ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
When did the National Weather Service start upper air observations with radiosondes attached to
weather balloons? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1930's
What property is on the vertical axis of the Skew T Diagram? - CORRECT ANSWER -
pressure
What property is on the horizontal axis of the Skew T Diagram? - CORRECT ANSWER -
temperature
What is the duration of the Global Forecast Systems Model (GFS)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 16 days
What type of forecast can be described as the conditions at the time of forecast will persist
though the forecast period? - CORRECT ANSWER - persistance forecast
What type of forecast can be described as solving a set of mathematical equations that provide a
numerical solution to predict the weather? - CORRECT ANSWER - numerical weather
prediction
What type of forecast can be described as a forecast based on statistical data and averages? -
CORRECT ANSWER - climatology
Constant pressure level forecasts can be used to provide a source of wind and temperature aloft
forecasts for flight planning purposes. T/F - CORRECT ANSWER - true
One of the advantages of MOS is that it is updated every hour. T/F - CORRECT
ANSWER - true