LESSON 4
PRACTICE EXERCISE
The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this
lesson.
There is only one correct answer for each item.
When you
complete the exercise, check your answer with the answer key that
follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, study again that part of
the lesson which contains the portion involved.
SITUATION: As a member of the NBCE, you are required to prepare a
detailed fallout prediction worksheet prior to briefing the commander of
the appropriate information.
1.
What is recorded on lines a through e of the detailed fallout
prediction worksheet?
A.
The angle of the nuclear cloud width
B.
Nuclear burst information
C.
Azimuths of the radial lines
D.
ZONE I downwind distance
2.
If wind vectors between the 2/3 cloud stem mark and the cloud top
mark fall outside the radial lines, what should you do?
A.
Expand the angle formed to include these outside wind vectors.
B.
These vectors may be disregarded.
C.
The 2/3 cloud stem or cloud top mark should be adjusted.
D.
A detailed fallout prediction cannot be drawn.
3.
If the radial line distance from ground zero to the cloud bottom
height mark on the wind vector plot is 38 kilometers, and the time
of fall is determined as 1.6 hours, what is the effective wind
speed in kmph?
A.
12
B.
14
C.
24
D.
32
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