Unit 15 | Student Practice Quizzes | Physical Geography: The Global Environment, Second Edition

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Question 1:

Rawinsonde observations 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 a 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 Meterelogical Service of Canada uses which temperature scale?
a) Fahrenheit
b) kelvin
c) absolute
d) Celsius
e) radiosonde

Question 5:

On a surface weather map, fronts are not represented by ________.
a) half circles
b) dashes
c) triangles
d) squares
e) Both a and b.

Question 6:

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

Question 7:

Environment Canada oversees what division that relates to weather and climate?
a) Candian Meterological Centre
b) Canadian Meterological Organization
c) Canadian Almanac
d) Canadian Weather Centre
e) Canadian AccuWeather

Question 8:

A vertical profile of the atmosphere is provided by what equipment?
a) Polar orbits
b) Geosynchronous orbits
c) Radiosonde
d) Doppler radar
e) Weather balloons

Question 9:

The Geostationary Orbiting Environmental Satellite transmits what type of imagery?
a) Cloud and water vapour
b) Visible and water vapour
c) Visible, infrared, and water vapour
d) Visible, microwave, and cloud vapour
e) Microwave and water vapour

Question 10:

Based on radiosonde and rawinsonde data, the Canadian Meterological Centre issues ________ height contour maps?
a) 100 mb
b) 200 mb
c) 300 mb
d) 400 mb
e) 500 mb

Question 12:

Meterologist suspect that ‘bombs’ are a product of a collision between ________.
a) arctic and moist tropical air
b) subtropical and moist tropical air
c) the jet stream and the Rocky Mountains
d) cumulus clouds and the Appalachian Mountains
e) Arctic and subtropical air

Question 13:

Long range forecast maps created by the Canadian Meterological Centre provide ________ data.
a) seasonal temperatures and precipitation
b) annual temperature and precipitation
c) seasonal storm predictions and precipitation
d) annual storm predictions and precipitation
e) seasonal wind, pressure, temperature, and precipitation

Question 14:

Deterministic weather forecasts are given by super computer and provide ________.
a) many solutions
b) one solution
c) a few solutions
d) daily solutions

Question 15:

Which continent has more record-breaking weather events than Eurasia?
a) Australia
b) Antarctica
c) North America
d) South America
e) Africa

Question 16:

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

Question 17:

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

Question 18:

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

Question 19:

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 20:

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

Question 21:

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, Second Edition - Unit 15