Meteorology MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. A cT air mass is:

1. cold and dry
2. cold and humid
3. warm and dry
4. warm and humid

2. A cumulus cloud is recognized mainly by its

1. obvious vertical dimension
2. darkness or color
3. precipitation
4. layered structure

3. A parcel of air has a temperature of 0OC as it crosses a mountain range at 3000 meters. If it descends, what will its temperature be when it reaches sea level?

1. 15 degree Celcius
2. 30 degree Celcius
3. 0 degree Celcius
4. 40OC

4. A stable atmosphere is one in which

1. air layers are at their lowest elevations
2. temperatures are adiabatic
3. vertical motions are resisted
4. clouds are forming

5. A tornado is a small, very intense example of the

1. cyclone
2. anticyclone
3. coriolis effect
4. geostrophic wind

6. A warm front is said to exist when

1. warm and cold air meet
2. invading cold air pushes underneath warmer air
3. moving cold air overrides warmer air
4. advancing warm air overrides retreating cold air

7. Adiabatic processes are only important for air

1. which is rising or sinking
2. that is stagnant

8. After a cold front passes, which of these does not usually occur?

1. marked temperature drop
2. wind direction shift
3. clearing skies
4. falling barometer

9. An adiabatic process is one in which the

1. altitude of the air parcel remains constant
2. heat exchanged with the surroundings is zero
3. pressure on the air parcel remains constant
4. temperature remains constant

10. An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is called:

1. cP
2. mP
3. cT
4. mT

11. An air mass is a body of air with

1. equal density throughout
2. similar values of temperature and moisture in the horizontal
3. very high pressure everywhere
4. at least two frontal zones

12. An air mass is often modified as it moves over the earths surface. This modification is largely due to

1. jet streams above
2. clouds
3. strong pressure gradients
4. contact with the ground below

13. An mP air mass is:

1. dry and cold
2. humid and cold
3. dry and warm
4. humid and warm

14. Another common term for the wave cyclone is:

1. tropical cyclone
2. anticyclone
3. polar-front cyclone
4. none of these

15. Anvil head is a term applied to:

1. cumulonimbus clouds
2. any high cloud
3. nimbostratus clouds
4. all clouds that form on the windward side of mountains