This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Weather > Principles Of Meteorology – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 67 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When we see lightning, which are we most likely seeing? A) Stepped leader. B) Return stroke. C) Dart leader. D) Dart Stoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Return stroke. 2. The Corliolis Effect can cause A) Global winds to seem to curve. B) Surface currents to seem to curve. C) Deep ocean currents to seem to curve. D) Both global winds and surface currents to seem to curve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both global winds and surface currents to seem to curve. 3. What tool measures wind speed? A) Thermometer. B) Barometer. C) Anemometer. D) Rain gauge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anemometer. 4. This landslide is an example of A) Wind abrasion. B) Glacial deposition. C) Wave action. D) Mass movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mass movement. 5. Which layer of the atmosphere has all of Earth's weather? A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 6. Which of the following is known for extremely calm winds AND sudden and severe rain/thunderstorms? A) Doldrums. B) Horse Latitudes. C) Polar regions. D) Westerlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doldrums. 7. Thunderstorm cloud A) Cumulonimbus. B) Nimbostratus. C) Cirrus. D) Contrail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cumulonimbus. 8. What is air pressure? A) Putting pressure on air to fill a balloon. B) Peer pressure. C) Wind. D) The weight of the air pushing down on the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weight of the air pushing down on the earth. 9. The coldest layer of the atmosphere is ..... A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 10. What conditions form a tornado? A) Strong winds. B) Winds moving in different directions. C) Warm and cool air meeting. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. Which of the following occurs because of convection within the ocean? A) Algae blooms. B) Waves. C) Gravity. D) Ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean currents. 12. An air mass that forms over the North Pacific Ocean brings what kind of weather to the Pacific coast? A) Dry and warm. B) Dry and cold. C) Wet and warm. D) Wet and cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wet and cold. 13. The amount of pressure change occurring over a given distance A) Pressure gradient. B) Pressure steepness. C) Jet stream. D) Prevailing winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pressure gradient. 14. How do differences in air pressure affect the movement of air? A) Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. B) Air always moves from areas of low altitudes to high altitudes. C) Air always moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure. D) Air always moves from east to west. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air always moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. 15. A storm of tropical origin with winds sometimes in excess of 64 knots (74 ml/hr). A) Hurricane. B) Cyclonic Storm. C) Thunderstorm. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurricane. 16. The bottom layer of the atmosphere closest to earth is the A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 17. What layer of the atmosphere is subdivided into the ionosphere and exosphere? A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 18. The warmest layer of the atmosphere is ..... A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 19. Measures relative humidity A) Thermometer. B) Anemometer. C) Hygrometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hygrometer. 20. An area of low pressurehas formed in the Texas Gulf. News reports concerning the warm surfacetemperatures of the ocean water and the rotational movement of the clouds areannounced hourly. What may be forming? A) A blizzard. B) A tornado. C) A hurricane. D) A tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hurricane. ← 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