MET 121 Final Exam (Chs. 9-
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11) Questions With Correct Answers
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What /
/is //the //function //of //the //National //Center //for //Environmental //Prediction? //- //correct //answer(s)
//✔✔ /
/The /
/National /
/Center /
/for /
/Environmental /
/Prediction /
/(NCEP) /
/receives /
/global /
/weather /
/data /
/from /
/several /
/world /
/meteorological /
/centers /
/many /
/times /
/each /
/day. /
/The /
/data /
/are /
/analyzed /
/and /
/plotted, /
/and /
/forecasts /
/are //prepared //and //transmitted //to //National //Center //for //Environmental //Prediction //(NCEP).
,How /
/does //
a/
/weather /
/watch /
/differ /
/from //
a/
/weather /
/warning? //- /
/correct /
/answer(s) /
/✔✔ /
/Weather /
/watch- /
/Indicates /
/that /
/atmospheric /
/conditions /
/favor /
/hazardous /
/weather /
/occurring /
/over //
a/
/particular /
/region /
/during //
a/
/specified /
/time /
/period. /
/These /
/hazards /
/may /
/or /
/may /
,/not /
/actually //develop, //and //their //timing //and //location //are //uncertain, //so //a //watch //simply //means
//be //on //"watch" //for //that //threat //and //to //be //prepared //to //act //if //necessary
Weather /
/Warning- /
/Indicates /
/that /
/the /
/hazard /
/now /
/occurring /
/or /
/imminent /
/is //considered //to //be //a //threat //to //life //and/or //property //(tornadoes, //thunderstorms, //etc)
List //at //least //four //tools //a //weather //forecaster //might //use //when //making //a //short-
range /
/forecast //- /
/correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //Doppler //radar, //surface //weather, //maps //& //upper //air //winds
How /
/does //
a/
/prog //differ //from //an //analysis? //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //Analysis //is //what //is //going //on //right
//now //and //a //prog //is //a //forecast
In //what //ways //have //high-
speed /
/computers /
/assisted /
/the //meteorologist //in //making //weather //forecasts? //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //Computer-
generated /
/weather /
/forecasts /
/can /
, /analyze /
/large /
/quantities /
/of /
/data /
/extremely /
/fast. /
/Each /
/day //the //many //thousands //of //observations //transmitted //to //NCEP //are //fed //into //a //high-
speed //computer, //which //plots //and //draws //lines //on //surface //and //upper-
air /
/charts. /
/Meteorologists /
/interpret /
/the /
/weather /
/patterns /
/and /
/then /
/correct /
/any /
/errors /
/that /
/may /
/be /
/present. /
/The /
/routine /
/daily /
/forecasting /
/of /
/weather /
/by /
/the /
/computer /
/has /
/come /
/to /
// // // // //
11) Questions With Correct Answers
// // // //
What /
/is //the //function //of //the //National //Center //for //Environmental //Prediction? //- //correct //answer(s)
//✔✔ /
/The /
/National /
/Center /
/for /
/Environmental /
/Prediction /
/(NCEP) /
/receives /
/global /
/weather /
/data /
/from /
/several /
/world /
/meteorological /
/centers /
/many /
/times /
/each /
/day. /
/The /
/data /
/are /
/analyzed /
/and /
/plotted, /
/and /
/forecasts /
/are //prepared //and //transmitted //to //National //Center //for //Environmental //Prediction //(NCEP).
,How /
/does //
a/
/weather /
/watch /
/differ /
/from //
a/
/weather /
/warning? //- /
/correct /
/answer(s) /
/✔✔ /
/Weather /
/watch- /
/Indicates /
/that /
/atmospheric /
/conditions /
/favor /
/hazardous /
/weather /
/occurring /
/over //
a/
/particular /
/region /
/during //
a/
/specified /
/time /
/period. /
/These /
/hazards /
/may /
/or /
/may /
,/not /
/actually //develop, //and //their //timing //and //location //are //uncertain, //so //a //watch //simply //means
//be //on //"watch" //for //that //threat //and //to //be //prepared //to //act //if //necessary
Weather /
/Warning- /
/Indicates /
/that /
/the /
/hazard /
/now /
/occurring /
/or /
/imminent /
/is //considered //to //be //a //threat //to //life //and/or //property //(tornadoes, //thunderstorms, //etc)
List //at //least //four //tools //a //weather //forecaster //might //use //when //making //a //short-
range /
/forecast //- /
/correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //Doppler //radar, //surface //weather, //maps //& //upper //air //winds
How /
/does //
a/
/prog //differ //from //an //analysis? //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //Analysis //is //what //is //going //on //right
//now //and //a //prog //is //a //forecast
In //what //ways //have //high-
speed /
/computers /
/assisted /
/the //meteorologist //in //making //weather //forecasts? //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //Computer-
generated /
/weather /
/forecasts /
/can /
, /analyze /
/large /
/quantities /
/of /
/data /
/extremely /
/fast. /
/Each /
/day //the //many //thousands //of //observations //transmitted //to //NCEP //are //fed //into //a //high-
speed //computer, //which //plots //and //draws //lines //on //surface //and //upper-
air /
/charts. /
/Meteorologists /
/interpret /
/the /
/weather /
/patterns /
/and /
/then /
/correct /
/any /
/errors /
/that /
/may /
/be /
/present. /
/The /
/routine /
/daily /
/forecasting /
/of /
/weather /
/by /
/the /
/computer /
/has /
/come /
/to /
