Weather Quiz

Question 1

A weather forecast states that the wind will commence backing. In the Northern Hemisphere, this would indicate that it will ___________

A. decrease in velocity

B. continue blowing from the same direction

C. shift in a counterclockwise manner

D. shift in a clockwise manner

Answer 1

C. Shift in a counterclockwise manner

Question 2

Barometers are usually calibrated to indicate atmospheric pressure in ___________

A. Inches of mercury and centimeters

B. Feet of mercury and millibars

C. Inches of mercury and millibars

D. Inches of mercury and millimeters

Answer 2

C. Inches of mercury and millibars

Question 3

If it is impossible to avoid a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere, the most favorable place to be when the storm passes is in ______________

A. The dangerous semicircle

B. The eye (center) of the storm

C. That half of the storm lying to the right of the storm’s path

D. That half of the storm lying to the left of the storm’s path

Answer 3

D. That half of the storm lying to the left of the storm’s path

Question 4

An air mass is termed “warm” if _______________

A. It originated in a low pressure area

B. It originated in a high pressure area

C. The ground over which it moves is cooler than the air

D. It is above 70 degrees F

Answer 4

C. The ground over which it moves is cooler than the air

Question 5

The atmosphere in the vicinity of a high pressure area is called a(n)_____________

A. Anticyclone

B. Cold Front

C. Occluded Front

D. Cyclone

Answer 5

A. Anticyclone

Question 6

On the approach of a warm front, barometric pressure usually _____________

A. Falls

B. Is steady

C. Is uncertain

D. Rises

Answer 6

A. Falls

Question 7

The fog most commonly encountered at sea is called _________________

A. Conduction fog

B. Radiation fog

C. Frontal fog

D. Advection fog

Answer 7

D. Advection fog

Question 8

Clouds with the prefix “nimbo” in their name _____________

A. Are sheet or layer clouds

B. Have undergone great vertical development

C. Are middle or high altitude clouds

D. Are rain clouds

Answer 8

D. Are rain clouds

Question 9

What generally occurs when the land is cooler than the nearby water?

A. A land breeze

B. A sea breeze

C. A norther

D. A prevailing westerly

Answer 9

A. A land breeze

Question 10

A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that generates winds of _____________

A. Between 20 and 33 knots

B. Between 34 and 63 knots

C. Over 63 knots

D. None of the above

Answer 10

B. Between 34 and 63 knots