The least accurate forecast method of predicting the weather two days into the future during changeable weather conditions is usually the ____.
A) trend method
B) persistence forecast
C) analogue method
D) probability forecast
Question 2How can the oxygen-isotope ratio in the calcium carbonate shell remains of organisms found in ocean sediment provide information about past sequences of glacier advances and retreats?
Question 3The thermosphere is where charged particles from the sun interact with air molecules to produce ____.
A) ozone
B) auroras
C) radio waves
D) humidity
Question 4The forecast funnel outlines the steps used by forecasters to steer their attention from ____ scales and from ____ time frames.
A) large to smaller; long to shorter
B) large to smaller; short to longer
C) small to larger; short to longer
D) small to larger; long to shorter
Question 5Briefly explain radiative equilibrium.
Question 6Air density is greatest in the ____.
A) heterosphere
B) thermosphere
C) ionosphere
D) homosphere
Question 7The general area where a tornado is likely to form can often be predicted up to ____ days in advance.
A) 3
B) 7
C) 10
D) 14
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