold air mass replaces and forces a slower-moving warm air mass up, the result is a(n)- A) Stationary front. B) Cold front. C) Warm front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold front. 7. A(n) ..... is a fast-moving front that often brings thunderstorms followed by clear skies. A) Cold front. B) Warm front. C) Occluded front. D) Stationary front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold front. 8. Earth's ozone layer is ..... A) Has been thickening over the past several years. B) Filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. C) Exists only over Antarctica. D) Traps carbon dioxide in the stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filters harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun. 9. Most hurricanes A) Cannot be seen from space. B) Cross exposed land. C) Become dangerous category 5 storms. D) Lose their power when they move into cooler waters or moves over land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lose their power when they move into cooler waters or moves over land. 10. Air pressure is the ..... that air has on a surface or object A) Height. B) Distance. C) Force. D) Protuberance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Force. 11. The Earth's atmosphere is mainly made of A) Water. B) Snow. C) Wax. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air. 12. A red line on a weather map represents a ..... front. A) Warm. B) Cold. C) Stationary. D) Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm. 13. How does air pressure change as you climb a mountain? A) It decreases (less air pressure). B) It increases (more air pressure). C) Stays the same. D) The temperature gets warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It decreases (less air pressure). 14. Which water cycle stage creates clouds? A) Transpiration. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condensation. 15. A pot is heated on a stove. Which process causes the metal handle of the post to all become hot? A) Combustion. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Conduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conduction. 16. High pressure means ..... skies. A) Clear. B) Cloudy. C) Pink. D) Grey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clear. 17. Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place A) Climate. B) Atmosphere. C) Weather. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 18. Which tool should be used to measure water vapor in the air? A) Anemometer. B) Barometer. C) Hygrometer. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hygrometer. 19. Where can you find pressure systems and weather front analysis? A) In METARs. B) In TAFs. C) On Synoptical charts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On Synoptical charts. 20. In nature, heat always flows from a: A) Cold object to a warm object. B) Small object to a big object. C) Warm object to a cold object. D) Large object to a small object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm object to a cold object. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books