This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 40 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most water vapor in the atmosphere comes from ..... A) Evaporation from oceans. B) Evaporation from soil. C) Transpiration from plants. D) The burning of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation from oceans. 2. These clouds are the closest to the ground. Their name means layer- or sheet like. They bring rain or snow and cover most of the sky. A) Cirrus. B) Stratus. C) Cumulonimbus. D) Cumulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratus. 3. - the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place. A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Relative humidity. D) Heat indes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 4. Which climate zone receives the most direct sunlight throughout the year? The least? A) Most:temperate zone, Least:tropic zone. B) Most:Tropic zone, Least:polar zone. C) Most:polar zone, Least:temperate zone. D) Most:tropic zone, Least:temperate zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Most:Tropic zone, Least:polar zone. 5. The atmosphere is composed of A) Mostly oxygen. B) All hydrogen. C) A mixture of gases. D) H20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A mixture of gases. 6. Which factor causes the motion of surface ocean currents? A) The sun. B) The wind. C) The moon. D) Hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wind. 7. High pressure is known for A) Bad weather like rain and clouds. B) Good weather like clear skies and calm breezes. C) Not enough information to tell. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good weather like clear skies and calm breezes. 8. Air is light and rises, warm, wet, cloudy, precipitation A) Low pressure. B) High pressure. C) Air pressure. D) Land breeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low pressure. 9. Strong winds are formed and followed by heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. What type of front? A) Warm. B) Cold. C) Stationary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold. 10. A intense rotating column of air that extends downward from the base of the thunderstorm. A) Tornado. B) Whirlpool. C) Hurricane. D) Super Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tornado. 11. Heated air moves which direction A) Up. B) Down. C) Right. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 12. Occurs when a boundary between air masses stops advancing A) Warm Front. B) Cold Front. C) Occluded Front. D) Stationary Front. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stationary Front. 13. How are tropical storms in the Northern Hemisphere different from tropical storms in the Southern Hemisphere? A) The winds spin faster in the Southern Hemisphere. B) Tropical storms cause more rain in the Southern Hemisphere. C) Tropical storms don't turn into hurricanes in the Southern Hemisphere. D) The winds spin in opposite directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The winds spin in opposite directions. 14. In which situation would you use weather instruments? A) To predict an upcoming storm. B) To decide what to eat for lunch. C) To figure out why your head hurts. D) To predict the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To predict an upcoming storm. 15. In which atmospheric layer of Earth do thunderstorms occur? A) Thermosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 16. What is the exact definition of CAVOK? A) Visibility 10 km or moreclouds no clouds below 5000ftno significant weather NSW. B) Visibility 10 000 ft or moreclouds no clouds below 5000 m. C) Visibility 10 km or moreSky Clear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visibility 10 km or moreclouds no clouds below 5000ftno significant weather NSW. 17. Clouds that Form in flat layers are know as? A) Cumulus. B) Stratus. C) Altostratus. D) Cirrus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratus. 18. Which planet has the strongest greenhouse effect? A) Mars. B) Venus. C) Earth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venus. 19. Tornados and hurricanes rotate which direction in the northern hemisphere. A) Clockwise. B) Counterclockwise. C) Vertically. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Counterclockwise. 20. The condition of the atmosphere at a given location for a certain short period of time is called A) The watch. B) The weather. C) The relative humidity. D) A contingency table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather. ← 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