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Training Guide in Surface Weather Observations - Multiple Choices

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32. The sky is completely obscured (hidden) by a layer of fog at the surface. The observer releases a<br />

balloon to determ<strong>in</strong>e the ceil<strong>in</strong>g height and notes that the balloon starts to fade almost immediately<br />

and completely fades from view at 650 feet. This sky condition would be entered <strong>in</strong> column 10 of<br />

MF1M-10C as: .<br />

33. When several layers are reported as broken, the ceil<strong>in</strong>g is the layer <strong>in</strong> the report.<br />

34. The sky cover summation amount for any given layer is the sum of the sky cover for the layer be<strong>in</strong>g<br />

evaluated plus the sky cover of:<br />

a. all upper layers<br />

b. all lower layers exclud<strong>in</strong>g obscurations<br />

c. all lower layers <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g obscurations<br />

d. obscurations only<br />

35. The sky cover shall be considered variable if it:<br />

a. varies one or more reportable values<br />

b. varies one reportable value only<br />

c. conta<strong>in</strong>s more than one layer<br />

d. is fragmented by strong gusty w<strong>in</strong>ds<br />

36. The portion of the sky cover hidden by weather phenomena either surface-based or aloft describes:<br />

a. vertical visibility<br />

b. obscuration<br />

c. layer summation<br />

d. ceil<strong>in</strong>g<br />

37. Which of the follow<strong>in</strong>g may be used to determ<strong>in</strong>e the height of the sky cover?<br />

(more than one answer)<br />

a ceilometer a ceil<strong>in</strong>g balloon<br />

pilot reports observer experience<br />

a ceil<strong>in</strong>g light<br />

38. A 1500-foot ceil<strong>in</strong>g varies <strong>in</strong> height by 300 feet dur<strong>in</strong>g the period of evaluation. Would this be<br />

considered a variable ceil<strong>in</strong>g?<br />

39. At mounta<strong>in</strong> stations, a cloud layer located 200 feet below the station elevation would be reported<br />

with a height of:<br />

a. -200<br />

b. M200<br />

c. ///<br />

d. it is not reported<br />

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