Ice Storm Class Test 2023

Pure liquid water can exist in all except

• 30^{0 F}

• -20^{0 F}

• 80^{0 F}

• May exist in all temps listed above.

Ice storms typically occur near

• a high pressure system
• a cold front
• a warm front
• the ocean

What is the name of the instrument that is attached to a weather balloon to measure the vertical profile of the atmosphere?

• Radar
• Satellite
• Radiometer
• Rawinsonde

When pure water remains in its liquid form below freezing temperatures, it is called

• sleet
• supercooled
• sub-melting
• snow

In order for freezing rain to form, which of the following is not necessary?

• A low pressure
• A melting layer above the surface
• A surface sub-freezing layer
• Blizzard conditions

Which two devices are used to measure the vertical temperature profile of the atmosphere?

• An airplane and barometer

• An airplane and anemometer

• A weather balloon and a barometer

• A weather balloon and rawinsonde

Which of the following will the National Weather Service issue if an ice accumulation is forecasted to exceed 1/4 inch in the next 24 hours?

• Freezing rain outlook
• Freezing rain warning
• Freezing Rain Alert
• Freezing Rain watch

Refer to the e Sounding Diagram . At about what pressure level did the sounding begin?

• 900mb

• 1050mb

• 850 mb

• 0mb

What is the temperature at 500 mb?

• O degrees C

• 5 degrees C

• -10 degrees C

• -24 degrees C

At about which pressure level does the air temperature equal -30 degrees C?

• 650 mb

• 200 mb

• 450 mb

• 1050 mb