This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 55 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What causes seasons on Earth? A) The sun. B) The Earth's rotaion. C) The Earth's revolution. D) The Earth's tilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Earth's tilt. 2. What steps are in the water cycle? A) Ground flow, evaporation, precipitation, run-off. B) Sublimation, rain, sleet, boil. C) Rain, snow, sleet, hail. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ground flow, evaporation, precipitation, run-off. 3. The so-called "ozone hole" is observed above: A) Australia. B) Africa. C) Antarctica. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antarctica. 4. Coldest Layer A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mesosphere. 5. Approximately how many million years ago (mya) were all of Africa and South America inferred to be located south of the equator? A) 59 mya. B) 119 mya. C) 232 mya. D) 359 mya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 359 mya. 6. The way heat moves in liquids and gases is called ..... A) Convection. B) Radiation. C) Conduction. D) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convection. 7. Which states are most known for tornadic activity, also known as tornado alley? A) Texas, Washington, New York, Montana. B) Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska. C) Florida, California, Tennessee, Nevada. D) Oklahoma, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska. 8. After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle? A) Precipitation. B) Transpiration. C) Evaporation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporation. 9. The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%). A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) Trace gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 10. Which below is not a process by which CO2 enters the atmosphere? A) Condensation. B) Volcanic Eruptions. C) The decay of vegetation. D) The burning of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Condensation. 11. Round, grape like A) Mammatus. B) Contrail. C) Lenticular. D) Stratus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mammatus. 12. Water droplets that condense from the air onto cool surfaces near the ground are called ..... A) Fog. B) Precipitation. C) Dew. D) Icicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dew. 13. What is the BOILING point in Degrees FARENHEIT? A) 100. B) 0. C) 212. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 212. 14. The boundary between two air masses A) Front. B) Mass. C) Source region. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Front. 15. The dominant west-to-east motion of the atmosphere that characterizes temperate zones A) Polar easterlies. B) Trade winds. C) Easterlies. D) Westerlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Westerlies. 16. A long-term weather forecast: A) Has complex interactions in the atmosphere that make it difficult to pinpoint exact weather. B) Applies physical principles and mathematics to make predictions and forecasts. C) Looks at patterns from the past to look for similarities that are happening currently. D) Is the most accurate forecast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has complex interactions in the atmosphere that make it difficult to pinpoint exact weather. 17. What gas makes up the majority of the Earth's atmosphere? A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Ozone. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 18. Rain, snow, sleet, and hair are all types of ....., which comes from some clouds. A) Precipitation. B) Condensation. C) Evaporation. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipitation. 19. Global warming is caused by A) Greenhouse gases. B) Fossil fuel use. C) Cars and boats. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. A rain gauge measures what? A) Air pressure. B) Wind speed. C) Amount of precipitation. D) Wind direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amount of precipitation. ← 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