1. What does meteorology focus on?
a) Rainfall Measurement
b) Weather Forecasting
c) Distance Measurement
Ans : b) Weather Forecasting
2. Meteorology combines with hydrology to form the interdisciplinary field called:
a)Dynamic Meteorology
b)Hydrometeorology
c)Maritime Meteorology
Ans : b)Hydrometeorology
3. What are scientists who study meteorology called?
a)Meteorist
b)Analyzers
c)Meteorologist
Ans : c)Meteorologist
4. All of the following are tools used in meteorology EXCEPT:
a) A rain guage
b) A hammer
c) A barometer
Ans : b) A hammer
5. What is the concept of collecting data from remote weather events called?
a) Maritime Meteorology
b) Remote sensing
c) Aviation Meteorology
Ans : b) Remote sensing
6. What does boundary layer meteorology study?
a) Gamma rays
b) Atmospheric boundary layer
c) Planet emission
Ans : b) Atmospheric boundary layer
7. What is the name of the study of the fluid dynamics of the atmosphere?
a) Maritime meteorology
b) Aviation meteorology
c) Dynamic meteorology
Ans : c) Dynamic meteorology
8. The study of the impact of weather on the air traffic management is called:
a) Maritime meteorology
b) Hydrometeorology
c) Aviation meteorology
Ans : c) Aviation meteorology
9. All of the following are fields of the meteorology EXCEPT:
a) Dynamic meteorology
b) Underground meteorology
c) Aviation meteorology
Ans : b) Underground meteorology
10. What does maritime meteorology predict?
a) Fish migration
b) Waves
c) Possibility of sea sickness
Ans : b) Waves
11. What does the word ‘meteorology’ define?
a) Study of meteors and asteroids
b) Study of measurements and instruments
c) Study of chemical properties of metals
d) Study of the weather and atmospheric changes
Answer: d) d) Study of the weather and atmospheric changes
12. What is a “tetroon” in the field of meteorology?
a) A tool used to study wind patterns
b) A tool used to study pressure variations
c) A tool used to study temperature deviations
d) A tool used to study humidity
Answer: a) A tool used to study wind patterns
13. The stability of the stratosphere is due to which of the following reasons?
a) Absorption of solar energy by ozone layer
b) Strong wind currents
c) Pressure is minimal
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: a) Absorption of solar energy by ozone layer
14. Which of the following is regarded as climate control factor(s)?
a) Latitude
b) Elevation
c) Ocean currents
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d) All of the mentioned
15.The study of earth's atmosphere including climate and weather is known as
a) Geology
b) Astrology
c)Climatology
d) Meteorology
Ans : d) Meteorology
16. The most common carriers of meteorology is
a) climate changes
b) weather forecasting
c) climate post casting
d) broadcasting
Ans : b) weather forecasting
17. What tool measures air pressure?
A thermometer
B anemometer
C psychrometer
D barometer
Answer: barometer
18. Which of the following increases air’s ability to hold water vapor?
A increase in wind speed
B increase in temperature
C decrease in temperature
D decrease in air pressure
Answer: increase in temperature
19. A windsock does NOT
A consist of a cone-shaped bag.
B measure wind speed.
C measure wind direction.
D allow wind to pass through it.
Answer: measure wind speed.
20. Which information can you get from a weather map?
A a 5-day weather forecast
B wind speeds and directions
C the locations of cold fronts
D barometric pressure
Answer: the locations of cold fronts
21. Which describes an altocumulus cloud?
A high, feathery cloud
B puffy mid-level cloud
C low storm cloud
D high cloud made of ice crystals
Answer: puffy mid-level cloud
22. A continental polar air mass forms in
A the Pacific Ocean.
B northern Canada.
C the Gulf of Mexico.
D the desert Southwest
Answer: northern Canada.
23. Which of the following does NOT collect weather-related data from the upper atmosphere?
A weather balloon
B Doppler radar
C psychrometer
D weather satellite
Answer: psychrometer
24. Prevailing winds that travel to a region across a large body of water would probably make the region’s climate
A warmer
B wetter
C cooler
D drier
Answer: wetter
