This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A stratus cloud formed near the ground is called ..... A) A thunderstorm. B) A tornado. C) Fog. D) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fog. 2. Condensation nuclei are particles of atmospheric dust around which A) Ozone collects. B) Cloud droplets form. C) Evaporation occurs. D) Winds form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloud droplets form. 3. The science that tracks the Earth's larger atmospheric systems over a long period of time is known as A) Meteorology. B) Climatology. C) Cartography. D) Physical geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climatology. 4. What do you call a wind that is traveling TOWARDS the East? A) Easterly wind. B) Westerly wind. C) Northerly wind. D) Southerly wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Westerly wind. 5. What causes the temperature to increase in the stratosphere? A) Nitrogen. B) Ozone Layer. C) Water Vapor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone Layer. 6. Which type of electromagnetic radiation has theshortest wavelength?(1) ultraviolet (3) radio waves(2) gamma rays (4) visible light A) Ultraviolet. B) Gamma rays. C) Radio waves. D) Visible light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gamma rays. 7. People who try and predict the weather are called A) Meteorologists. B) Astronomers. C) Ecologists. D) Geologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meteorologists. 8. What ocean can hurricanes not develop in? A) Atlantic. B) Pacific. C) Indian. D) Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern. 9. The prevailing westerlies, the major wind belts over the continental United States, generally push air masses from ..... A) East to west. B) West to east. C) North to south. D) South to north. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West to east. 10. A(n) ..... is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops. A) Front. B) Air mass. C) Cloud. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air mass. 11. Which type of bedrock contains these oil and gas deposits? A) Extrusive igneous rock. B) Intrusive igneous rock. C) Metamorphic rock. D) Sedimentary rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sedimentary rock. 12. Earth's atmosphere is unique among the planets and is able to support life because it contains a large amount of ..... A) Oxygen. B) Helium. C) Methane. D) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water vapor. 13. When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it? A) Warm front. B) Cold front. C) Occluded front. D) Stationary front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm front. 14. What is the name of the steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30*N and 60*N and 30*S and 60*S? A) Trade winds. B) Land breeze. C) Westerlies. D) Jet stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Westerlies. 15. TS A) Tower cumulus. B) Thunderstrom. C) Temporary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thunderstrom. 16. The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known as its ..... A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Global warming. D) Seasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 17. Heat index is associated with which two properties of the atmosphere? A) Temperature and pressure. B) Temperature and humidity. C) Humidity and pressure. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature and humidity. 18. Cold air mass overtakes warm air mass. Warm air rises rapidly. Often associated with severe weather A) Warm front. B) Stationary front. C) Cold front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold front. 19. Which air mass produces Seattle's heavy winter precipitation? A) Continental polar. B) Continental tropical. C) Maritime polar, north Pacific ocean. D) Maritime polar, north Atlantic ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maritime polar, north Pacific ocean. 20. Instruments used to measure air pressure are called A) Thermometer. B) Anemometer. C) Rain gauge. D) Barometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barometer. ← 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