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Test: Weather - Question 1

A synoptic chart summarises atmospheric conditions. Which of the following is not commonly shown on a synoptic chart?

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Synoptic charts commonly show temperature, precipitation, wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure and cloud coverage
Test: Weather - Question 2

Which of the following are not normally forecasted by the Met Office?

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River levels are commonly forecasted by the environment agency
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Test: Weather - Question 3

A radiosonde measures atmospheric parameters and transmits them to a receiver on the ground. What are radiosondes normally attached to?

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You may not have heard of a radiosonde but the question gives you some more clues. It hints at the idea that the radiosonde is above the ground, so it must be attached to a weather balloon
Test: Weather - Question 4
Which of the following is not used in forecasting?
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The moisture content in the oceans is always 100%! The temperature of the oceans is measured though, as are the ocean currents
Test: Weather - Question 5
How can ocean waves be predicted and forecasted?
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Ocean waves are driven by wind power. Sometimes the wind may have been driving the waves for hundreds, or in the Southern Ocean thousands, of miles
Test: Weather - Question 6
Which of the following professions and industries are not offered specialist training by the Met Office?
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PIlots, road operators, water management industries, broadcasters, retail operators and climate change scientists are also offered training in weather forecasting and how to react to the changing conditions. Teachers just have to read the forecast themselves and make the best of it!
Test: Weather - Question 7
What is an anticyclone more commonly known as?
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When anticyclones form in the summer we get warm, sunny and dry weather. During the winter the same conditions can be sunny, but extremely cold
Test: Weather - Question 8

What is the difference between weather and climate?

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Weather refers to the short-term atmospheric conditions such as temperature, humidity, precipitation, and wind, while climate refers to the long-term average of weather patterns over a specific region and period of time.

Test: Weather - Question 9

What causes thunder and lightning during a storm?

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Thunder and lightning are caused by the collision of warm and cold air masses within thunderstorms. This collision generates electrical charges that lead to lightning strikes and the resulting thunder from rapid heating and expansion of air.

Test: Weather - Question 10

How is hail formed?

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Hail is formed when raindrops are carried upward by strong updrafts in thunderstorms into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere where they freeze into ice pellets before falling to the ground.

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