METEO TEMA 2

Question 1 of 20

1

The measurement of surface temperature is made:

Select one of the following:

At ground level.
At approximately 10 metres above ground level.
At approximately 4 feet above ground level.
At approximately 4 metres above ground level

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

Cloud cover will reduce diurnal variation of temperature because:

Select one of the following:

Incoming solar radiation is partially reflected back to space and outgoing terrestrial radiation is reflected back to earth.
Incoming solar radiation is re-radiated back to space and atmospheric heating by convection will stop at the level of the cloud layer
The cloud stops the sun rays getting through to the earth and also reduces outgoing conduction.
Incoming solar radiation is partially reflected back to space and
outgoing terrestrial radiation is mostly re-radiated from the cloud
layer back to the surface.

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Most accurate temperatures above the ground level are obtained by:

Select one of the following:

Tephigram
Aircraft reports
Temperature probes.
Radio sonde.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

The diurnal variation of temperature is:

Select one of the following:

Greater over sea than overland
Less over desert areas than over temperate grassland.
Reduced anywhere by the presence of cloud.
Increased anywhere as wind speed increases.

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Over continents and oceans, the relative temperature conditions are:

Select one of the following:

Warmer in winter over land, colder in summer over sea
Colder in winter over land, warmer in winter over sea.
Cold in winter over land and sea
Warmer in summer over land and sea.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

The process of change of state from a liquid mass to a gas mass is:

Select one of the following:

Condensation in which latent heat is released.
Evaporation in which latent heat is released
Condensation in which latent heat is absorbed
Evaporation in which latent heat is absorbed by the mass

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Air is classified as dry or saturated according to its relative humidity. If the
relative humidity were 95% the air would be classified as

Select one of the following:

Conditionally saturated.
Not saturated.
Saturated
Dry

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

On a wet bulb thermometer in an unsaturated atmosphere there will be a
reduction of temperature below that of the dry bulb thermometer because:

Select one of the following:

Heat is absorbed during the process of condensation.
Heat is released during the process of condensation.
Heat is absorbed by the thermometer during the process of evaporation
Heat is released from the thermometer during the process of
evaporation.

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Relative humidity is:

Select one of the following:

Air temperature over wet bulb temperature * 100.
Air temperature over dew point temperature * 100.
The actual mixing ratio of water vapour in a sample of air over the maximum mixing ratio of water vapour that this sample can contain * 100
The maximum amount of water vapour that a sample of air can contain over the actual amount of water vapour the sample does contain * 100.

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Absolute humidity is

Select one of the following:

The number of water droplets in a given quantity of air
The mass of water vapour that a volume of air holds
The maximum amount of water vapour that a given quantity of air can hold.
The maximum number of water droplets that a given quantity of air can hold.

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Wet bulb temperature would normally be lower than the dry bulb temperature
because

Select one of the following:

condensation causes a release of latent heat.
evaporation causes cooling of the bulb.
latent heat is absorbed by the bulb thermometer.
of condensation on the muslin wick of the bulb

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

The wet bulb temperature

Select one of the following:

Is measured using a hydromete
Is the minimum temperature to which a thermometer bulb can be
cooled by the evaporation of water
Measures the dew point of air
Is the minimum temperature reached by the surface of the earth as
measured by a thermometer placed 1.2 metres above the ground.

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Which one of the following statements relating to atmospheric humidity is
correct:

Select one of the following:

If the air temperature falls then the absolute humidity must increase
The absolute humidity is the mass of water vapour contained in unit volume of air.
The diurnal variation of dewpoint temperature is greatest when skies are clear at night
The dewpoint temperature is the temperature indicated by the wet bulb thermometer.

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

When condensation takes place, the higher temperature, the _ the amount of
latent heat_:

Select one of the following:

lesser released
grater absorbed
greater released
lesser absorbed

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

When water vapour changes to ice:

Select one of the following:

Latent heat is absorbed.
Specific heat is released
Latent heat is released.
Specific heat is absorbed.

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Throughout the 24hrs of a day the Relative Humidity can be expected to:

Select one of the following:

Increase during the day and decrease at night.
Stay reasonably constant throughout the 24 hours.
Reduce during the day and increase at night.
Only change with a change of airmass.

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

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	Created by Iván Álamo over 4 years ago

Meteorología Quiz on METEO TEMA 2, created by Iván Álamo on 04/01/2020.

METEO TEMA 2

Question 1 of 20

The measurement of surface temperature is made:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

Cloud cover will reduce diurnal variation of temperature because:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

Most accurate temperatures above the ground level are obtained by:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

The diurnal variation of temperature is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

Over continents and oceans, the relative temperature conditions are:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

The process of change of state from a liquid mass to a gas mass is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

Air is classified as dry or saturated according to its relative humidity. If the relative humidity were 95% the air would be classified as

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

On a wet bulb thermometer in an unsaturated atmosphere there will be a reduction of temperature below that of the dry bulb thermometer because:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

Relative humidity is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

Absolute humidity is

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

Wet bulb temperature would normally be lower than the dry bulb temperature because

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

The wet bulb temperature

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

Which one of the following statements relating to atmospheric humidity is correct:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

When condensation takes place, the higher temperature, the _____ the amount of latent heat_____:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

When water vapour changes to ice:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

Throughout the 24hrs of a day the Relative Humidity can be expected to:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

During a night with a clear sky, surface temperature will_____RH will_____ and dewpoint will_____:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

A change of state directly from a solid to a vapour or vice versa is:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

The instrument used for measuring the humidity of air is a:

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

The process of change of state from a gas to a liquid is:

Air is classified as dry or saturated according to its relative humidity. If the
relative humidity were 95% the air would be classified as

On a wet bulb thermometer in an unsaturated atmosphere there will be a
reduction of temperature below that of the dry bulb thermometer because:

Wet bulb temperature would normally be lower than the dry bulb temperature
because

Which one of the following statements relating to atmospheric humidity is
correct:

When condensation takes place, the higher temperature, the _ the amount of
latent heat_:

During a night with a clear sky, surface temperature will___RH will_
and dewpoint will___: