Meteorology
Practice Test
1.
How many satellites are in the GPS?
a.
50
b.
4
c.
6
d.
24
2.
What layer of the atmosphere contains most of the water vapor?
a.
troposphere
b.
stratopause
c.
tropopause
d.
thermosphere
3.
Soil with vegetation allows __________ water to infiltrate than soil without vegetation.
a.
always ten times more
b.
more
c.
the same amount of
d.
less
4.
A forecast that relies on numerical data is called __________.
a.
a station model
b.
an isopleth
c.
an analog forecast
d.
a digital forecast
5.
What is the name for the land area that separates two watersheds?
a.
an island
b.
a peninsula
c.
a stream bank
d.
a divide
6.
How does the satellite Topex/Poseidon map ocean features?
a.
visible light
b.
X rays
c.
ultraviolet rays
d.
radar
7.
How are dunes classified?
a.
side
b.
climate of location
c.
shape
d.
type of particles
8.
__________ is used to measure the speed of raindrops toward or away from a specific point.
a.
ASOS
b.
a radiosonde
c.
Doppler radar
d.
A ceilometer
9.
Narrow bands of fast, high-altitude westerly winds are called __________.
a.
polar easterlies
b.
jet streams
c.
the ITCZ
d.
prevailing westerlies
10.
What instrument is used to measure temperature?
a.
a barometer
b.
a thermometer
c.
an anemometer
d.
a radiosonde
11.
What type of gas found in Earth's atmosphere absorbs UV radiation from the Sun?
a.
water vapor
b.
carbon dioxide
c.
argon
d.
ozone
12.
Clouds are classified by __________.
a.
their shape and density
b.
their shape only
c.
the altitude at which they form at
d.
the altitude of the cloud formation and its shape
13.
The ratio of water vapor in a volume of air, relative to how much water vapor that volume of air is capable of holding, is called __________.
a.
the dew point
b.
relative convection
c.
relative humidity
d.
humidity
14.
Which of the sand dunes in the figure accumulates in areas with very little sand?
a.
c
b.
b
c.
a
d.
d
15.
What shape of cloud is being formed in the figure?
a.
cumulus
b.
cirrus
c.
stratus
d.
nimbus
16.
The change of state of matter from a gas to a liquid is called __________.
a.
conduction
b.
condensation
c.
advection
d.
convection
17.
Which location on the map shows an area of low pressure?
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a.
Atlanta, Georgia
b.
Syracuse, New York
c.
Winnipeg, Canada
d.
Winslow, Arizona
18.
What is a large body of air that takes on the characteristics of the area over which it forms?
a.
a cloud
b.
a weather system
c.
a climate
d.
an air mass
19.
The exchange of heat or moisture between an air mass and the underlying surface is called __________.
a.
climate
b.
air mass convection
c.
air mass modification
d.
air mass weather
20.
What is the convergence of the trade winds from both hemispheres called?
a.
the jet stream
b.
the intertropical convergence zone
c.
the horse latitudes
d.
the prevailing westerlies
