Meteorology
Practice Test
1.
What is a large body of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms?
a.
a weather system
b.
a cloud
c.
a climate
d.
an air mass
2.
What is the process by which cloud droplets collide and form larger droplets?
a.
advection
b.
radiation
c.
convection
d.
coalescence
3.
__________ is the transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves.
a.
Convection
b.
Conduction
c.
Aviation
d.
Radiation
4.
According to the map, which part of the country would be best to move to in order to avoid high amounts of wind erosion?
a.
the midwest
b.
the northern plains
c.
the northeast
d.
the southeast
5.
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
a.
a barometer
b.
a thermometer
c.
an anemometer
d.
a radiosonde
6.
What layer of the atmosphere contains most of the water vapor?
a.
stratopause
b.
tropopause
c.
troposphere
d.
thermosphere
7.
What does GPS stand for?
a.
Geodial Position Satellite
b.
Global Positioning System
c.
Geographic Positioning System
d.
Global Potential Satellite
8.
What type of solid particles play a role in cloud formation?
a.
clay particles
b.
extraterrestrial particles
c.
dust and salt particles
d.
organic particles
9.
__________ is the measure of the volume of stream water that flows over a certain location over a given amount of time.
a.
velocity
b.
discharge
c.
runoff
d.
bed load
10.
A forecast that relies on numerical data is called __________.
a.
a station model
b.
an analog forecast
c.
a digital forecast
d.
an isopleth
11.
What is the current state of the atmosphere called?
a.
weather
b.
rain
c.
climate
d.
stability
12.
According to the station model shown in the figure, how much has the barometric pressure changed over the last three hours?
a.
--1.2 millibars
b.
--12 millibars
c.
12 millibars
d.
1.2 millibars
13.
Soil with vegetation allows __________ water to infiltrate than soil without vegetation.
a.
always ten times more
b.
the same amount of
c.
less
d.
more
14.
Narrow bands of fast, high-altitude westerly winds are called __________.
a.
the ITCZ
b.
polar easterlies
c.
jet streams
d.
prevailing westerlies
15.
High-pressure systems usually are associated with __________ and low-pressure systems are associated with __________.
a.
clouds and precipitation, fair weather
b.
fair weather, fair weather
c.
fair weather, clouds and precipitation
d.
the jet stream, fronts
16.
The __________ side of a dune is called the __________ side and is located on the side from which the wind blows.
a.
steep-sloped, windward
b.
steep-sloped, leeward
c.
gentle-sloped, windward
d.
gentle-sloped, leeward
17.
What is the SI unit of temperature?
a.
Calories
b.
Fahrenheit
c.
Celsius
d.
Kelvin
18.
What type of instrument is used to measure wind speed?
a.
an anemometer
b.
a barometer
c.
a hygrometer
d.
a ceilometer
19.
According to the figure, what is the temperature of the ozone layer in Kelvin?
a.
0
b.
-40
c.
233
d.
40
20.
The process of collecting data far above Earth's surface is called __________.
a.
mapmaking
b.
electromagnetic sensing
c.
topographic studies
d.
remote sensing
