This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the front passes, the temperature warms and becomes humid. What type of front? A) Warm. B) Cold. C) Stationary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm. 2. Weather maps can help predict weather patterns. I am the lines that indicate high or low pressure systems. What am I? A) Isotherms. B) Isobars. C) Radar. D) Satellite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isobars. 3. What is climate A) Long term weather. B) Short term weather. C) Rain. D) Over all conditions for a long term period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over all conditions for a long term period of time. 4. The end of a glacier is a curved shape called a A) Medial moraine. B) Quiche lorraine. C) Terminal moraine. D) Lateral moraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terminal moraine. 5. The hottest layer. A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermosphere. 6. Wind is caused mainly by air pressure differences that result from ..... A) Uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere. B) Absorption of ultraviolet radiation by Earth's land masses. C) Radiation of heat from Earth's land masses to water bodies. D) Rotation of Earth on its axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uneven heating of the Earth's atmosphere. 7. Why is the sun important to the water cycle? A) The sun is the source of energy that powers the water cycle. B) The sun gives light so that people can see the water cycle happening. C) The sun's gravity causes the tides which are important to the water cycle. D) The sun isn't important to the water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun is the source of energy that powers the water cycle. 8. What causes a polar vortex to leave it's place of origin and affect the U.S & Canada? A) El Nino. B) La Nina. C) A low pressure system. D) The vortex becoming weak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The vortex becoming weak. 9. List the layers of the atmosphere in correct order from Earth's surface to outer space. A) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. B) Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere. C) Troposphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, thermosphere. D) Weathersphere, ozonesphere, meteorsphere, hottestsphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere. 10. Why does hurricane season not peak until August? A) It takes water a long time to increase in density. B) Water takes a long time to cool down. C) It takes water a long time to heat up. D) Water heats up quickly and it cools down quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It takes water a long time to heat up. 11. The atmosphere is divided into four main layers. Which layer is where all weather takes places? A) Thermosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 12. The transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves A) Latent heat. B) Precipitation. C) Radiation. D) Stability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 13. Why does a heating parcel of air rise as it gains thermal energy? A) The molecules in the air slow down and come closer together; this increases the air mass's density. B) The molecules in the air speed up and become farther apart; this lowers the air mass's density. C) The air becomes more dense. D) The iar moves according to gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The molecules in the air speed up and become farther apart; this lowers the air mass's density. 14. Moisture condensed from the atmosphere and deposited in the form of small drops upon any cool surface A) Dew. B) Frost. C) Rain. D) Fog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dew. 15. A major difference between fronts is that A) In cold fronts, air masses are moving in the same direction. B) In warm fronts, air masses are moving in opposite directions. C) In cold fronts, air masses are moving in different directions. D) Air masses are moving against each other in both fronts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In cold fronts, air masses are moving in different directions. 16. Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated? A) Spirally. B) Unevenly. C) Circularly. D) Kinetically. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unevenly. 17. Which of the following are narrow belts of strong winds found in the upper troposphere? A) Doldrums. B) Westerlies. C) Trade winds. D) Jet streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jet streams. 18. Which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer located in? A) Mesosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stratosphere. 19. The temperature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to reach saturation A) Latent heat. B) Stability. C) Dew point. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dew point. 20. Sinking cool air creates an area of A) High pressure. B) Low pressure. C) Clouds, with a chance of meatballs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High 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