Weather Forecasting

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Life Skills
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9th - 12th Grade
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Leslie Pratt
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Early aviation weather forecasts in the 1920s- 1930s mainly supported ______
World War I flying
World War II flying
Polar ice cap exploration
government flying - air mail government flying - air mail
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did the pilots and airplanes come from to form the new air mail system in the 1920s?
World War I World War I
WalMart
The Vietnam War
Amazon.com
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Early weather observers looked only at an area
about the size of an IHOP pancake
about the size of Kansas
about 5 miles around an airport
from coast to coast from coast to coast
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Factors considered in weather forecasting
Wind - speed and direction
Temperature - dew point
Visibility - sky condition
All of the above, do you know what I am saying?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A barometer measures
Wind direction & velocity - decide if you want to wear a hat
Temperature - to determine hotness/coldness
Barometric pressure - to predict weather
Time elasticity - spot ripples in the fabric of the universe
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How often can Automated Surface Observations Systems (ASOS) relay information?
on weekends and holidays
Every Tuesday at tea time
once daily
24/7 - all day, every day 24/7 - all day, every day
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does radar work?
Very well, thank you
It connect to train tracks with electricity
Radio waves go out, hit things, and bounce back
It's too complicated to explain It's too complicated to explain
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