Meteorology - eQuiz
Meteorology Mastery Quiz
Test your knowledge of meteorology with our engaging eQuiz! Whether you are a student, a teacher, or just a weather enthusiast, this quiz covers a variety of topics related to atmospheric science, weather patterns, and the mechanics behind meteorological phenomena.
Key Features:
- Multiple choice questions on diverse meteorology topics
- Increase your understanding of weather systems
- Valuable for students and professionals alike
An environment curve depicts:
Change of relative humidity with height
Change of relative humidity over time
Change of temperature with height
Change of temperature over time
Which of the following statements is correct?
Coriolis force need not be taken into account when determining strong wind flow away from the equator
Coriolis force is an apparent force that deflects the flow of air to the left in the southern hemisphere
Coriolis force is an apparent force that deflects the flow of air to the right in the southern hemisphere
Coriolis force is maximum in the vicinity of the equator
The geostrophic wind
Is a result of pressure gradient force and centrifugal force
Blows directly across the isobars
Would be experienced by an observer on the earth's surface
Blows parallel to the isobars
Which of the following statements is not correct
Buys-Ballots Law is unreliable when there are strong squalls
Buys-Ballots Law refers to the relationship between pressure distribution and geostrophic wind
Buys-Ballots Law refers to the relationship between pressure distribution and wind direction
The ITCZ:
Is located in the vicinity of the equator throughout the year
Is a region where strong prevailing winds occur
Is over Australia during summer in the southern hemisphere
Is a region in which the trade winds converge
Which of the following is true?
Fog is visible water vapour
Water vapour is invisible
Water vapour is rare over land
Which of the following is not true
A warm front can be preceded by mist or fog
Warm fronts are preceded by stratiform clouds
Cold fronts are preceded by cumiliform clouds
At the passage of a vigorous cold front in the southern hemisphere the wind will probably
Remain steady in direction
Veer and may strengthen
Back and may weaken
Frontal depressions are a common feature of:
The summer months
The middle latitude westerly belts
The doldrums
Very high latitudes
Which of the following is not a name for a frontal depression
Mid-latitude cyclone
An extra-tropical depression
Cyclone (TRS)
Which of the following is the usual sequence of weather in a depression?
Warm front, warm sector, cold front, cold sector
Cold front, cold sector, warm front, warm sector
Cold front, warm front, warm sector, cold sector
The movement of frontal depressions is normally from:
From west to east
Unaffected by other nearby pressure systems
Towards the equator
From east to west
Cyclonic circulation is:
Associated with high pressure systems
Very unusual in the tropics
Associated with depressions
Anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
Which of the following is a feature of an anticyclone?
Subsidence in the centre of the circulation
High relative humidity
Strong winds with heavy rainfall likely
Clockwise circulation in the southern hemisphere
Adiabatic heating:
Is common in a frontal depression
Is very rare in an anticyclonic circulation
Is due to subsidence within an anticyclone
Cloud formation in an intense anticyclone is often:
Associated with thunderstorms
Cumuloform
Nimbostratus
Non-existant
Select the correct statement.
The location of a ridge is along where the isobars have maximum curvature
Strong winds and heavy rainfall can be experienced during the passage of the ridge
The airflow around a ridge tends to be anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere
Heavily overcast skies are a feature of the ridge
A trough:
Often brings fine, clear weather
May be either frontal or non-frontal
Has strong subsidence along its axis
Is often associated with an anticyclone
With a Col:
The pressure gradient is slack
The pressure is likely to be rising sharply
The pressure is likely to be falling sharply
The pressure gradient is steep
Which of the following is correct with respect to the formation of a TRS?
Normally in latitudes higher than between 5° north and south of the equator
At or close to the equator
When sea surface temperatures are relatively cool
In association with a strong jetstream
In which of the following regions does the TRS not occur
North Atlantic
North Pacific
Indian Ocean
South Atlantic
Which of the following is not a feature of the 'interior' of the eye of a TRS
Relatively calm conditions
Less cloud and perhaps partly cloudy
Very strong convection
An inversion is not caused under the following conditions:
Subsidence
Nocturnal radiation
Convectional current
At a front
Squalls and thunderstorms are a common feature of
The doldrums
The westerly belts
The trade winds belt
The subtropical anticyclone belt
Advection fog is caused when:
When fog or mist drifts to the sea from the land
There are clear skies at night
A cold wind blows over a warm sea surface
A warm moist wind blows over a colder sea surface
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