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Meteorology STCW Exam Questions andAnswers
Air iipressure ii- iiAnswers iiThe iimass iiof iiair iiabove iia iigiven iilevel
How iidoes iiatmospheric iipressure iichange iiwith iiheight? ii- iiAnswers iiAtmospheric
iipressure iialways iidecreases iiwith iiincreasing iiheight
What iiis iiwind iiand iiwhat iicauses iiit? ii- iiAnswers iiIt iiis iithe iimovement iiof iiair, iiit iiis
iicaused iiby iithe iiuneven iiheating iiof iithe iiearth's iisurface
What iiis iiconstant iiin iia iisea-level iipressure iichart? ii- iiAnswers iiConstant iiheight
What iiis iiconstant iiin iian iiupper iilevel iior iiisobaric iichart? ii- iiAnswers iiConstant iipressure
iisurface ii(500 iimb), iihigh iiheights iicorrespond iito iihigher iithan iinormal iipressures iiat
iigiven iilatitudes iiand iivice iiversa
What iido iiisobars iion iia iiconstant iiheight iichart iilook iilike? ii- iiAnswers iiThe iiisobars
iirepresent iivariations iiin iihorizontal iipressure iiat iithat iialtitude. iiAn iiaverage iiisobar iiat
iisea iilevel iiwould iibe iiabout ii1000mb, iiat ii3000m ii(10,000ft) iiabout ii700 iimb, iiand iiat
ii5600m ii(18,400ft) iiabout ii500 iimb
What iiis iian iiisobaric iisurface? ii- iiAnswers iiSurface iiof iiconstant iipressure
What iihappens iito iithe iiisobaric iisurface iibecause iiof iithe iichanges iiof iiair iidensity? ii-
iiAnswers iiBecause iiof iithe iichanges iiof iiair iidensity, iithe iiisobaric iisurface iirises iiin
iiwarm, iiless iidense-air iiand iilowers iiin iicold, iimore iidense iiair.
How iihigh iiis iithe iitropopause? iiWhat iiis iiits iipressure? iiWhat iiweather iisystem iiwill iiyou
iifind iithere? ii- iiAnswers ii36,000 iift. ii250 iimb, iiand iiyou iiwill iifind iithe iijet iistream
How iihigh iiare iiwinds iialoft? iiWhat iiis iithe iipressure iiat iithat iialtitude? ii- iiAnswers ii18,000
iift iiand ii500 iimb
How iihigh iiis iithe iiboundary iilayer? iiWhat iiis iithe iipressure iiat iithat iialtitude? iiWhat
iiweather iiwill iiyou iifind iithere? ii- iiAnswers ii2,000-3,000ft, ii920 iimb. iiYou iifind iiclouds
iithere
How iihigh iiis iithe iisurface iilayer? iiWhat iiis iithe iipressure iiat iithat iialtitude? ii- iiAnswers
ii30-100 iift iiand ii1000 iimb
, What iiis iigeostrophic iiwind? ii- iiAnswers iiAbove iithe iilevel iiof iifriction, iiair iiinitially iiat iirest
iiwill iiaccelerate iiuntil iiit iiflows iiparallel iito iithe iiisobars iiat iia iisteady iispeed iiwith iithe
iipressure iigradient iiforce ii(PGF) iibalanced iiby iithe iiCoriolis iieffect
What iidirection iiis iicyclonic iiflow? ii- iiAnswers iiCounter-clockwise
What iidirection iiis iianticyclonic iiflow? ii- iiAnswers iiClockwise
Wind iialoft iiflow iiwhat iidirection iibetween iiisobars? ii- iiAnswers iiParallel iito iiisobars
Winds iiat iithe iisurface iiflow iiwhat iidirection? ii- iiAnswers iiFlow iiat ii30 iidegree iiangels iito
iithe iiisobars
In iia iihigh iipressure iisystem iiat iithe iisurface, iiwhat iidirection iido iithe iiwinds iiflow? ii-
iiAnswers iiThe iiwinds iiface iioutwards, iiin iiclockwise iimotion iiat ii30 iidegree iiangles iito
iithe iiisobars
In iia iilow iipressure iisystem iiat iithe iisurface, iiwhat iidirection iido iithe iiwinds iiflow? ii-
iiAnswers iiThe iiwinds iiface iiinwards, iiin iia iicounterclockwise iimotion iiat ii30 iidegree
iiangles iito iithe iiisobars
Longwaves iimay iiflow iiat iiwhat iispeed? ii- iiAnswers iiLongwaves iimay iibe iistationary
How iifast iimay iithe iijet iistream iibe iimoving iibetween iilongwaves? ii- iiAnswers iiMay iibe
iiflowing iiat ii100 iikm
What iicharts iican iithe iijet iistream iibe iiviewed iiin? ii- iiAnswers ii500 iimb iicharts
What iidoes iithe iired iidashed iiline iion iia ii500 iimb iichart iirepresent? ii- iiAnswers
iiRepresents iia iilongwave iitrough
What iidoes iithe iiblue iidashed iiline iion iia ii500 iimb iichart iirepresent? iiWhat iiweather
iiusually iiaccompanies iiit? ii- iiAnswers iiRepresents iia iishortwave iitrough, iiareas iiof
iiprecipitation iilargely iifollow iishort iiwavelengths
What iibasic iiwave iipatterns iican iiexist iianywhere iioutside iiof iithe iitropics iion ii500 iimb
iicharts? ii- iiAnswers iiOpen iiwaves, iipositive-tilted iitroughs, iinegative-tilted iitroughs,
iizonal iiflow, iicut-off iilow iiand iiblocking iipatterns iilike; iiblocking iihigh, iiomega iiblock iiand
iirex iiblock
What iiare iiopen iiwaves? iiWhat iiare iistraight iidashed iilines iicalled? iiWhat iiare iizigzag
iilines iicalled? iiWhere iidoes iithe iimajority iiof iiinclement iiweather iioccur iibetween iiand
iiwhere iidoes iithe iimajority iiof iifair iiweather iioccur? ii- iiAnswers iiThe iiisobars iimove iiwest
iito iieast, iitrough iiare iistraight iidashed iilines, iiand iiridges iiare iizigzag iilines. iiThe
iimajority iiof iiinclement iiweather iioccurs iibetween iithe iitrough iiand iithe iidownwind
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