Stage Four - Academics
MET 204 - Meteorology
Quiz 2 • page 1
MET 204 Meteorology Quiz 2
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
First Middle Last
Class: __________________________________________ Score: ________________
Quiz Questions
1. In the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm there is/are mainly:
a) Updrafts
b) Downdrafts
c) Lightening
d) Hail
2. Air mass thunderstorms are produced by:
a) Evaporation
b) Convection
c) Advection
d) Depression
3. Orographic thunderstorms form over :
a) Oceans
b) Swamps
c) Cities
d) Mountains
Version 1.0 01 October 2011
Stage Four - Academics
MET 204 - Meteorology
Quiz 2 • page 2
4. The rarest and most dangerous thunderstorm is a:
a) Super-cell
b) Air mass
c) Cold frontal
d) Warm frontal
5. To avoid thunderstorm hazards, it’s always best to fly under them.
a) True
b) False
6. If a tornado forms over water it is called a:
a) Lake spout
b) Ocean tornado
c) Water Spout
d) Water Thunderstorm
7. Wind shear is defined as a change in:
a) Wind speed over some distance
b) Wind direction over some distance
c) Both A and B
d) None of the above
8. Which of the following can be a cause of wind shear?
a) Microburst
b) Fronts
c) Elevated stable layer
d) All of the above
Version 1.0 01 October 2011
Stage Four - Academics
MET 204 - Meteorology
Quiz 2 • page 3
9. A microburst usually last for two hours on the average.
a) True
b) False
10. Irregular and instantaneous motions of air that are made up of a number of
small eddies that travel in the general air current is defined as.
a) Tornados
b) Turbulence
c) Thunderstorms
d) Microburst
Version 1.0 01 October 2011
