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Name: ____________________________ AMS Weather Studies Beginning-of-Course Survey Dear student: Please circle your response to the following items. [The information gathered is only for use by the American Meteorological Society and/or your course instructor in overall evaluation of the course. It will not be used for the evaluation of individuals.] Thank you. A. General - How would you gauge your current ability to: 1. use weather-related content (meteorology) to meet your needs in daily life? Minimal Rudimentary Adequate Superior Exemplary

2. understand how science is conducted by using examples from meteorology? Minimal Rudimentary Adequate Superior Exemplary

3. access current weather data and information from the Internet to learn science? Minimal Rudimentary Adequate Superior Exemplary

4. assist family and friends in using meteorological data and information from the Internet? Minimal B. Content 5. Your weather is currently under the influence of a low-pressure system (Low) whose center is located due west of you. The wind at your location is most likely from the ____ and your air pressure is ______. a) northwest, rising b) southeast, rising c) southeast, falling d) northwest, falling Rudimentary Adequate Superior Exemplary

6. As altitude increases in the lowest few kilometers of the atmosphere, the atmospheric temperature generally ___________ a) decreases b) remains the same c) increases

7. At Northern Hemisphere, mid-latitude locations, assuming clear skies, the daily amounts of incoming solar radiation in late September are _____________ the amounts at the same location in late March. a) less than b) about equal to c) greater than

8. Two adjacent columns of air, one warm and one cold, exert the same barometric pressure at the Earths surface. At a height of 2 km above the surface, the pressure in the cold air would be _________ in the warm air at the same elevation. a) lower than 9. The relative humidity of sinking, clear air
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10. Weather radar reflectivity displays show precipitation a) location and intensity b) motions c) sizes and types

11. Wind speeds shown on upper atmospheric weather charts are generally ___________ where the height-contour lines are closer together. a) slower b) faster c) no relationship exists

12. The trough line of a broad upper-air trough influencing the weather of the western US is centered in the mountain states. The eastern US is probably experiencing temperatures which are __________ for the time of year. a) warmer than normal b) normal c) cooler than normal

13. Immediately after a warm front has passed your location, you usually can expect precipitation to ______ and temperatures to ______. a) begin .. drop b) end .. rise c) end .. drop d) begin .. rise

14. The greater the Saffir-Simpson category value of a hurricane, the _________ the storm surge height. a) lower b) higher c) no relationship exists

15. Black-and-white infrared satellite views of Earth display clouds in shades of gray. Generally, the darker the shade of gray, the _________ the cloud-top temperatures and the _________ the cloud tops. a) warmer .. higher b) warmer .. lower c) colder .. higher d) colder .. lower

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