Trivia Quiz on Atmospheric Science

1. What is the study of weather

A) Meteorology

B) Hydrology

C) Climatology

D) Seismology

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2. An anemometer measures _________

A) Wind direction

B) Wind velocity

C) Air pressure

D) Humidity

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3. What is the condensed water vapour in the sky left behind jets

A) Contrail

B) Jet plume

C) Cloud trail

D) Vapor trail

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4. The temperature at what dew forms is called the

A) Dew temperature

B) Humidity threshold

C) Condensation point

D) Dew point

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5. What is a characteristic of a "nimbus" cloud

A) Rain

B) Thunder

C) Snow

D) Lightning

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6. Temperature when condensation occurs is called the

A) Saturation point

B) Dew point

C) Boiling point

D) Freezing point

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7. Approximately how many times a minute does lightning strike the earth

A) Two

B) Sixty

C) Six

D) Ten

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8. What is Virga

A) Rain that reaches the ground

B) Rain the don’t reach ground

C) A type of cloud that forms in the tropics

D) A weather phenomenon where lightning accompanies rain

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9. Term for the role the atmosphere plays in insulating and warming the earth's surface

A) Thermal inversion

B) Greenhouse effect

C) Radiative forcing

D) Global warming

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10. What is the study of weather technically called?

A) Hydrology

B) Climatology

C) Meteorology

D) Oceanography

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11. Nephologists study what

A) Geology

B) Oceanography

C) Clouds - Meteorology

D) Botany

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12. Which science studies weather

A) Meteorology

B) Climatology

C) Hydrology

D) Geography

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13. What is studied in Aerology

A) Planet Mars

B) The weather patterns of Earth

C) The composition of the Earth's core

D) The orbits of celestial bodies

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14. Potentially dangerous to human life on earth, what is filtered out by the Ozone Layer

A) Ultra violet radiation

B) Visible light

C) Infrared radiation

D) Gamma rays

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15. What is the main component of air?

A) Nitrogen

B) Oxygen

C) Argon

D) Carbon dioxide

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16. What is the ocean of air around the earth called?

A) Stratosphere

B) Troposphere

C) Atmosphere

D) Hydrosphere

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17. What branch of science studies the motion of air and the forces acting on objects in air

A) Hydrodynamics

B) Meteorology

C) Aerostatics

D) Aerodynamics

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