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The following questions asks multiple choice questions based on the information covered at the links of the following webpage: http://theweatherprediction.com/jargon/
An answer key is provided at the bottom of this webpage.
1. Spell out what the following forecast discussion abbreviations stand for:
ATTM, MXD, CWA, ZR, TDA, ADV, BLO, CG, FA, FROPA
2. Spell out what the following forecast discussion abbreviations stand for:
GFS, HVY, INVOF, IP, LLJ, LSR, MCS, MISG, MOS, WL
3. Spell out what the following forecast discussion abbreviations stand for:
PBL, PDS, POP, PW, QPF, SFC, UVV, WAA, YDA, WK
4. This is a horizontal transport of air (fairly parallel to earth's surface or a pressure surface):
a. Convection
b. Advection
c. Subjection
d. Objection
5. A high pressure system is a(n):
a. Cyclone
b. Shortwave
c. Longwave trough
d. Anticyclone
6. An overcast sky (cloudy conditions) is given the abbreviation:
a. CL
b. BKN
c. OVC
d. CC
7. This is the V-shaped pattern due to wind shear around a supercell and is seen on radar:
a. V-notch
b. Enhanced-V
c. V-rbatum
d. Visible-V
8. The weakening of a front is known as:
a. Frontal forcing
b. Frontogenesis
c. Frontocyclosis
d. Frontolysis
9. This is a temperature increase with height:
a. Hydrolapse
b. Inversion
c. Steep lapse rate
d. Superadiabatic lapse rate
10. An isotach is a line of constant:
a. Temperature
b. Dewpoint
c. Wind speed
d. Height
11. The is the term for when several precipitation types are falling at once or over a period of time.
a. Nutty weather
b. Mixed bag
c. Barotropic
d. Delirious precip
12. The tilt of a trough that often indicates greater instability is:
a. Negatively tilted trough
b. Positively tilted trough
c. Neutrally tiled trough
13. Nocturnal means:
a. Very unstable
b. Developing rapidly
c. Moving rapidly
d. Occurring at night
e. Occurring during day
14. All of the following indicate dynamic lifting of air except:
a. Upper level divergence
b. CONQ
c. Positive Omega forcing
d. Subsidence
15. Another term for a short wave trough is a(n):
a. Open wave
b. Closed low
c. Cut-off low
d. Barotropic trough
16. The term quasi (i.e. quasi-geostrophic) means:
a. Absolutely
b. Not
c. Nearly
d. Opposite of
17. Retrograde motion means to:
a. Accelerate forward
b. Move backwards from the normal direction
c. Strengthening rapidly
d. Occlude and weaken
18. A spin-up is:
a. Frontolysis
b. Frontogenesis
c. An increase in rate of rotation
d. A decrease in rate of rotation
19. An occluded mid-latitude cyclone will:
a. Tilt significantly with height
b. Strengthen rapidly
c. Have strong cold and warm fronts connected to the center of circulation
d. Have a vertically stacked structure
20. This is a wind that turns clockwise with height and is associated with warm air advection:
a. Backing wind
b. Veering wind
KEY
1. At the moment, mixed, county warning area, freezing rain, today, below, cloud to ground, forecast area, frontal passage
2. Global Forecast System, heavy, in the vicinity of, ice pellets, low level jet, local storm report, mesoscale convective system, missing, model output statistics, will
3. Planetary boundary layer, potentially dangerous situation, probability of precipitation, precipitable water, quantitative precipitation forecast, surface, upward vertical velocity, warm air advection, yesterday, weak
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. C
11. B
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. B