Cumulonimbus cloud Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A) large raindrops fall _____ smaller raindrops; and have ______terminal velocity than/as small raindrops a. slower than; a greater b. faster than; a greater c. faster than; a lesser d. at the same rate as; the same e. slower than; a lesser B the most likely time for an ordinary thunderstorm to form is a. just before sunrise b. late afternoon c. just after sunrise d. around midnight e. at noon B The region of a cloud where onl...

WX 201 - Exam 2 Chapter 6-10 Questions and Answers The elevation where clouds form is called ____ level. condensation If the environmental lapse rate is 5 ° C per 1,000 m and the temperature at Earth's surface is 25 ° C, then the air temperature at 2,000 m above the ground is 15°C. What transfers heat upward into the atmosphere? thermals Just above cumulus clouds, you would expect to find a stable layer. If an air parcel is given a small push upward and it falls back...

WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A) ____ is a condition in which the environmental lapse rate is equal to the dry adiabatic rate. Neutral stability The rate at which the actual air temperature changes with increasing height above the surface is referred to as the ____ rate. environmental lapse Absolute instability results when the environmental lapse rate is ____ the ____ adiabatic rate. greater than; dry An air parcel in an unstable atmosphere has ____ force acting ...

Difference between weather & climate - Weather = changes temperature, humidity, wind and air pressure over a period of two to three days (conditions at a specific place over a short period of time) Climate = long term weather patterns occurring over a period of +- 30 years What are the main driving forces underlying the climate and weather pattern? - 1. The Earth spins on its own axis 2. Proximity from a coastal line 3. Latitude 4. Altitude What kind of weather you will expect after and ...

Atsc 113 final exam question and answers 2023 updatedFLYING SECTION: normal clouds - correct answer - classified into two categories 1. convective clouds/ cumuliform clouds (Cu) - look like stacks of cotton balls -- are associated with updrafts 2. layer clouds/ stratiform clouds (St) - look like sheets or blankets that can extend hundreds of kilometers horizontally. cumuliform clouds - correct answer cumuliform continued - correct answer - form when warm humid air rises through...

What are pre solo maneuvers? Uniform circle S - Turns Turns around a point What do you do in a uniform circle with wind? ◦Decrease ground speed and bank downwind ◦Increase ground speed and bank upwind What do you do in an S-Turn? ◦Entered Downwind ◦Same ground speed and bank principles as circle ◦Crab into the wind when it is crosswind ◦Start turn as soon as you cross road What do you do in turns around a point? ◦Similar to uniform circle ◦Constant...

WX 201 Final Exam Question Bank with correct Answers The most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere by volume are nitrogen and oxygen Which of the following is considered a variable gas in Earth's atmosphere? water vapor The only substance near Earth's surface that is found naturally in the current atmosphere as a solid, liquid, and a gas is water Which weather element ALWAYS decreases as we climb upward in the atmosphere? pressure Earth's atmosphere is divided into n...

ATSC 113 FLYING EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, VERIFIED/ what are the two types of clouds - -normal and special what are the two types of normal clouds - -CU and ST convective/cumiliform (CU) = clouds that look like a stack of cotton balls and are associated with updrafts Layer/stratiform (ST) = clouds that look like sheets or blankets and can extend hundreds of km horizontally how do convective/cumiliform (CU) clouds form (normal clouds type 1) - -CU clouds form when warm humid...

ATSC 113 final exam question & answers graded A+ 2023 latestFLYING SECTION: normal clouds - correct answer - classified into two categories 1. convective clouds/ cumuliform clouds (Cu) - look like stacks of cotton balls -- are associated with updrafts 2. layer clouds/ stratiform clouds (St) - look like sheets or blankets that can extend hundreds of kilometers horizontally. cumuliform clouds - correct answer cumuliform continued - correct answer - form when warm humid air rises ...

1. The process of __________ turns solid ice to liquid. A) condensation B) evaporation C) melting D) freezing 2. The process of __________ turns liquid water to water vapor. A) condensation B) evaporation C) melting D) freezing 3. The process of __________ turns water vapor to liquid. A) condensation B) evaporation C) melting D) freezing 4. The process of __________ turns liquid water to ice. A) condensation B) evaporation C) melting D) freezing...