Nautical Sciences, Unit Three, Chapter Five: Weather Forecasting

What is the principal weather agency in the United States?
1. The National Weather Service
2. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
3. The Department of Commerce
4. The National Centers for Environmental Prediction
5. The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of warnings issued by the National Weather Service?
1. Earthquakes
2. Hurricanes
3. Tornadoes
4. Floods
5. These are all types of warning issued by the National Weather Service.
Where is the National Weather Service headquarters located?
1. Camp Springs, Maryland
2. San Juan, Puerto Rico
3. Anchorage, Alaska
4. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
5. Kansas City, Missouri
The National Weather Service provides special weather services for all of the following except....
1. Urban traffic advisories
2. Aviation weather advisories
3. Marine activities
4. Agriculture
5. Urban air-quality control
Where is the Space Environmental Center located?
1. Boulder, Colorado
2. Camp Springs, Maryland
3. Norman, Oklahoma
4. Miami, Florida
5. Kansas City, Missouri
Where is the National Hurricane Center located?
1. Miami, Florida
2. Norman, Oklahoma
3. Camp Springs, Maryland
4. Boulder, Colorado
5. Kansas City, Missouri
Where is the Storm Prediction Center located?
1. Norman, Oklahoma
2. Miami, Florida
3. Camp Springs, Maryland
4. Boulder, Colorado
5. Kansas City, Missouri
Which one of the Armed Services does not have it's own weather agency?
1. They all have their own weather agencies.
2. The Marine Corps
3. The Navy
4. The Coast Guard
5. The Army
What weather service is located at the Stennis Space Center, Mississippi?
1. The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.
2. The Aviation Weather Center.
3. The Space Environment Center.
4. The Storm Prediction Center.
5. The National Hurricane Center.
If a Navy ship does not have a aerographer or meteorologists aboard, who is responsible for weather predictions and reporting?
1. The ship's Navigator
2. The ship's First Lieutenant
3. The ship's Executive Officer
4. The ship's Operations Officer
5. There is always a trained aerographer or meteorologist aboard every Navy ship
Which of the following is NOT a location of a U.S. Naval Meteorological and Oceanographic Center?
1. Anchorage, Alaska
2. Norfolk, Virginia
3. San Diego, California
4. Yokosuka, Japan
5. Bahrain, in the Persian Gulf
Which of these is not a normal forecast service of the National Weather Service?
1. Thirty-six hour Marine Forecasts
2. Twenty-four-hour detailed forecasts
3. Five-day forecasts
4. Twelve-hour aviation forecasts
5. Thirty-day general outlooks
What publications provide long-range weather predictions for the year ahead?
1. Almanacs
2. Area forecasts
3. Local forecasts
4. Calendar forecasts
5. Terminal forecasts
What type of Naval Meteorological and Oceanography Command forecasts cover a thirty-six-hour period?
1. Local forecasts
2. Almanac forecasts
3. Area forecasts
4. Route forecasts
5. Terminal forecasts
Which type of aviation weather forecast pertains to the weather conditions on successive stages of a flight?
1. Flight forecasts
2. Terminal forecasts
3. Route forecasts
4. Area forecasts
5. Local forecasts
What type of aviation forecast provides landing and takeoff conditions at airfields along the route of flight?
1. Terminal forecasts
2. Local forecasts
3. Area forecasts
4. Flight forecasts
5. Route forecasts
What is or was the "TIROS"?
1. The first weather satellite.
2. The latest radar technology used to determine wind velocity in tornadoes.
3. The weather agency of the United Nations.
4. A supercomputer used by the National Weather Service to more accurately predict storm movement.
5. The first weather avoidance radar system used onboard commercial aircraft.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
1. A cold front
2. A warm front
3. A stationary front
4. An occluded front
5. A hurricane
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
1. A stationary front
2. An occluded front
3. A warm front
4. A cold front
5. A hurricane
Which one of these symbols on a weather map indicates winds of between 55 and 60 miles per hour?
Which one of these symbols on a weather map indicates winds of between 21 and 25 miles per hour?

Nautical Sciences, Unit Three, Chapter Five: Weather Forecasting

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