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Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is a result of , a

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heat exchange

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What causes variations in altimeter settings between weather reporting points?

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Unequal heating of the Earth’s surface

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The wind at 5,000 feet AGL is southwesterly while the surface wind is southerly. This difference in direction is primarily due to

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friction between the wind and the surface

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Convective circulation patterns associated with sea breezes are caused by

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cool, dense air moving inland from over the water

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The development of thermals depends upon

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solar heating

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The boundary between two different air masses is referred to as

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font

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One weather phenomenon which will always occur when flying accros a front is a change in teh

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wind direction

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One of the most easily recognized discontinuities across a front is

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a change in temperture

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If there is thunderstorm activity in the vicinity of an airport at which you plan to land, which hazardous atmospheric phenomenon might be expected on the landing approach?

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Wind shear turbelance

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A nonfrontal, narrow band of active thunderstorms that often develop ahead of a cold front is know as a

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squall line

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what conditions are necessary for the formation of thunderstorms?

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High humidity, lifting force, and unstable conditions

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During the life cycle of a thunderstorm, which stage is characterized predominately by downdrafts>

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Dissipating

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Thunderstarms reach their greates intensity during

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mature stage

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What feature is normally associated witht eh cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?

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continuous updraft

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Which weather phenomenon signals the beginning of teh mature stage of a thunderstorm?

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Precipitation beginning to fall

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Thunderstorms which generally produce the most intense hazard to aircraft are

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squall line thunderstorms

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Which weather phenomenon is always associated with thunderstorm?

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Lightening

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One inflight condition necessary for structureal icing to form is

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visible mositure

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In which envireonment is aircraft sturctural ice most likely to have the ightes accumulation rate?

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Freezing rain

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The presence of ice pellets at the surface is eveidence that there

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is a temperture inversion with freezing rain at a higher altitude

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An almond or lens-shaped cloud which appears stationary, but which may contain winds of 50 knots or more, is refered to as

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a lenticular cloud

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Crests of standing mountain waves may be marked by stationary, lens shaped clouds known as

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standing lenticular clouds

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Possible mountain wave turbulence coudl be anticipated when winds of 40 knots or greater blow

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across a mountain ridge, and the air is stable

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Where does wind shear occur>

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At all altitudes in all directions

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A pilot can expect a wind shear zone in a temperature inversion whenever the windspeed at 2,000 to 4,000 feet above the surface is at least
25 knots
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When may hazardous wind shear be expected?
In areas of low level temperature inversion frontal zones and clear air turbulence
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If the temperature/dewpoint spread is smaill and decreasing, and the temperature is 62 degrees F, what type weather is most likely to develop?
Fog or low clouds
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What is meatn by the term "dewpoint?"
The temperture to which air must be cooled to become saturated
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The amount of water vapor which air can hold depends on the
air temperature
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What are the processes by which moisture is added to unsaturated air?
Evaporation and sublimation
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Which conditions result in the formation of frost?
The temperature of the collecting surface is at or below the dewpoint of the adjacent air and the dewpoint is below freezing
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Clouds, fog, or dew will always form when
water vapor condenses
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Low level turbulence can occur and icing can become hazardous in wich type of fog?
steam fog
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In which situation is advection fog most likely to form?
An air mass moving inland from the coast in winter
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What situation is most conducive to the formation of radiation fog?
Warm, moist air over low, flatland areas on clear, calm nights
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What tupes of fog depend upon wind in order to exist?
Advection fog and upslope fog
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Clouds are divided into four families according to their
height range
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The suffix "nimbus" used in naming clouds, means
a rain cloud
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The conditions necessary for the formation of cumulonimbus clouds are lifting action and
unstable, moist air
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What clouds have the greatest turbulence?
Cumulonimbus
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What cloud types would indicate convective turbulence?
Towering cumulus clouds
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At approximately what altitude above the surface would the pilot expect teh base of cumuliform clouds if the surface air temperture is 82 degrees F and teh dewpoint is 38 degrees F?
10,000 feet AGL
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What is the approximate base of the cumulus clouds if the surface air temperture is at 1,000 feet MSL is 70 degrees F and teh dewpoint is 48 degrees F?
6,000 feet MSL
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What is a characteristic of stable air?
Stratiform clouds
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Moist stable air flowing upslope can be expected to
produce stratus type clouds
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If an unstable air mass is forced upward, what type of clouds can be expected?
Clouds with considerable vertical development and associated turbulence
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What are characteristics of unstable air?
Turbulence and good surface visibility
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A stable air mass is most likely to have whihc characteristic?
Poor surface visibility
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Steady precipitation preceding a front in an indicatin of
stratiform clouds with little or no turbulence
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What are characteristics of a moist unstable air mass?
Cumuliform clouds and showery precipitation
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What measurement can be used to determine the stability of the atmosphere?
Actual lapse rate
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What would decrease the stability of an air mass?
Warming from below
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What feature is associated with a temperature inversion
A stable layer of air
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The most frequent type of ground or surface based tempertaure inversion is that which is produced by
terrestrial radiation on a clear, relatively still night
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A temperature inversion would most liekly result in which weather condition?
An increased in temperature as altitude is increased
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Which weather condtions shuld be expected beneath a low level temperature inversion layer when the relative humidy is high?
Smooth air, poor visibility, fogm haze, or low clouds

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