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Name Date (Key # 1 - 814101) SOF: Chapter 1-3 Practice Quiz Read each question carefully. Circle the response that best answers the question. Place the corresponding letter in the space provided. Good luck! 1. This instrument measure the amount of moisture in the air. (Pg 1-32) a. Hygrometer b. Psychrometer c. Barometer d. Thermometer 2. This instrument measures the amount of water vapor in the air. (Pg 1-32_ a. Barometer b. Hygrometer c. Thermometer d. Psychrometer 3. The National Weather Agency (NWA) is the civilian weather agency. (Pg 1-29) a. True b. False 4. The Air Force's weather organization is the Air Force Weather Agency. (Pg 1-30) a. True b. False 5. A ______________ satellite travels above the equator at the same speed as the Earth. (Pg 1-35) a. Polar b. Geostationary c. Sun synchronous d. Elliptical 6. Weather charts are used to consolidate forecasts from data provided from multiple sources. a. True b. False Name 7. A weather map gives a _____________ view of the weather. This means "seeing at a glance." (Pg 1-38) a. Synoptic b. Biopic c. Stereoscopic d. None of the above 8. Instrument that measures atmospheric pressure. (Pg 1-32) a. Psychrometer b. Barometer c. Hygrometer d. Radiosonde 9. An atomospheric probe for measuring pressures, temperatures, and relative humidity. (Pg 1-32) a. Radiosonde b. Dropsonde c. Rawinsonde d. Pilot Balloon 10. The organization that maintains the nation's basic weather network. (Pg 1-30) a. Department of Commerce b. National Forecasters Network (NFN) c. National Weather Service d. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 11. Meteorologists are weather forecasters that have completed the appropriate course of study. (Pg 1-29) a. True b. False 12. TIROS, a Television InfraRed Observation Satellite, was a series of experimental weather satellites that took pictures of solar flared to help predict weather. (Pg 1-34) a. True b. False 13. NIMBUS, the follow-on to TIROS,provided the first views of areas of the globe never before seen by weather instruments. (Pg 1-34) a. True b. False Name 14. A radiosonde dropped from an aircraft to measure weather conditions. (Pg 1-33) a. Dropsonde b. Rawinsonde c. Pilot Balloon d. Hygrometer 15. People who work in the science of meteorology are referred to as "weather ___________." (Pg 1-29) a. Prognosticators b. Forecasters c. Predictors d. Men or women Answer Key: (Key # 1 - 814101) SOF: Chapter 1-3 Practice Quiz Read each question carefully. Circle the response that best answers the question. Place the corresponding letter in the space provided. Good luck! A 1. This instrument measure the amount of moisture in the air. (Pg 1-32) a. Hygrometer b. Psychrometer c. Barometer d. Thermometer D 2. This instrument measures the amount of water vapor in the air. (Pg 1-32_ a. Barometer b. Hygrometer c. Thermometer d. Psychrometer B 3. The National Weather Agency (NWA) is the civilian weather agency. (Pg 1-29) a. True b. False A 4. The Air Force's weather organization is the Air Force Weather Agency. (Pg 1-30) a. True b. False B 5. A ______________ satellite travels above the equator at the same speed as the Earth. (Pg 1-35) a. Polar b. Geostationary c. Sun synchronous d. Elliptical A 6. Weather charts are used to consolidate forecasts from data provided from multiple sources. a. True b. False Answer Key: (Key # 1 - 814101) A 7. A weather map gives a _____________ view of the weather. This means "seeing at a glance." (Pg 1-38) a. Synoptic b. Biopic c. Stereoscopic d. None of the above B 8. Instrument that measures atmospheric pressure. (Pg 1-32) a. Psychrometer b. Barometer c. Hygrometer d. Radiosonde A 9. An atomospheric probe for measuring pressures, temperatures, and relative humidity. (Pg 1-32) a. Radiosonde b. Dropsonde c. Rawinsonde d. Pilot Balloon C 10. The organization that maintains the nation's basic weather network. (Pg 1-30) a. Department of Commerce b. National Forecasters Network (NFN) c. National Weather Service d. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) A 11. Meteorologists are weather forecasters that have completed the appropriate course of study. (Pg 1-29) a. True b. False B 12. TIROS, a Television InfraRed Observation Satellite, was a series of experimental weather satellites that took pictures of solar flared to help predict weather. (Pg 1-34) a. True b. False A 13. NIMBUS, the follow-on to TIROS,provided the first views of areas of the globe never before seen by weather instruments. (Pg 1-34) a. True b. False Answer Key: (Key # 1 - 814101) A 14. A radiosonde dropped from an aircraft to measure weather conditions. (Pg 1-33) a. Dropsonde b. Rawinsonde c. Pilot Balloon d. Hygrometer B 15. People who work in the science of meteorology are referred to as "weather ___________." (Pg 1-29) a. Prognosticators b. Forecasters c. Predictors d. Men or women