This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Earth's interior at a depth of 3500 kilometers is believed to be A) Liquid at a temperature of approximately 4900$^\circ$C. B) Solid at a temperature of approximately 4900$^\circ$C. C) Liquid at a temperature of approximately 5400$^\circ$C. D) Solid at a temperature of approximately 5400$^\circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liquid at a temperature of approximately 5400$^\circ$C. 2. How long does it take the Earth to Rotate one complete time? A) 365 days 6 hours. B) 29 days. C) 24 hours. D) 365 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 hours. 3. Darker stratus clouds that contain more moisture. Produce heavier rain A) Nimbostratus. B) Fog. C) Cumulonimbus. D) Cumulostratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nimbostratus. 4. A circular shaped area on top of a mountain carved by a glacier is called a A) Square. B) Cirque. C) Cube. D) Arete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cirque. 5. When are hurricanes most likely to occur and why? A) Early Winter, because the ocean water is very cold. B) Early Spring, because the ocean water is starting to warm. C) Late Summer, because the ocean water is at it's warmest. D) Late Fall, because the ocean water has cooled off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Late Summer, because the ocean water is at it's warmest. 6. The US is primarily affected by this global wind belt. A) Coriolis. B) Westerly. C) Easterly. D) Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Westerly. 7. Carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and ozone trap heat in the atmosphere. Because of this function, what term do we use to refer to them? A) Greenhouse gases. B) Decomposers. C) Humidity. D) Low pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gases. 8. What is virga? A) Clouds that look like they are harmless, but are very dangerous. B) Clouds that never drop rain. C) Rain that evaporates before reaching the ground. D) It does not exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain that evaporates before reaching the ground. 9. An air mass is A) A large parcel of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which is forms. B) A large parcel of weather that takes on the characteristics of the area over which is forms. C) Windy and brings wet weather. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large parcel of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which is forms. 10. Which element of weather has the definition "The distance one can see" A) Air pressure. B) Density. C) Precipitation. D) Visibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visibility. 11. In the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds tend to blow this way around an area of surface low pressure. A) They blow counterclockwise and outward. B) They blow counterclockwise and inward. C) They blow clockwise and inward. D) They blow clockwise and outward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They blow clockwise and inward. 12. The condition of the air outdoors is- A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Average temperature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 13. Warm air is ..... dense so it has ..... air pressure A) Less, high. B) Less, lower. C) More, high. D) More, lower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less, lower. 14. The result of the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is called ..... A) Altitude. B) Pressure. C) Density. D) Air pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air pressure. 15. Which most likely produces clear, sunny weather? A) Zero air pressure. B) Stable air pressure. C) A low pressure system. D) A high pressure system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A high pressure system. 16. Land breezes near bodies of water occur because A) Land cools off much faster than water. B) Water cools off much faster than land. C) Water heats up much faster than land. D) Land and water heat up at the same rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land cools off much faster than water. 17. What type of weather is associated with a high pressure system? A) Rain. B) Tornados. C) Clear skies. D) There is no such thing as a high pressure system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clear skies. 18. Which type of fronts causes precipitation? A) Cold. B) Warm. C) Occluded. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 19. This layer is where weather occurs A) Troposphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 20. What are snowdrifts A) Huge mountains of snow that winds make. B) Sleet, hail, and snow. C) Rain and snow mixed together. D) Another term for snowstorm. 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