This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which statement below describes weather? A) Weather is the average temperature of an area over several years. B) Weather is recorded yearly. C) Weather changes and is recorded daily. D) Weather can not be predicted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather changes and is recorded daily. 2. The ozone layer in the stratosphere blocks A) UV rays from the sun. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Infrared rays. D) Visible light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UV rays from the sun. 3. Where is the LOWEST pressure region on Earth? A) The Poles. B) The Midlatitudes. C) The Tropics. D) The Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Equator. 4. What is the freezing point in degrees CELCIUS? A) 100. B) 0. C) 32. D) 212. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0. 5. A record of weather data for a particular time is a(n) ..... A) Station model. B) Topographic map. C) Isopleth model. D) Climate map. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Station model. 6. What season occurs in the Southern Hemisphere in August? A) Summer. B) Winter. C) Spring. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 7. Air masses that form over Mexico. Bring hot air A) Maritime polar. B) Maritime tropical. C) Continental polar. D) Continental tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental tropical. 8. Land and water heat at A) The same rate. B) More slowly than grass. C) A greater rate. D) Different rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Different rates. 9. Warm fronts bring A) Periods of rain. B) Day & night temperatures that are mild for the time of year. C) Warmer temperatures after the front moves through. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 10. Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer? A) Conduction. B) Condensation. C) Convection. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation. 11. Differences in thermal energy can be detected with A) Infrared imagery. B) Sonar. C) Radar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infrared imagery. 12. Earth's weather is primarily caused by the A) Uneven heating of Earth's surface. B) Changing distance between Earth and the Sun. C) Gravitational attraction of the Moon. D) Drifting of Earth's crustal plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uneven heating of Earth's surface. 13. What does a barometer measure? A) Temperature. B) Air pressure. C) Dew point. D) Humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pressure. 14. The strength of a sea breeze depends on A) The heat of the day. B) The difference between the temperature of the sea and the land. C) The wind speed. D) The amount of precipitation that day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The difference between the temperature of the sea and the land. 15. Instrument that measures wind direction A) Barometer. B) Anemometer. C) Wind vane. D) Thermometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind vane. 16. When a cold front or a warm front stays in place for several days without invading another front, it is called a ..... A) Stationary front. B) Cold front. C) Occluded front. D) Warm front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stationary front. 17. Why is our atmosphere important to living things? A) It gives us food. B) It gives us gravity. C) It keeps us from exploding. D) It provides all of the gasses needed to live. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It provides all of the gasses needed to live. 18. Earth's atmosphere contains more ..... than any other substance. A) Hydrogen and nitrogen. B) Helium and oxygen. C) Nitrogen and oxygen. D) Carbon and nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen and oxygen. 19. A narrow band of fast westerly moving air that is fueled by a large temperature change and the Coriolis effect A) Coriolis effect. B) Imbalanced heating. C) Jet stream. D) Doldrums. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jet stream. 20. What decreases as you go all the way up in the atmosphere? A) Latitude. B) Air temperature. C) Air quality. D) Air pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air pressure. ← 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