MIZZOU METEOROLOGY EXAM 4
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What meteorology term is associated with the word, "persistant?" - Correct Answers -
High Pressure
What does red velocity mean on a radar? - Correct Answers -Going away
What is a mesocyclone? - Correct Answers -A rotating updraft
What does green velocity mean on a radar? - Correct Answers -Going towards
When forecasting... what is a common mistake and what should be done instead? -
Correct Answers -Don't make promises! Instead say "good chance of."
What does a completely shaded circe mean? - Correct Answers -Cloud coverage
What is the sign for moderate rain? - Correct Answers -3 dots in a triangle.
Thunderstorms that produce tornadoes have what? - Correct Answers -Rotating
updrafts
Forecasting method: Using what you have seen before and guessing that it will happen
again is what type of method? - Correct Answers -The analog method
An ironic fact about heat lightning is that... - Correct Answers -Heat lightning is not
hotter than regular lightning.
What do all tornadoes have? - Correct Answers -Rotating updrafts
What is the advantage of a doppler radar? - Correct Answers -More advanced than
regular radars... measures rain, hail size, wind, and tornadoes
What does a fujita scale do? - Correct Answers -Ranks tornadoes on damage and wind
speed.
Where does sheet lightning occur? - Correct Answers -Inside a cloud
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What meteorology term is associated with the word, "persistant?" - Correct Answers -
High Pressure
What does red velocity mean on a radar? - Correct Answers -Going away
What is a mesocyclone? - Correct Answers -A rotating updraft
What does green velocity mean on a radar? - Correct Answers -Going towards
When forecasting... what is a common mistake and what should be done instead? -
Correct Answers -Don't make promises! Instead say "good chance of."
What does a completely shaded circe mean? - Correct Answers -Cloud coverage
What is the sign for moderate rain? - Correct Answers -3 dots in a triangle.
Thunderstorms that produce tornadoes have what? - Correct Answers -Rotating
updrafts
Forecasting method: Using what you have seen before and guessing that it will happen
again is what type of method? - Correct Answers -The analog method
An ironic fact about heat lightning is that... - Correct Answers -Heat lightning is not
hotter than regular lightning.
What do all tornadoes have? - Correct Answers -Rotating updrafts
What is the advantage of a doppler radar? - Correct Answers -More advanced than
regular radars... measures rain, hail size, wind, and tornadoes
What does a fujita scale do? - Correct Answers -Ranks tornadoes on damage and wind
speed.
Where does sheet lightning occur? - Correct Answers -Inside a cloud