Middle School: 6th, 7th and 8th Grade - Geography - Weather Forecasting Solution

Q.1.

What is atmospheric or barometric pressure measured in?

Q.2.

Which of the following is used in forecasting?

Q.3.

A synoptic chart summarizes atmospheric conditions. Which of the following is commonly shown on a synoptic chart?

Q.4.

A radiosonde measures atmospheric parameters and transmits them to a receiver on the ground. What are radiosondes normally attached to?

Q.5.

Which of the following professions and industries are offered specialist training by the Met Office?

Q.6.

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 modeled
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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.7.

Low pressure and tight isobars tend to lead to what sort of weather?

Q.8.

Lines of equal atmospheric pressure on a weather map or a synoptic chart are known as what?

Q.9.

Which of the following are normally forecasted by the Met Office?

Q.10.

What is an anticyclone more commonly known as?