Q.1
What is atmospheric or barometric pressure measured in?
  • Pounds per square inch (PSI)
  • Kilograms (kg)
  • Pascals (Pa)
  • Millibars (mb)
Q.2
Which of the following is used in forecasting?
  • Moisture content in the oceans
  • Cloud cover and cloud types
  • Moisture content in the atmosphere
  • Atmospheric pressure
Q.3
A synoptic chart summarizes atmospheric conditions. Which of the following is commonly shown on a synoptic chart?
  • Temperature
  • Sea state
  • Precipitation
  • Atmospheric pressure
Q.4
A radiosonde measures atmospheric parameters and transmits them to a receiver on the ground. What are radiosondes normally attached to?
  • Weather balloons
  • Surface monitoring buoys
  • Land stations
  • Ship based monitoring
Q.5
Which of the following professions and industries are offered specialist training by the Met Office?
  • Marine industries
  • Rail industries
  • Renewable energy specialists
  • Teachers
Q.6
How can ocean waves be predicted and forecasted?
  • Ocean waves are generated thousands of miles away and can be tracked
  • Ocean waves are generated by the sea floor geology which has been modeled
  • Ocean waves are driven by wind power and wind strength and direction can be predicted
  • Ocean waves are driven only by storms in the middle of the ocean which can be mapped and predicted
Q.7
Low pressure and tight isobars tend to lead to what sort of weather?
  • Hot and sunny
  • Dry and windy
  • Wet and windy
  • Wet and calm
Q.8
Lines of equal atmospheric pressure on a weather map or a synoptic chart are known as what?
  • Isobars
  • Cold Fronts
  • Warm Fronts
  • Isolines
Q.9
Which of the following are normally forecasted by the Met Office?
  • Pollen
  • Precipitation
  • Windspeed
  • River levels
Q.10
What is an anticyclone more commonly known as?
  • High Pressure
  • Low Pressure
  • A hurricane
  • A typhoon
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