This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cool sinking air causes ..... pressure, resulting in ..... A) High, rain. B) Low, rain. C) High, clear skies. D) Low, clear skies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High, clear skies. 2. When compared to current average conditions, what term would best describe conditions in Earth's lower atmosphere if greenhouse gases were absent? A) Colder. B) Hotter. C) Humid. D) Cloudy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colder. 3. These organisms were responsible for changing the Earths atmosphere by adding Oxygen. A) Aliens. B) Volcanoes. C) Dinosaurs. D) Phytoplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phytoplankton. 4. The ..... is an instrument to be installed on the next generation of weather satellites that maps total lightning (in-cloud and cloud-to-ground) activity continuously day and night over the Americas and adjacent ocean regions. A) Geostationary lightning mapper (GLM). B) In - Ground Precipitation Monitor (IGPM). C) Lighting Detection System (LDS). D) Lighting Mapper (LM). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geostationary lightning mapper (GLM). 5. Down wellings take ..... down to the deep ocean. A) Water. B) Oxygen. C) Tourists. D) Fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 6. An air mass that moves from the equator over the Gulf of Mexico would be? A) Continental Tropical. B) Continental Polar. C) Maritime Polar. D) Maritime Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maritime Tropical. 7. Which of these is most responsible for a city located near the ocean to have a smaller temperature range than a city located in the middle of the US? A) Daily high wind speeds. B) Slow moving cold fronts. C) Heat from deserts. D) Nearby coastal waters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nearby coastal waters. 8. Sarah has been asked by her teacher to investigate the following scientific question:Why are sea breezes felt during the day and land breezes at night? Which of the following data sources would best help Sarah to answer the question and why? A) Day and night temperatures of the beach and ocean, because the land and the air above it heats and cools faster than the water, causing a land breeze at night and a sea breeze during the day. B) The tidal charts for the month, because high tides cool off the beach, causing a sea breeze at night and a land breeze during the day. C) Day and night temperatures of the beach and ocean, because the land and the air above it heats and cools faster than the water, causing a sea breeze at night and a land breeze during the day. D) The tidal charts for the month, because high tides cool off the beach, causing a land breeze at night and a sea breeze during the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day and night temperatures of the beach and ocean, because the land and the air above it heats and cools faster than the water, causing a land breeze at night and a sea breeze during the day. 9. Deep Ocean currents are a result of A) Global Wind Patterns. B) Earth's Rotation. C) Density. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Density. 10. Down wellings move water A) Down. B) Up. C) In circles. D) To new houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down. 11. Meteorologists are scientists who study weather patterns and make forecasts about upcoming weather. Which of the following would a meteorologist analyze when predicting weather? A) The movement of fronts. B) The sun and the moon. C) The growth of plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movement of fronts. 12. What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body? A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) Density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation. 13. How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land? A) Dry. B) Wet. C) Cold. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dry. 14. Which cloud is NOT high up in the atmosphere? A) Cirrus. B) Cumulus. C) Cirrocumulus. D) Cirrostratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cumulus. 15. The largest storm in our atmosphere, in terms of actual size (diameter), is the: A) Tornado. B) Hurricane. C) Middle Latitude Cyclonic Storm. D) Thunderstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Middle Latitude Cyclonic Storm. 16. Wind always blows from areas of ..... towards areas of ..... . A) Low pressure, high pressure. B) High pressure, low pressure. C) Cold, warm. D) Hot, hotter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High pressure, low pressure. 17. A large body of air that is characterized by similar temperatures and amounts of moisture at any given altitude A) Air mass. B) Front. C) Hurricane. D) Storm surge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air mass. 18. The atmosphere keeps the Earth ..... A) Warm enough for life. B) Too Cold for Life. C) Spinning. D) Orbiting the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm enough for life. 19. Low pressure areas would likely have A) Cloudy weather. B) Clear weather. C) Sunny weather. D) Storms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloudy weather. 20. What will happen when the relative humidity of an air mass reaches 100%? A) The relative humidity will continue to increase. B) Precipitation will likely stop, decreasing the relative humidity. C) Precipitation is likely to occur, decreasing the relative humidity. D) None of above. 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