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