MET 1050 EXAM 4 MIZZOU UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What does it mean when a weather watch is issued? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Be aware that severe
weather is possible with the conditions in the atmosphere. You should be paying attention to what is
happening around you and listening to your NOAA weather radio, standard radio, or television for
information.
What does it mean when a weather warning issued? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Take shelter
immediately, as severe weather has developed or is imminent in your area
Which weather even kills more people annually, than any other weather event? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅flash flooding
Why are pop up thunderstorms usually short lived? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the downdrafts cut off
the updrafts
Which type of charge is found near the base in a thunder storm? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅negative
The red colored velocities on a radar indicate winds moving - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅away from
the radar
The green colored velocities indicate winds moving - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅toward the radar
The routine daily forecasting of weather by computers using mathematic equations has come to be
known as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅numerical weather prediction
A weather forecast that predicts that the future weather will be the same as the present weather is
called - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a persistence forecast
An ensemble forecast goes further and further into the future, the forecast lines can become scrambled
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅spaghetti plot
ANSWERS
What does it mean when a weather watch is issued? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Be aware that severe
weather is possible with the conditions in the atmosphere. You should be paying attention to what is
happening around you and listening to your NOAA weather radio, standard radio, or television for
information.
What does it mean when a weather warning issued? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Take shelter
immediately, as severe weather has developed or is imminent in your area
Which weather even kills more people annually, than any other weather event? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅flash flooding
Why are pop up thunderstorms usually short lived? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the downdrafts cut off
the updrafts
Which type of charge is found near the base in a thunder storm? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅negative
The red colored velocities on a radar indicate winds moving - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅away from
the radar
The green colored velocities indicate winds moving - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅toward the radar
The routine daily forecasting of weather by computers using mathematic equations has come to be
known as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅numerical weather prediction
A weather forecast that predicts that the future weather will be the same as the present weather is
called - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a persistence forecast
An ensemble forecast goes further and further into the future, the forecast lines can become scrambled
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅spaghetti plot
