Question 1

The ____________________ is a chart that shows how one or more weather variables has changed at a station over a given period of time.​

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The answer of The ____________________ is a chart that shows...

Question 2

​What would be the least accurate forecast method of predicting the weather two days into the future during changeable weather conditions?

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A)   ​trend method
B)   ​​persistence forecast
C)   ​analog method
D)   ​prediction by weather types
E)   ​numerical weather predictionF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Describe four methods of forecasting the weather and give an example for each one.​

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Persistence: a prediction that future we...

Question 4

The final forecast chart representing the atmosphere at a specified future time is called a(n) ____________________, or, simply, a(n) ____________________.​

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prognostic...

Question 5

​The analog method is often referred to as ____________________.

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pattern re...

Question 6

Warm advection is most likely to occur​

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A)   ​in the center of a cut-off low.
B)   ​from the surface up to the 500 mb level ahead of an advancing warm front.
C)   ​behind a cold front.
D)   ​where the winds back with height.
E)   ​on the western side of a shortwave trough at the 500 mb level.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

​The greatest improvement in forecasting skill during the past 30 years has been made in forecasting

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A)   ​snowstorms along the eastern seaboard.
B)   ​the development of middle latitude cyclones in the Pacific Ocean.
C)   ​severe storm warnings for hurricanes and tornadoes.
D)   ​the movement of warm and cold fronts.
E)   ​maximum and minimum temperature 6 to 10 days into the future.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

A blocking high is a

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A)   ​high pressure system and accompanying ridge that changes location quickly.
B)   ​high pressure system and accompanying ridge that persists in the same location for many days.
C)   ​high pressure system and accompanying ridge that produces torrential rains.
D)   ​ridge associated with a low pressure system.
E)   ​trough associated with a low pressure system.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 9

​An accurate forecast

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A)   ​always shows skill.
B)   ​may or may not show skill.
C)   ​never shows skill.
D)   ​requires complex computer equipment.
E)   ​can only be accomplished after many years of experience.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Weather forecasts are commonly grouped according to how far into the future the forecast extends.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the data and tools that a meteorologist assembles prior to making a weather forecast.

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​In the course of a single workday, a ty...

Question 12

​If you wanted to make a persistence forecast of minimum and maximum temperatures for a particular city, which type of chart would be most helpful?

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A)   ​surface chart
B)   ​meteogram
C)   ​500 mb chart
D)   ​adiabatic chart
E)   ​Doppler radar displayF) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

​A persistence forecast could be quite accurate when

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A)   ​a frontal system approaches your location at constant speed.
B)   ​you are positioned in the middle of a large, stationary air mass.
C)   ​the weather has been unusually cold for several days.
D)   ​upper level winds blow straight from west to east.
E)   ​when a warm front is approaching.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 14

​A weather forecast for the immediate future that employs the trend method is called

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A)   ​nowcasting.
B)   ​extrapolation.
C)   ​first order forecasting.
D)   ​linear forecasting.
E)   ​persistence forecasting.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

How are computer-generated weather forecasts prepared?​

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The models are programmed into the compu...

Question 16

Lines of equal pressure change are called ____________________.​

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The answer of Lines of equal pressure change are called...

Question 17

An ensemble forecast goes further and further into the future, the forecast lines can become scrambled. Such a chart is often referred to as a​

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A)   spaghetti plot.​
B)   ​chaos chart.
C)   ​multilinear plot.
D)   ​filament chart.
E)   ​shifting plot.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Warm advection occurs when the​

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A)   ​wind veers (changes direction in a clockwise manner)  with height.
B)   ​wind backs (changes direction in a counterclockwise manner)  with height.
C)   ​isotherms are parallel to the winds.
D)   ​wind veers with height and the isotherms are parallel to the winds.
E)   ​Sun angle is 90 degrees.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

Probably the easiest weather forecast to make is a statistical forecast.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Suppose a computer model uses more closely spaced grid points and a greater number of data points, and thus has better resolution. What would this model be particularly useful in forecasting?​

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A)   ​large scale winds
B)   a ​vorticity maximum
C)   ​longwave directions
D)   ​temperatures at the surface
E)   ​the relative position of highs and lowsF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Exam 13: Weather Forecasting

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Weather forecasts are commonly grouped according to how far into the future the forecast extends.

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​The greatest improvement in forecasting skill during the past 30 years has been made in forecasting

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A blocking high is a

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