1000 CR test3

magical cook · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject: 1000 CR test3

Hi,

The correct answer is B); however, I had difficulty in choosing between A) and B) since both answers can bring similar doubts on boast.

Can you explain why B is better??

Meteorologists say that if only they could design an accurate mathematical model of the atmosphere with all its complexities, they could forecast the weather with real precision. But this is an idle boast, immune to any evaluation, for any inadequate weather forecast would obviously be blamed on imperfections in the model.

Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the meteorologists’ boast, aside from the doubt expressed in the passage above?
(A) The amount of energy that the Earth receives from the Sun is monitored closely and is known not to be constant.
(B) Volcanic eruptions, the combustion of fossil fuels, and several other processes that also cannot be quantified with any accuracy are known to have a significant and continuing impact on the constitution of the atmosphere.
(C) As current models of the atmosphere are improved, even small increments in complexity will mean large increases in the number of computers required for the representation of the models.
(D) Frequent and accurate data about the atmosphere collected at a large number of points both on and above the ground are a prerequisite for the construction of a good model of the atmosphere.
(E) With existing models of the atmosphere, large scale weather patterns can be predicted with greater accuracy than can relatively local weather patterns.

rajesh_ctm · Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject:

How does A cast doubt? The Meteorologists' "if" condition already takes care of A.
(A) The amount of energy that the Earth receives from the Sun is monitored closely and is known not to be constant.
The amount of energy received can be monitored as per the option itself. It may not be constant and it might be complex to measure, but Meteorologists have already mentioned in their "given" condition that they:
"design an accurate mathematical model of the atmosphere with all its complexities"