Practise

The twelve quiz modules

One module per chapter, open to everyone, even for the reserved chapters. Each one starts with “The essentials in two minutes”, then tests you: multiple-choice questions, true or false, calculations with a tolerance. The answers come at once, taken from the book, and a mistake sends you to the section that explains it.

• PreludeRecognising clouds
• Chapter 1Physics of the atmosphere
• Chapter 2Reading the emagram yourself
• Chapter 3General circulation: why the air goes round
• Chapter 4Air masses and fronts
• Chapter 5Reading weather charts
• Chapter 6Wind and terrain
• Chapter 7Breezes: how the valleys breathe
• Chapter 8Thermals
• Chapter 9Mountain weather hazards
• Chapter 10Forecasting in practice
• Chapter 11Workshop: twelve typical days