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CPAER Meteorology Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024
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CPAER Meteorology Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024What is the primary driver of weather? - Correct Answer-
Uneven heating of the surface of the earth
In a standard atmosphere the environmental lapse rate is - Correct Answer-2º per 1,000ft
The dry adiabatic lapse rate is - Correct Answer-3º per 1,000ft
The wet adiabatic lapse rate is - Correct Answer-1.5º per 1,000ft
A stable atmosphere occurs when the environmental lapse rate is - Correct Answer-Shallow or negative
An unstable atmosphere occurs when the environmental lapse rate is - Correct Answer-Steeper than both the wet and dry adiabatic lapse rates pg. 1 professoraxe l A potentially unstable atmosphere occurs when the environmental lapse rate is - Correct Answer-Somewhere between the dry an wet adiabatic lapse rates
ISA - Correct Answer-15º and pressure at sea level of 29.92" (1013.2hpa)
The average height of the tropopause is - Correct Answer-
36,000ft
For every 1,000ft climbed, mercury drops approximately - Correct Answer-1"
Relative humidity - Correct Answer-The amount of water in the air relative to the maximum it can hold at given temperature and pressure
Dewpoint - Correct Answer-The temperature at which condensation begins
Is humid air or dry air more dense? - Correct Answer-Dry air pg. 2 professoraxe l Convection - Correct Answer-Vertical movement of air
Advection - Correct Answer-Horizontal movement of air
Deposition - Correct Answer-When gas changes *directly* to a
solid
Isobars - Correct Answer-Lines of constant/equal pressure
Isotachs - Correct Answer-Lines of constant/equal wind velocity
Contour lines - Correct Answer-Lines where the altitude at which a specified pressure occurs is constant
Cloudy/rainy weather is associated with - Correct Answer-Low
pressure system (ascending air)
Which way does air circulate in a low pressure system? - Correct Answer-Counter-clockwise pg. 3 professoraxe l
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