This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The horizontal movement of air from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure A) High air pressure. B) Atmosphere. C) Convection current. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 2. Which of the following steps SHOULD NOT be taken in preparation for a cyclonic storm? A) Have battery operated radios and flashlights. B) Leave town even though you weren't ordered to evacuate. C) Board up your house. D) Have plenty of food and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leave town even though you weren't ordered to evacuate. 3. What is the definition of fog A) A torpedo underwater. B) A cloud in the exosphere. C) A low lying cloud. D) A thin layer of multiple clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A low lying cloud. 4. - the amount of water vapor in the air. A) Weather. B) Humidity. C) Fog. D) Dew point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humidity. 5. What is a meterologist A) A person who forcast weather. B) A spokes person for a weather channel. C) A weather man. D) A person who geuses the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who forcast weather. 6. How are air masses described? A) By their size and number of clouds. B) By their temperature and speed. C) By their location and altitude. D) By their temperature and moisture content. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By their temperature and moisture content. 7. Micro vs Macroburst A) Microbursts damage less than a mile, Macrobursts damage more than a mile. B) Microbursts damage less than 2.5 miles, Macrobursts damage more than 2.5 miles. C) Microbursts damage less than 3 miles, Macrobursts damage more than 3 miles. D) They are the same thing; Macrobursts are the British term. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Microbursts damage less than 2.5 miles, Macrobursts damage more than 2.5 miles. 8. The Coriolis effect causes ..... A) The Earth to rotate on its axis. B) Continental deflection. C) Global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line. D) Global winds and deep ocean currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global winds and surface currents to move in a curved path instead of a straight line. 9. Which word best describes the eye of a hurricane? A) Stormy. B) Windy. C) Cold. D) Calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calm. 10. Which type of weather is associated with an occluded front? A) Heavy rain, thunderstorms, and/or snow showers for short periods of time. B) Steady, gentle rain/drizzle; steady light snow if cold enough. C) Strong winds and heavy precipitation. D) Light to moderate rain or snow for several days; also clouds and fog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong winds and heavy precipitation. 11. Cold air mass that moves rapidly and overtakes a warm front A) Cold front. B) Warm front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occluded front. 12. Maritime polar (northern Pacific, Bering Sea) A) Warm and humid. B) Cold and dry. C) Cool and humid. D) Warm and dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cool and humid. 13. Air masses from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, also found in South Atlantic and pacific. Carry moist air. Usually means precipitation A) Maritime polar. B) Maritime tropical. C) Continental polar. D) Continental tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maritime tropical. 14. Which has the greatest influence on wind speed? A) Differences in the density of interacting air masses. B) Differences in atmospheric nitrogen concentrations. C) Differences in carbon dioxide concentrations. D) Differences in ozone levels in the stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Differences in the density of interacting air masses. 15. What would a warm, dry air mass be named? A) Maritime Polar. B) Maritime Tropical. C) Continental Polar. D) Continental Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continental Tropical. 16. What is a warm front A) Slow. B) Mass of warm air taking over where cold air has been. C) Fast. D) Mass of cold air taking over where warm air has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mass of warm air taking over where cold air has been. 17. Nimbus is a large ..... rain cloud. A) Gray. B) Pink. C) Puffy. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray. 18. The ozone layer is in the upper portion of this part of the Earths atmosphere A) Stratosphere. B) Ionosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 19. What is the coriolis effect A) When wind appears to curve because earth's spinning. B) Wind speed. C) Wind direction. D) Wind temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When wind appears to curve because earth's spinning. 20. Why do we have seasons on earth? A) The tilt of the Earth means that the angles of the sun's rays change. B) The Earth gets closer to the sun during summer. C) The sun gets hotter during summer. D) There are more clouds during winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tilt of the Earth means that the angles of the sun's rays change. ← 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