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Question 1

How many miles per hour is \(1\) knot approximately equal to?
  1. \(1.15\,\mathrm{mph}\)
  2. \(0.15\,\mathrm{mph}\)
  3. \(1.00\,\mathrm{mph}\)
  4. \(2.15\,\mathrm{mph}\)

Question 2

What does cloud cover of \(0\) oktas mean?
  1. Clear sky
  2. Complete overcast
  3. Missing cloud data
  4. Fog recorded

Question 3

What does cloud cover of \(8\) oktas mean?
  1. Complete overcast
  2. Clear sky
  3. Trace cloud
  4. Missing cloud data

Question 4

What unit is used for cloud cover?
  1. Oktas
  2. Knots
  3. Hectopascals
  4. Decametres

Question 5

How is daily maximum gust direction recorded?
  1. As a bearing from true north, rounded to the nearest \(10^\circ\)
  2. As the direction the gust travels towards, to the nearest degree
  3. As a Beaufort category only
  4. As a percentage of the day

Question 6

What is daily maximum gust?
  1. The highest instantaneous windspeed during the \(24\)-hour period
  2. The average windspeed during the month
  3. The total wind distance during the day
  4. The mean wind direction during daylight hours

Question 7

Relative humidity above \(95\%\) is associated with what?
  1. Mist and fog
  2. Clear skies
  3. High pressure only
  4. No rainfall possible

Question 8

What unit is used for daily maximum relative humidity?
  1. Percent
  2. Oktas
  3. Knots
  4. Hectopascals

Question 9

How is daily mean temperature recorded?
  1. Degrees Celsius to \(1\) decimal place
  2. Degrees Celsius to the nearest integer
  3. Kelvin to \(1\) decimal place
  4. Fahrenheit to the nearest integer

Question 10

Wind direction is measured relative to what?
  1. True north
  2. Magnetic north
  3. The nearest coastline
  4. The direction of travel

Question 11

Wind direction bearings are rounded to the nearest what?
  1. \(10^\circ\)
  2. \(1^\circ\)
  3. \(5^\circ\)
  4. \(90^\circ\)

Question 12

What unit is used for daily mean windspeed?
  1. Knots
  2. Miles per hour only
  3. Metres per second only
  4. Oktas

Question 13

What unit is used for daily total rainfall?
  1. Millimetres
  2. Centimetres
  3. Hectopascals
  4. Decametres

Question 14

How is daily total sunshine recorded?
  1. Hours to \(1\) decimal place
  2. Minutes to the nearest minute
  3. Oktas to the nearest eighth
  4. Percent to the nearest integer

Question 15

Which variables are recorded for the overseas locations?
  1. Daily mean temperature, daily total rainfall, daily mean windspeed and daily mean pressure
  2. All UK variables including cloud cover, visibility and gust direction
  3. Only daily total rainfall and sunshine
  4. Temperature, cloud cover, visibility and relative humidity only

Question 16

What are the overseas Large Data Set locations?
  1. Beijing, Jacksonville and Perth
  2. Camborne, Hurn and Leuchars
  3. Heathrow, Leeming and Perth
  4. Beijing, Heathrow and Jacksonville

Question 17

Which list gives the five UK stations?
  1. Camborne, Heathrow, Hurn, Leeming and Leuchars
  2. Camborne, Heathrow, Beijing, Hurn and Leeming
  3. Heathrow, Hurn, Leeming, Jacksonville and Perth
  4. Camborne, Leuchars, Perth, Beijing and Hurn

Question 18

What does \(\mathrm{tr}\) mean in rainfall data?
  1. A trace amount of rain, less than \(0.05\,\mathrm{mm}\)
  2. Rainfall data not available
  3. Rainfall greater than \(10\,\mathrm{mm}\)
  4. A thunderstorm was recorded

Question 19

Wind direction describes the direction the wind is what?
  1. Blowing from
  2. Blowing towards
  3. Increasing towards
  4. Measured after rainfall

Question 20

What is a cardinal direction?
  1. A compass-point direction such as N, NE or E
  2. A windspeed measured in knots
  3. A pressure reading in hPa
  4. A missing data code

Question 21

What unit is used for pressure?
  1. Hectopascals, \(\mathrm{hPa}\)
  2. Knots
  3. Oktas
  4. Millimetres

Question 22

What does relative humidity of \(100\%\) indicate?
  1. The air is fully saturated with water vapour.
  2. The air pressure is \(100\,\mathrm{hPa}\).
  3. There are \(100\) oktas of cloud.
  4. The windspeed is \(100\) knots.

Question 23

What is the Beaufort scale used for?
  1. Categorising windspeed with numeric levels and descriptive terms
  2. Measuring pressure at sea level
  3. Recording rainfall below \(0.05\,\mathrm{mm}\)
  4. Converting visibility into cloud cover

Question 24

Which major weather event is relevant to the 1987 weather data?
  1. The Great Storm
  2. A prolonged heatwave
  3. Heavy snowfall
  4. A summer drought

Question 25

How is unavailable data shown for most variables?
  1. \(\mathrm{n/a}\)
  2. \(\mathrm{tr}\)
  3. \(0\)
  4. \(999\)

Question 26

Which cloud cover value is outside the usual scale?
  1. \(9\) oktas
  2. \(0\) oktas
  3. \(4\) oktas
  4. \(8\) oktas

Question 27

What unit is used for visibility?
  1. Decametres
  2. Metres per second
  3. Hectopascals
  4. Oktas

Question 28

Which of these is an inland UK station?
  1. Heathrow
  2. Camborne
  3. Hurn
  4. Leuchars

Question 29

Which location is in the Southern Hemisphere?
  1. Perth
  2. Beijing
  3. Jacksonville
  4. Leuchars

Question 30

Which UK station is furthest north?
  1. Leuchars
  2. Camborne
  3. Heathrow
  4. Hurn

Question 31

Which months are included in each data year?
  1. May to October
  2. January to June
  3. March to August
  4. July to December

Question 32

Which pair of years is used in the large data set?
  1. 1987 and 2015
  2. 1987 and 2005
  3. 1997 and 2015
  4. 2015 and 2016

Question 33

Why do June to August correspond to winter in Perth?
  1. Perth is in the Southern Hemisphere.
  2. Perth is the furthest north station.
  3. Perth has no rainfall data.
  4. Perth is recorded only in 1987.

Question 34

Which statement best distinguishes \(\mathrm{tr}\) from \(\mathrm{n/a}\) in rainfall data?
  1. \(\mathrm{tr}\) is trace rainfall; \(\mathrm{n/a}\) means no usable reading.
  2. \(\mathrm{tr}\) means no usable reading; \(\mathrm{n/a}\) is trace rainfall.
  3. Both mean exactly \(0\,\mathrm{mm}\).
  4. Both mean rainfall greater than \(10\,\mathrm{mm}\).

Question 35

Which UK weather station is in Cornwall?
  1. Camborne
  2. Hurn
  3. Leeming
  4. Leuchars

Question 36

Which UK weather station is in Dorset?
  1. Hurn
  2. Camborne
  3. Leeming
  4. Leuchars

Question 37

Which UK weather station is in North Yorkshire?
  1. Leeming
  2. Heathrow
  3. Hurn
  4. Leuchars

Question 38

Which UK weather station is in Scotland?
  1. Leuchars
  2. Camborne
  3. Heathrow
  4. Hurn

Question 39

Which UK weather stations are on the coast?
  1. Camborne, Hurn and Leuchars
  2. Heathrow, Hurn and Leeming
  3. Camborne, Heathrow and Leeming
  4. Leeming, Heathrow and Leuchars

Question 40

Which variable in the large data set is measured in \(\mathrm{hPa}\)?
  1. Sea-level pressure
  2. Daily mean temperature
  3. Daily rainfall
  4. Daily sunshine

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