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If you use your sling psychomotor
daily, how often should you replace the wick? - answer every 4 weeks
Select all the steps you need to do in order to measure the correct wind direction. -
answered declination, read direction from compass, stand facing wind
If the wet bulb is not read at its lowest point on a psychomotor: - answerThe calculated
relative humidity will be too high.
How do you measure wind speeds above 10 mph with your wind meter? - answerCover
the top red stem with your finger and read the scale on the right.
The Belt Weather Kit is considered the standard to which other hand-held instruments
are calibrated. - answertrue
What is a good cleaning agent for your sling psychrometer? - answerVinegar
When a cold front or thunderstorms are forecast in the vicinity of a fire, what is the most
important information a lookout can provide? - answerSudden onset of strong, shifting
winds
On-site weather observations taken in the appropriate fuel bed are needed by the
Incident Meteorologist or the forecaster for a spot forecast that include temperature, RH,
wind speed & direction and: - answerLocation, time, vegetation cover type, stand
density, aspect, elevation, and cloud cover
What weather processes can and should be monitored visually? -
answerthunderstorms, cold fronts, stable/unstable air, clouds
Which of the following situations are likely to give you a correct reading when using a
handheld electronic device? - answerTake measurements after letting your device
ventilate for a period of time.
You observe a fire that appears to be burning through an elevated tree canopy with a
high rate of spread. At the ground level, the surface fire is burning well behind the flame
front in the crowns. What stage of crown fire development is this wildfire currently
exhibiting? - answerindependent crown fire
True or False. A fire whirl results from heating the lower atmospheric layers and
generating spin in the local air flow. - answertrue
If you use your sling psychomotor
daily, how often should you replace the wick? - answer every 4 weeks
Select all the steps you need to do in order to measure the correct wind direction. -
answered declination, read direction from compass, stand facing wind
If the wet bulb is not read at its lowest point on a psychomotor: - answerThe calculated
relative humidity will be too high.
How do you measure wind speeds above 10 mph with your wind meter? - answerCover
the top red stem with your finger and read the scale on the right.
The Belt Weather Kit is considered the standard to which other hand-held instruments
are calibrated. - answertrue
What is a good cleaning agent for your sling psychrometer? - answerVinegar
When a cold front or thunderstorms are forecast in the vicinity of a fire, what is the most
important information a lookout can provide? - answerSudden onset of strong, shifting
winds
On-site weather observations taken in the appropriate fuel bed are needed by the
Incident Meteorologist or the forecaster for a spot forecast that include temperature, RH,
wind speed & direction and: - answerLocation, time, vegetation cover type, stand
density, aspect, elevation, and cloud cover
What weather processes can and should be monitored visually? -
answerthunderstorms, cold fronts, stable/unstable air, clouds
Which of the following situations are likely to give you a correct reading when using a
handheld electronic device? - answerTake measurements after letting your device
ventilate for a period of time.
You observe a fire that appears to be burning through an elevated tree canopy with a
high rate of spread. At the ground level, the surface fire is burning well behind the flame
front in the crowns. What stage of crown fire development is this wildfire currently
exhibiting? - answerindependent crown fire
True or False. A fire whirl results from heating the lower atmospheric layers and
generating spin in the local air flow. - answertrue
