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Question 1:

Rawinsonde observation are:
a) radar trackings of radiosonde balloons
b) radar trackings of geosynchronous satellites
c) sonar trackings
d) not useful for weather prediction
e) only useful in winter months

Question 2:

Satellites that revolve at the same speed as the Earth's rotation are called:
a) rotational
b) numerical
c) geosynchronous
d) synoptic
e) revolutionary

Question 3:

On the surface weather map, wind direction is represented as:
a) dashed lines
b) a line extending from a circle
c) a triangle
d) squares
e) small dots

Question 4:

In its forecasts, the National Weather Service uses which temperature scale?
a) Fahrenheit
b) kelvin
c) absolute
d) Celsius
e) radiosonde

Question 5:

On a surface weather map, fronts and isobars are represented by:
a) circles
b) dashes
c) triangles
d) squares
e) line symbols

Question 6:

The World Weather Watch is maintained by:
a) National Weather Service
b) American Meteorological Society
c) NOOA
d) The World Meteorological Organization
e) The Weather Channel

Question 7:

Hurricane forecasts are issued at the main National Weather Services facility.
a) Truef
b) False

Question 8:

Geosynchronous satellites revolve around the Earth Faster than the planet rotates.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

The numerical weather prediction method is based on projections by small increments in time.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

In the upper atmosphere, the higher the altitude of the 500 mb level, the cooler the surface temperature of the air beneath it.
a) True
b) False

Question 11:

Weather prediction is still an art as well as a science.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

The configuration of the 800 mb surface generally follows the ground-level pressure pattern.
a) True
b) False

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Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Canadian Edition - Unit 15