Quiz · Inside a Weather Forecast

Question 1What does this talk mainly describe to the listener?

How weather forecasts are made and why they are useful Why weather balloons are no longer needed today How sailors can avoid dangerous waves at sea Why television weather presenters make mistakes

Question 2What do weather balloons measure high in the atmosphere?

The weight of clouds above big cities Temperature, wind, and humidity The speed of satellites above the earth The rainfall records of past years

Question 3Why do forecasts become less certain after several days?

Because satellites stop sending back pictures Because computers lose records from past years Because the air is always changing Because balloons cannot rise high enough