Weather Forecasting

What do forecast models do?

• collect data

• sort, compare, and calculate data

• transmit data

Why are there still errors in forecast models?

• satellites have update issues

• satellites are not exact for areas larger than a few miles

• satellites are not exact for areas smaller than a few miles

What has improved the Global Forecasting System? Select 2.

• more data

• updates

• new satellites

• power increase

What is the purpose of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)?

• To improve the quality of the oceans and atmosphere

• To use supercomputers to inform your news channels of dangerous weather

• To protect life, property, and the national economy through weather forecasting

What three systems are in the supercomputers?

• primary, research/development, and backup

• primary, secondary, and tertiary

• data tables, graphs, and backup

What do barometers measure?

• temperature

• air pressure

• precipitation

Vocabulary Check: a special tool used often for scientific work

• weather front

• instruments

• thermometer

• nonsense

Vocabulary Check: uncomfortably hot

• swift

• intermittent

• sweltering

• nonsense

Vocabulary Check: stopping and beginning again, on and off

• weather front

• swift

• intermittent

• sweltering

Vocabulary Check: Not constant or dependable, changing

• weather satellite

• forecast

• sweltering

• instability