Meteorology MCQ

Meteorology
1.Which cloud is composed entirely of ice crystals?
a. stratus b. cirrus c. nimbostratus d. stratocumulus
2. Clouds are basically classified according to their:
a. shape b. colour c. size d. altitude
3.Anvil shaped (large vertical extent) cloud is formed by :
a. cirrus b. cirrocumulus c. altocumulus d. cumulonimbus
4.Which condition will occur after a cold front passes an area?
a. stratified clouds formed, b. humidity decreases, c. pressure decreases,

d. temperature rises
5.A boundary between two air masses is called :

a. Front, b. line c. isobar d. Bank
6.An occluded front is caused by a/an:

a. low pressure area, b. area of high pressure, c. high temperature,
d. cold front overtaking a warm front
7. ln a tropical cyclone, a veering wind (one changing direction to the right in the N. hemisphere and
one changing direction to the left in the S. hemisphere) would mean that you were:
a. in the eye of the storm b. in the dangerous semi-circle
c. in the navigable semi-circle d. in the storm track
8. Which of the following would you experience in the eye of a TRS?

a. high velocity winds, b. temperature lower than outside of the eye,
c. towering cumulonimbus clouds, d. extremely low barometric pressure
9. The first visible sign of a tropical cyclone is usually:

a. an exceptionally long swell, b. strong winds, c. continuous rain
d. high seas
10. Wind direction may be determined by observing the following:

a. swell, b. white horses, c. pressure, d. low clouds
11. According to Buys Ballot law, in Northern Hemisphere when observer facing NE’ly wind, low
pressure will be on his:
a. West, b. NE, c. SE, d. SW
12. The wind speed and direction read off from anemometer of a moving vessel is:
a. computed wind, b. true wind, c. apparent wind, d. anemometer wind
13. The movement of air around an anti-cyclone in the Southern hemisphere is :

a. clockwise and outward, b. clockwise and inward,
c. counter clockwise and outward, d. counter clockwise and inward
14. Anticyclones are usually characterised by:
a. dry and fair weather, b. heavy rain, c. high winds, d. overcast skies
15. The greater the pressure difference between a high and a low pressure centers, the:
a. warmer the air will be, b. cooler the air will be,
c. greater the wind force will be, d. lesser the wind force will be
16. Katabatic wind blows:

a. Up an incline due to surface heating b. ln a circular pattern
c. Down an incline due to cooling of the air d. Horizontally between a high and a low
pressure area
17.The wind flow in Northern Hemisphere is deflected to right due to:

a. The Coriolis force, b. Difference in air temperature
c. shape of land, d. prevailing westerlies
18. In the N. hemisphere, trade winds blow from:

a. northwest, b. southwest c. northeast d. southeast
19. The process of decay or dissipation of fronts is called:

a. Frontolysis, b. Froctolysis, c. Frontogenesis, d. Cyclogenesis
20. The formation or generation of a front is called:

a. Frontolysis, b. Froctolysis, c. Frontogenesis, d. Cyclogenesis
21. The transition of a substance from the solid to the vapour state such as from ice to water vapour is
known as:
a. Insolation, b. Evaporation, c. Condensation, d. Sublimation
22. The air is at its dew point, When:

a. air cannot give up its moisture. b. it has a low relative humidity,
c. it has the lowest relative humidity, d. Will contain no additional moisture
23. An instrument designed to maintain a continuous record of atmospheric pressure is a:

a. mercurial barometer, b. barograph, c. aneroid barometer, d. thermograph
24. An aneroid barometer is an instrument:

a. used to measure the speed of the wind, b. that tells the direction of the storm
c. used to measure atmospheric pressure, d. used to measure height of the waves
25. The instrument most commonly used for determining the relative humidity is :
a. hydrometer, b. hygrometer, c. barometer, d. anemometer
26. A millibar is a unit of:

a. Precipitation, b. pressure, c. Humidity, d. wind speed
27. A parcel of air is wet when the:

a. Temperature of the air equals the temperature of seawater
b. Atmospheric pressure is equal to 1000 mb,
c. Relative humidity of air becomes 100%.
d. Air temperature becomes 0o C.
28. A light fibrous deposition of ice caused by the condensation of water vapour directly in the crystalline
form on objects whose temperatures are below freezing, is called:
a. Dew, b. Hoar Frost, c. Rime, d. Snow
29. Tropical revolving storm in the North Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea is called:
a. Cyclone, b. Typhoon, c. Willie Willie, d. Hurricane
30. A warm, dry wind blowing down the leeward slope of a mountain and across a valley floor or plain.
a. Fohn wind, b. Fall wind, c. Gust, d. Squall
31. The temperature at which the air is saturated with water vapour and below which condensation of
water vapor will occur is referred to as:
a. Dew point, b. Vapor point, c. Precipitation point, d. melting point
32. The expression "the air is saturated" means:

a. the relative humidity is 100%, b. the vapor pressure is at its minimum,
c. precipitation has commenced, d. cloud cover is l00%
33. The dew point temperature is:

a. always higher than the air temperature.
b. equal to the difference between the wet and dry bulb temperatures.
c. always lower than the air temperature.
d. the temperature at which the air is saturated with water vapor.
34. As the temperature for a given mass of air increases the:

a. dew point decreases b. relative humidity increases
c. relative humidity decreases, d. pressure increases
35. At what angle will winds blow in between isobars?

a. 090o b. 045o c.100o d. 0o
36. The top of the troposphere is marked by a thin transition zone known as:
a. Stratopause, b. Tropopause, c. Mesopause, d. Ionopause
37. The side of the TRS that lies on the left side of path in the N. Hemisphere is the:
a. Dangerous semi-circle, b. Dangerous quadrant
c. Navigable semi-circle, d. None of the above
38. The state of the air when it holds the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a particular
temperature:
a. Saturated, b. precipitated, c. Evaporated, d. Condensed
39. During the night, the land gives off its heat and its temperature falls below the temperature of the sea.
The result is:
a. Sea breeze, b. precipitation, c. land breeze, d. Warmer night temperature
40. Coriolis force is caused by:

a. Seasons on earth, b. Tilt of the earth, c. Rotation of earth, d. Ocean Currents
41. The force that directs air from high to low pressure is :
a. Gravitational Force, b. Gradient Force, c. Coriolis Force, d. Dynamic Force
42. The wind direction around a low pressure area in the N. hemisphere is:
a. clockwise and inward, b. counter clockwise and inward,
c. clockwise and outward, d. counter clockwise and outward
43. A weather forecast states that “the wind will commence backing”. In the N. hemisphere, this
could mean that wind direction will:
a. shift in a clockwise manner, b. be steady in direction,
c. shift in a counter clockwise manner. d. stop blowing
44. Closely spaced pressure isobars would indicate that:

a. high winds b. calm or light winds c. cloudy or over cast sky
d. fog or steady rain
45. A line on the weather chart connecting places of the same barometric pressure:
a. Isotherm, b. Isallobar, c. Isobar, d. Isotope
46. A psychrometer is used to determine:

a. dew point, b. Atmospheric pressure, c. Sea Water temperature, d. wind force
47. The eye of a TRS is also known as:

a. Vertex, b. Vortex, c. Centroid, d. Geocenter
48. This type of fog is also called sea fog:

a. Radiation fog, b. Advection fog, c. Mist, d. smog
49. Hard balls of ice are called:

a. Sleet, b. Snow pellets, c. Hail, d. Snow flakes
50. Normal synoptic hours for normal weather observations are:

a. 0000, 0600, 1200,1800 hrs
b. 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000 hrs
c. 0000 & 1200 hrs

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1.Which cloud is composed entirely of ice crystals?

a. stratus b. cirrus c. nimbostratus d. stratocumulus

2. Clouds are basically classified according to their:

a. shape b. colour c. size d. altitude

3.Anvil shaped (large vertical extent) cloud is formed by :

a. cirrus b. cirrocumulus c. altocumulus d. cumulonimbus

4.Which condition will occur after a cold front passes an area?

a. stratified clouds formed, b. humidity decreases, c. pressure decreases,

5.A boundary between two air masses is called :

6.An occluded front is caused by a/an:

8. Which of the following would you experience in the eye of a TRS?

9. The first visible sign of a tropical cyclone is usually:

10. Wind direction may be determined by observing the following:

13. The movement of air around an anti-cyclone in the Southern hemisphere is :

16. Katabatic wind blows:

17.The wind flow in Northern Hemisphere is deflected to right due to:

18. In the N. hemisphere, trade winds blow from:

19. The process of decay or dissipation of fronts is called:

20. The formation or generation of a front is called:

22. The air is at its dew point, When:

23. An instrument designed to maintain a continuous record of atmospheric pressure is a:

24. An aneroid barometer is an instrument:

26. A millibar is a unit of:

27. A parcel of air is wet when the:

32. The expression "the air is saturated" means:

33. The dew point temperature is:

34. As the temperature for a given mass of air increases the:

35. At what angle will winds blow in between isobars?

40. Coriolis force is caused by:

44. Closely spaced pressure isobars would indicate that:

46. A psychrometer is used to determine:

47. The eye of a TRS is also known as:

48. This type of fog is also called sea fog:

49. Hard balls of ice are called:

50. Normal synoptic hours for normal weather observations are:

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