Meteorology MCQ Multiple Choice Questions Answers

Q: 33. Since detection and tracking of hurricanes is now quite accurate, why does damage from these storms continue to increase?

Correct Answer is: continued development of coastal areas

Q: 36. The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is

Correct Answer is: a few days to a week

Q: 37. The buoyancy of a rising air parcel is greatly affected by

Correct Answer is: heat released if water vapor condenses

Q: 38. The cloud droplets in a cloud are formed by water vapor molecules and

Correct Answer is: hygroscopoic nuclei

Q: 39. The development of major winter storms in the midwest depends strongly on

Correct Answer is: air mass contrasts

Q: 40. The formation of tornadoes is associated with:

Correct Answer is: all of the above

Q: 41. The gust front occurs

Correct Answer is: at the leading edge of a thunderstorm downdraft

Q: 42. The heat released when water vapor condenses to form a cloud or when liquid droplets freeze in a cloud

Correct Answer is: helps the cloud to rise higher

Q: 43. The important difference between liquid droplets and ice crystals in a supercooled cloud is that ice crystals

Correct Answer is: grow much more rapidly

Q: 46. The most common way for air to be cooled in order that a cloud may form is by

Correct Answer is: rising and expanding

31. On a weather map,..................fronts are shown with triangular points on one side of the front and semicircles on the other.

warm
cold
occluded
stationary

32. Over the last 20 years, which of these has caused the fewest weather related deaths in the U.S.?

lightning
floods
tornadoes
hurricanes

33. Since detection and tracking of hurricanes is now quite accurate, why does damage from these storms continue to increase?

poor forecasts of landfall area
hurricane intensity is greater
changes in tidal patterns
continued development of coastal areas

34. The air mass type most likely to form thunderstorms is

mT
mP
cT
cA

35. The air masses that have the greatest influence on weather conditions in the Midwestern United States are:

cP and mT
mP and cP
cT and cP
mP and mT

36. The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is

a month
10 - 24 hours
1 - 2 days
a few days to a week

37. The buoyancy of a rising air parcel is greatly affected by

wind speed
air pressure
heat released if water vapor condenses
absorption of solar radiation

38. The cloud droplets in a cloud are formed by water vapor molecules and

molecules of air
other water vapor molecules
hygroscopoic nuclei
protons

39. The development of major winter storms in the midwest depends strongly on

wind speed near the surface
wind speed aloft
amount of snow already on the ground
air mass contrasts

40. The formation of tornadoes is associated with:

severe thunderstorms
cold fronts
middle-latitude cyclones
all of the above

41. The gust front occurs

on the lee shore of the Great Lakes
near the anvil part of a thunderstorm cloud
during the development of thunderstorm clouds
at the leading edge of a thunderstorm downdraft

42. The heat released when water vapor condenses to form a cloud or when liquid droplets freeze in a cloud

makes the air heavier
cools off the cloud
evaporates more water
helps the cloud to rise higher

43. The important difference between liquid droplets and ice crystals in a supercooled cloud is that ice crystals

are more pure
are smaller
increase the water vapor content of the cloud
grow much more rapidly

44. The initial detection and monitoring of tropical storms that may become hurricanes is accomplished by

satellites
ocean buoys
aircraft
ocean ships

45. The lifting of air and the resulting formation of clouds and rain is more gentle (gradual) for a

warm front
cold front
mesocyclone
occluded front

46. The most common way for air to be cooled in order that a cloud may form is by

emitting radiation
rising and expanding
sinking and contracting
reflecting radiation

47. The most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere is:

cooling by compression of air
cooling by release of latent heat of vaporization
cooling by expansion of air
radiation cooling

48. The process by which a cloud droplet first forms is

condensation
evaporation
precipitation
collision and coalescence

49. The stability of an air layer refers to its

albedo
average temperature
pressure as measured at its base
tendency to either sustain or suppress vertical motions

50. The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing:

a tornado
the stages of a thunderstorm
the passage of a hurricane
none of these

51. The vertical motions that occur when the air is unstable are termed

convergence
subsidence
convection
geostrophic

52. This method of frost prevention relies heavily on the release of latent heat of fusion:

orchard heaters
sprinklers
smudge pots
wind machines

53. Thunderstorm tops most likely occur

in the lower troposphere
in the mesosphere
near the tropopause
in the middle stratosphere

54. Tornadoes most often move toward what direction?

west
southeast
northeast
northwest

55. What causes the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm?

spreading downdraft cuts off air inflow
release of latent heat within the cloud
converging surface winds
converging winds aloft

56. What causes the winds of a hurricane to be so fast?

stronger Coriolis force
weaker Coriolis force
very strong pressure gradient force
coupling with the jet stream

57. What determines when a tropical depression or storm is given hurricane status?

wind speed
central pressure
diameter
water temperature

58. What general circulation wind belt is the place of origin for hurricanes?

westerlies
doldrums
trade winds
horse latitudes

59. What type of clouds is most common in a hurricane?

cirrus
stratus
nimbostratus
cumulonimbus

60. Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient?

tornado
middle-latitude cyclone
hurricane
a, b and c should have equally steep pressure gradients

Meteorology MCQ Multiple Choice Questions Answers - Page 2 for Practice

31. On a weather map,..................fronts are shown with triangular points on one side of the front and semicircles on the other.

32. Over the last 20 years, which of these has caused the fewest weather related deaths in the U.S.?

33. Since detection and tracking of hurricanes is now quite accurate, why does damage from these storms continue to increase?

34. The air mass type most likely to form thunderstorms is

35. The air masses that have the greatest influence on weather conditions in the Midwestern United States are:

36. The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is

37. The buoyancy of a rising air parcel is greatly affected by

38. The cloud droplets in a cloud are formed by water vapor molecules and

39. The development of major winter storms in the midwest depends strongly on

40. The formation of tornadoes is associated with:

41. The gust front occurs

42. The heat released when water vapor condenses to form a cloud or when liquid droplets freeze in a cloud

43. The important difference between liquid droplets and ice crystals in a supercooled cloud is that ice crystals

44. The initial detection and monitoring of tropical storms that may become hurricanes is accomplished by

45. The lifting of air and the resulting formation of clouds and rain is more gentle (gradual) for a

46. The most common way for air to be cooled in order that a cloud may form is by

47. The most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere is:

48. The process by which a cloud droplet first forms is

49. The stability of an air layer refers to its

50. The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing:

51. The vertical motions that occur when the air is unstable are termed

52. This method of frost prevention relies heavily on the release of latent heat of fusion:

53. Thunderstorm tops most likely occur

54. Tornadoes most often move toward what direction?

55. What causes the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm?

56. What causes the winds of a hurricane to be so fast?

57. What determines when a tropical depression or storm is given hurricane status?

58. What general circulation wind belt is the place of origin for hurricanes?

59. What type of clouds is most common in a hurricane?

60. Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient?

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Meteorology MCQ Multiple Choice Questions Answers - Page 2 for Practice

31. On a weather map,..................fronts are shown with triangular points on one side of the front and semicircles on the other.

32. Over the last 20 years, which of these has caused the fewest weather related deaths in the U.S.?

33. Since detection and tracking of hurricanes is now quite accurate, why does damage from these storms continue to increase?

34. The air mass type most likely to form thunderstorms is

35. The air masses that have the greatest influence on weather conditions in the Midwestern United States are:

36. The approximate lifetime of a wave cyclone is

37. The buoyancy of a rising air parcel is greatly affected by

38. The cloud droplets in a cloud are formed by water vapor molecules and

39. The development of major winter storms in the midwest depends strongly on

40. The formation of tornadoes is associated with:

41. The gust front occurs

42. The heat released when water vapor condenses to form a cloud or when liquid droplets freeze in a cloud

43. The important difference between liquid droplets and ice crystals in a supercooled cloud is that ice crystals

44. The initial detection and monitoring of tropical storms that may become hurricanes is accomplished by

45. The lifting of air and the resulting formation of clouds and rain is more gentle (gradual) for a

46. The most common way for air to be cooled in order that a cloud may form is by

47. The most important process of cloud formation in the atmosphere is:

48. The process by which a cloud droplet first forms is

49. The stability of an air layer refers to its

50. The terms leader, flash, and stroke are used when describing:

51. The vertical motions that occur when the air is unstable are termed

52. This method of frost prevention relies heavily on the release of latent heat of fusion:

53. Thunderstorm tops most likely occur

54. Tornadoes most often move toward what direction?

55. What causes the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm?

56. What causes the winds of a hurricane to be so fast?

57. What determines when a tropical depression or storm is given hurricane status?

58. What general circulation wind belt is the place of origin for hurricanes?

59. What type of clouds is most common in a hurricane?

60. Which of the following should have the steepest pressure gradient?

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