This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 62 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 62 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A city near the coast experiences local breezes on a frequent basis. Which of these is the BEST explanation for this? A) The cold fronts that form only over coastal areas cause thunderstorms. B) The amount of sunshine received by coastal areas causes thunderstorms. C) The uneven heating of land and water in coastal areas creates fronts that cause thunderstorms. D) The interactions of the waves with the landmass change the air pressure to cause thunderstorms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The uneven heating of land and water in coastal areas creates fronts that cause thunderstorms. 2. A force exerted on a unit area describes Air ..... A) Density. B) Temperature. C) Pressure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pressure. 3. Advancing warm air that displaces cold air A) Cold front. B) Warm front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm front. 4. How does altitude affect an area's climate? A) The higher the altitude, the cooler the climate, since air gets colder as you ascend in the troposphere. B) The higher the altitude, the warmer the climate, since air gets warmer as you ascend in the troposphere. C) Altitude has no effect on an area's climate. D) The lower the altitude, the cooler the climate, since air gets colder as you descend in the troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The higher the altitude, the cooler the climate, since air gets colder as you ascend in the troposphere. 5. A percent that compares the actual amount of water vapor in the air with the maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature is called A) Saturation point. B) Relative humidity. C) Isobar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative humidity. 6. When air masses meet but neither pushes forward into another is known as a ..... A) Cold Front. B) Warm Front. C) Stationary Front. D) Localized Convective Lifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stationary Front. 7. Line on a map connecting points having the same temperature A) Isobar. B) Isotherm. C) Prevailing winds. D) Saturated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isotherm. 8. A funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that (1) forms over land, (2) is no more than 1/4 mile wide, (3) lasts no more than an hour, and (4) has winds of up to 300 mph is a A) Hurricane. B) Tornado. C) Thunderstorm. D) Tropical storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tornado. 9. When a warm air mass catches up to and overtakes a retreating cold air mass, it forms a(n)- A) Stationary front. B) Cold front. C) Warm front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm front. 10. How are hurricanes and tornadoes related to air masses? A) They form within air masses. B) They form where air masses meet. C) They form where air pressure is the same. D) They form where air temperatures are the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They form where air masses meet. 11. Most of the energy needed for all the processes on earth comes directly or indirectly from the sun. There is no medium or material connecting the sun to the earth. Therefore, the only type of heat transfer possible to transfer energy from the sun to the earth is A) Condensation. B) Convection. C) Conduction. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radiation. 12. Which of the following is not a type of severe weather? A) Blizzard. B) Tsunami. C) Severe Thunderstorm. D) Drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tsunami. 13. Any form of water-snow, sleet, hail, or rain falling from the clouds to Earth. A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipitation. 14. In an activity, students look at different climatic regions of the United States to determine what types of plants will grow in certain regions. One group chooses to look at a region with heavy annual rainfall and an average annual temperature of 18 degrees Celsius (64.4 degrees Fahrenheit). Which plant could best be grown in that climatic region? A) A plant that needs constant sunlight and no watering. B) A plant that needs constant sunlight and heat. C) A plant that needs partial shade and little watering. D) A plant that needs lots of rain and mild air temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A plant that needs lots of rain and mild air temperatures. 15. On a weather map, which type of front is shown by a line with semicircles extending from one side? A) Warm front. B) Cold front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm front. 16. How long does it take the Earth to spin once on its axis? A) 24 minutes. B) 24 hours. C) 365 hours. D) 365 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 24 hours. 17. A student heats salt water in a beaker on a hot plate to model how ocean currents are generated. What is the most important way in which this model fails to accurately show how ocean currents are generated? A) Oceans have fresh, not salt water. B) Oceans are heated from the top, not the bottom. C) Water in the ocean cannot move up and down. D) Ocean water is not contained within something solid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oceans are heated from the top, not the bottom. 18. What is the first layer of the atmosphere? (the one we live in) A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 19. When a cold air mass moves into an area with a warm air mass, it is ..... front. A) A warm front. B) A cold front. C) An occluded front. D) Stationary front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A cold front. 20. What is the temperature at 12000AMSL according to ISA (on a standard day)? A) -9$^\circ$C. B) +9$^\circ$C. C) -19$^\circ$C. D) +19$^\circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -9$^\circ$C. ← 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