COMET / MetEd - Skywarn Spotter
Convective Basics (100%) Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
UsingAthisAphotographAalone,AaAtrainedAspotterAorAotherAexpertAcouldAdefinitivelyAidentifyAtheA
loweredApartAofAthisAcloudAasAaAwallAcloud.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-false
WhenAtryingAtoAidentifyAaAloweredAportionAofAtheArainAfreeAcloudAbaseAasAaAwallAcloud,AtheAmostA
importantAcharacteristicAtoAlookAforAisApersistent...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rotation
WhatAisAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAaAfunnelAcloudAandAaAtornado?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FunnelAcloudsAdoAnotAreachAtheAgroundAwhileAtornadoesAareAinAcontactAwithAtheAground
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAtoolsAand/orAcomparisonAmethodsAareAsuitableAforAreportingAhailAsizeAtoAt
heANationalAWeatherAService?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-aAcommonAobject,AsuchAasAaAcoin
ruler
AAtrainedAstormAspotterAmakesAtheAfollowingAstatementsAtoAaAfriendAwhileAkeepingAanAeyeAonAaAst
ormAthatAtheyAencounteredAwhileAdrivingAhomeAfromAaAshoppingAtrip.AWhichApartAofAACESAdoes
AeachAstatementArepresent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TurnAonAtheAradioAtoAseeAifAwe'reAunderAanyAthunderstormAorAtornadoAwatches
-awareness
I'dAbetterAcallAmyAsonAtoAtellAhimAwhereAweAareAandAwhyAweAmightAbeAaAlittleAlate
-communication
TheAlightningAstrikesAareAgettingAcloser.AWeAshouldn'tAbeAstandingAoutAinAtheAopenAlikeAthis.ALet's
AgetAinAtheAcar.
-safezones
LooksAlikeAtheAstormAisAgainingAonAus.AIAthinkAweAcanAturnArightAonAroadA5AinAaAminuteAandAstayA
outAofAitsApath.
-escaperoutes
Uh-
oh,AlooksAlikeAthisAunderpassAisAstillAfloodedAfromAthatAstormAthatAwentAoverAwhileAweAwereAinsid
eAtheAstore.AThereAisn'tAanotherAroadAforAmiles.ALet'sAgetAintoAthatAdinerAoverAthereAbeforeAtheAstor
mAcatchesAupAtoAus.
-safezones
Whoa,AthatAwindAwasAprettyAloud.AI'dAbetterAmakeAaAreportAofAthoseAdownedApowerAlines.
-communication
InAallAcases,AtheANWSAshouldAbeAtheAfirstAphoneAcallAyouAmakeAafterAaAreportableAsevereAweather
AphenomenonAhasApassed.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-false
WhatAshouldAyouAlookAforAinAaAsuitableAstormAshelter?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ShelterAisAwell-constructed.
Convective Basics (100%) Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
UsingAthisAphotographAalone,AaAtrainedAspotterAorAotherAexpertAcouldAdefinitivelyAidentifyAtheA
loweredApartAofAthisAcloudAasAaAwallAcloud.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-false
WhenAtryingAtoAidentifyAaAloweredAportionAofAtheArainAfreeAcloudAbaseAasAaAwallAcloud,AtheAmostA
importantAcharacteristicAtoAlookAforAisApersistent...A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-rotation
WhatAisAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAaAfunnelAcloudAandAaAtornado?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FunnelAcloudsAdoAnotAreachAtheAgroundAwhileAtornadoesAareAinAcontactAwithAtheAground
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAtoolsAand/orAcomparisonAmethodsAareAsuitableAforAreportingAhailAsizeAtoAt
heANationalAWeatherAService?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-aAcommonAobject,AsuchAasAaAcoin
ruler
AAtrainedAstormAspotterAmakesAtheAfollowingAstatementsAtoAaAfriendAwhileAkeepingAanAeyeAonAaAst
ormAthatAtheyAencounteredAwhileAdrivingAhomeAfromAaAshoppingAtrip.AWhichApartAofAACESAdoes
AeachAstatementArepresent?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TurnAonAtheAradioAtoAseeAifAwe'reAunderAanyAthunderstormAorAtornadoAwatches
-awareness
I'dAbetterAcallAmyAsonAtoAtellAhimAwhereAweAareAandAwhyAweAmightAbeAaAlittleAlate
-communication
TheAlightningAstrikesAareAgettingAcloser.AWeAshouldn'tAbeAstandingAoutAinAtheAopenAlikeAthis.ALet's
AgetAinAtheAcar.
-safezones
LooksAlikeAtheAstormAisAgainingAonAus.AIAthinkAweAcanAturnArightAonAroadA5AinAaAminuteAandAstayA
outAofAitsApath.
-escaperoutes
Uh-
oh,AlooksAlikeAthisAunderpassAisAstillAfloodedAfromAthatAstormAthatAwentAoverAwhileAweAwereAinsid
eAtheAstore.AThereAisn'tAanotherAroadAforAmiles.ALet'sAgetAintoAthatAdinerAoverAthereAbeforeAtheAstor
mAcatchesAupAtoAus.
-safezones
Whoa,AthatAwindAwasAprettyAloud.AI'dAbetterAmakeAaAreportAofAthoseAdownedApowerAlines.
-communication
InAallAcases,AtheANWSAshouldAbeAtheAfirstAphoneAcallAyouAmakeAafterAaAreportableAsevereAweather
AphenomenonAhasApassed.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-false
WhatAshouldAyouAlookAforAinAaAsuitableAstormAshelter?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ShelterAisAwell-constructed.