1. The National Weather Service does what very effectively?
A. Observes the weather
B. Predicts the weather
C. Tells its customers what it has discovered, weatherwise
D. ALL of the above
2. In the 3-tiered philosophy of the National Weather Service, the Hazardous Weather Outlook is which tier?
A. Stop
B. Set
C. Go
D. Ready
3. On NWS radar displays on each NWS office's web site, what product is NOT available?
A. Reflectivity
B. One-hour precipitation
C. Base Velocity
D. VIL
4. In NWS Pueblo's "warning decision tree", what is NOT a consideration on whether to issue a warning?
A. Radar information
B. Staff available at the office
C. Near storm weather conditions
D. Spotter information
5. The SKYWARN spotter's mission is to provide weather information that the National Weather Service and Emergency government officials can use to protect life and property.
A. True
B. False
6. According to the National Weather Service, what is the threshold size for "severe" hail?
A. Quarter size
B. Penny size
C. 3/8 inch
D. pea size
E. Both B and C
7. According to the National Weather Service, what is the threshold speed (for a convective storm) for "severe" wind?
A. 40 mph
B. 50 mph
C. 58 mph
D. 60 mph
8. A tornado does NOT need to have a visible condensation cloud funnel down to the ground.
A. True
B. False
9. An inherent limitation of radar is that the lowest beam elevation is high above the ground at great distances, so valuable information is lost. How high above the ground is the lowest radar beam slice in southern Baca county?
A. less than 1 mile
B. between 1 and 1 1/2 miles
C. between 2 and 3 miles
D. between 9 and 10 miles
10. A good spotter report gives quick, yet detailed information. What does the National Weather Service NOT need to know?
A. WHO the spotter is
B. WHERE the spotter is located
C. HOW old the spotter is
D. WHAT the spotter saw
E. WHEN the spotter saw it
11. If a spotter does NOT give the National Weather Service in Pueblo detailed information on a downed tree, one question we will NOT ask is...
A. Diameter of the tree trunk
B. Whether the tree trunk was dead, rotting, or healthy
C. If there were animals in the tree
D. If the tree was uprooted or the trunk was snapped off
12. The generation of charged particles in a storm is accomplished when what two particles collide?
A. Raindrop and snowflake
B. Graupel and water droplet
C. Graupel and ice crystal
D. Moth and dust bunny
13. In the opinion of the Warning Coordination Meteorologist in Pueblo, which county in Colorado is most dangerous to be in with regard to lightning?
A. Alamosa
B. Summit
C. Eagle
D. El Paso
14. The most efficient way to lift air (the atmosphere) is with a...?
A. Front
B. Shovel
C. Mountain
D. Dryline
15. A buoyant "parcel" of air can be stopped in the atmosphere by an area of warmer air high above the ground. This area or slice of warmer air is commonly called a...
A. Cap
B. Ceiling
C. Lid
D. BOTH A and C
16. If a fast moving storm updraft goes higher than the stable layer high up in the atmosphere, the resulting cloud formation is known as a(n)...?
A. Top hat
B. Cauliflower cloud
C. Overshooting top
D. Pop top
17. Generally, the greater the difference in temperature between the air in the storm updraft and the outside environmental air, the speedier the updraft will be, and the more severe the weather (hail, wind) will be
A. True
B. False
18. With regard to radar, the VIL product means...
A. Very intense lightning
B. Volume in liters
C. Variance in loading
D. Vertically integrated liquid
19. "Pulse" storms generally have a...
A. nearly vertical cloud tower
B. short-lived updraft
C. short-lived downdraft
D. ALL of the above
20. When the warning forecaster seeing storm cells in a cluster or lined-up, he or she will anticipate severe weather development when two or more cells...
A. move away from each other
B. merge (collide)
C. decrease in intensity
D. NONE of the above
21. Supercells typically develop in moderate to strong wind speed and direction shear. The shear causes the storm to __________ and ___________.
A. twist and shout
B. hem and haw
C. tilt and rotate
D. dip and rise
22. It's estimated that only about 10% of supercells produce tornados. Recent research seems to indicate that a fairly _____________ rear flank downdraft is the key to tornadogenesis.
A. firm
B. cold
C. warm
D. flat
23. A wall cloud may be especially dangerous when it has the following two characteristics.
A. slow rotation, transient
B. rapid rotation, transient
C. rapid rotation, persistent
D. dark and ugly
24. A microburst is a...
A. storm chaser's brief fit of anger when he realizes he/she has chased the wrong storm
B. when your pot pie explodes in the microwave
C. high speed wind less than 2 1/2 miles across associated with a convective cloud tower
D. high speed wind greater than 2 1/2 miles across associated with a convective cloud tower
25. A strong _______ tornado occurred near Lamar on 5/29/01.
A. F0
B. F1
C. F3
D. F5
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