How do cold fronts provide a threat for thunderstorms> a. The front results in sinking air b. The front provides additional moisture c. The front provides a mechanism for lifting air d. The front marks an area of unstable air QUESTION 3As the emergency manager, you call the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) and report that you have experienced heavy, wind-driven rain for the past 30 minutes, and that your dispatch center has received calls about small streams flooding on the southern edge of your community. The WFO uses this information to: a. Complete the application to become a StormReady community b. Define areas to be evacuated c. Send the Warning Coordination Meteorologist to your area to report conditions d. Refine their forecast to alert others in the storm's path 2 points QUESTION 4When forecasts are wrong, it is often because: a. Indirect observation methods cannot detect fronts and other weather systems b. Too many observations slow down the computer processing c. The forecast is not updated during the times when the WFOs are closed d. Something happens in the atmosphere that is more complex than the models can simulate 2 points QUESTION 5Low pressure is usually associated with rising air and cloudy conditions. True False 2 points QUESTION 6You read in the forecast for today that strong southerly winds are expected. This means that the winds will blow from the north to the south. a. True b. False QUESTION 7In order from lowest urgency to highest, which sequence properly ranks the product categories issued by the National Weather Service? Note that not all product categories are issued for all hazard types a. Watch, Advisory, Outlook, Warning b. Watch, Outlook, Advisory, Warning c. Outlook, Advisory, Watch, Warning d. Outlook, Watch, Advisory, Warning QUESTION 8It is generally colder during the winter season in the United States because the earth is tilted on its axis away from the sun. True False QUESTION 9The forecast discussion products provide: a. Climate forecasts b. Forecaster reasoning c. Comparisons of radar images from different Weather Forecast Offices d. Temperature probabilities QUESTION 10The State Forecast issued on Monday says that forecast through Friday is for "A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY." Given that there is a chance of precipitation, you should look for an updated forecast a. Tuesday b. Friday c. Saturday d. Every day QUESTION 11A front that is a result of cold air retreating is a _________ front. a. Dryline b. Cold c. Warm d. Stationary QUESTION 12Blizzard warnings are issued by the Storm Prediction Center True False QUESTION 13A threats analysis should include analyzing the vulnerabilities of power generation, water, and sewage treatment facilities. True False QUESTION 14Advisories are issued a. For situations with high potential for flooding b. For threats that are likely to occur in several hours or more in the future c. When the threat or hazard is expected to impact a sparsely populated area d. For threats that are dangerous but that might not be life-threatening QUESTION 15The Zone Forecast mentions: "CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT." This means that: a. Sixty percent of the forecast area will receive rain and 40% will be dry b. Rain will fall during 60% of a 24-hour period c. Any given point in the forecast area has a 60% chance of receiving rain d. Sixty percent of the towns and cities in the zone will receive rain QUESTION 16Large water bodies often affect weather downwind by: a. Orographic lifting b. Creating mesoscale fronts when the land temperature is different than the water temperature c. Creating stable air parcels d. Altering the course of the jet stream

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QUESTION 3

As the emergency manager, you call the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) and report that you have experienced heavy, wind-driven rain for the past 30 minutes, and that your dispatch center has received calls about small streams flooding on the southern edge of your community. The WFO uses this information to:

		a. Complete the application to become a StormReady community
		b. Define areas to be evacuated
		c. Send the Warning Coordination Meteorologist to your area to report conditions
		d. Refine their forecast to alert others in the storm's path

2 points

QUESTION 4

When forecasts are wrong, it is often because:

		a. Indirect observation methods cannot detect fronts and other weather systems
		b. Too many observations slow down the computer processing
		c. The forecast is not updated during the times when the WFOs are closed
		d. Something happens in the atmosphere that is more complex than the models can simulate

2 points

QUESTION 5

Low pressure is usually associated with rising air and cloudy conditions.

True

False

2 points

QUESTION 6

You read in the forecast for today that strong southerly winds are expected. This means that the winds will blow from the north to the south.

a. True

b. False

QUESTION 7

In order from lowest urgency to highest, which sequence properly ranks the product categories issued by the National Weather Service? Note that not all product categories are issued for all hazard types

a. Watch, Advisory, Outlook, Warning

b. Watch, Outlook, Advisory, Warning

c. Outlook, Advisory, Watch, Warning

d. Outlook, Watch, Advisory, Warning

QUESTION 8

It is generally colder during the winter season in the United States because the earth is tilted on its axis away from the sun.

True

False

QUESTION 9

The forecast discussion products provide:

a. Climate forecasts

b. Forecaster reasoning

c. Comparisons of radar images from different Weather Forecast Offices

d. Temperature probabilities

QUESTION 10

The State Forecast issued on Monday says that forecast through Friday is for "A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY." Given that there is a chance of precipitation, you should look for an updated forecast

a. Tuesday

b. Friday

c. Saturday

d. Every day

QUESTION 11

A front that is a result of cold air retreating is a _________ front.

a. Dryline

b. Cold

c. Warm

d. Stationary

QUESTION 12

Blizzard warnings are issued by the Storm Prediction Center

True

False

QUESTION 13

A threats analysis should include analyzing the vulnerabilities of power generation, water, and sewage treatment facilities.

True

False

QUESTION 14

Advisories are issued

		a. For situations with high potential for flooding
		b. For threats that are likely to occur in several hours or more in the future
		c. When the threat or hazard is expected to impact a sparsely populated area
		d. For threats that are dangerous but that might not be life-threatening

QUESTION 15

The Zone Forecast mentions: "CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT." This means that:

		a. Sixty percent of the forecast area will receive rain and 40% will be dry
		b. Rain will fall during 60% of a 24-hour period
		c. Any given point in the forecast area has a 60% chance of receiving rain
		d. Sixty percent of the towns and cities in the zone will receive rain

QUESTION 16

Large water bodies often affect weather downwind by:

		a. Orographic lifting
		b. Creating mesoscale fronts when the land temperature is different than the water temperature
		c. Creating stable air parcels
		d. Altering the course of the jet stream

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		a. The front results in sinking air
		b. The front provides additional moisture
		c. The front provides a mechanism for lifting air
		d. The front marks an area of unstable air

		a. Watch, Advisory, Outlook, Warning
		b. Watch, Outlook, Advisory, Warning
		c. Outlook, Advisory, Watch, Warning
		d. Outlook, Watch, Advisory, Warning

		a. Climate forecasts
		b. Forecaster reasoning
		c. Comparisons of radar images from different Weather Forecast Offices
		d. Temperature probabilities