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Which way does wind shift in a low pressure system? correct answers Clockwise (veering)
Which way does wind shift in a high pressure system? correct answers Anticlockwise (backing)
What weather is associated with a trough? correct answers Rain, cloud and storms
What whether is associated w...
CPL Meteorology || with 100% Error-free Solutions.
Which way does wind shift in a low pressure system? correct answers Clockwise (veering)
Which way does wind shift in a high pressure system? correct answers Anticlockwise (backing)
What weather is associated with a trough? correct answers Rain, cloud and storms
What whether is associated with a ridge? (winds, cloud) correct answers Light winds, no cloud
In the mesosphere, temperature: correct answers Decreases with height
In the stratopause, temperature: correct answers Is constant
Why doesn't weather/convection occur in the stratosphere? correct answers The temperature
increases with height
In the tropopause, temperature: correct answers Is constant
Which atmospheric layer contains the most weather? correct answers Troposphere
How is heat transferred via radiation? correct answers Electromagnetic waves
How is heat transferred via conduction? correct answers Direct contact
How is heat transferred via convection? correct answers Air moving vertically
How is heat transferred via advection? correct answers Air moving horizontally
What does a stevenson screen do? correct answers Measures the surface temperature at an
aerodrome.
What does the pressure gradient force do? correct answers Causes wind to blow
A polar low has: correct answers Rising air, low pressure
A polar high has (direction of air, pressure): correct answers Sinking air, high pressure
A tropical ridge has: correct answers Sinking air, high pressure
The Doldrums/equatorial troughs have (direction of air, pressure): correct answers Rising air,
low pressure
In summer, the equatorial trough moves ___ Australia correct answers Towards
In southern winter, the equatorial trough moves ___ Australia correct answers Away from
, Which way does the Coriolis effect turn winds in the southern hemisphere? correct answers Left
If you stand with your back to the wind, the low pressure system will be to your _____ correct
answers Right
Over water, friction will cause the wind to rotate __ in a clockwise direction, and speed to
decrease by __/__ correct answers 10˙, 1/3
Over land, friction will cause the wind to rotate __ in a clockwise direction, and speed to
decrease by __/__ correct answers 30˙, 2/3
The difference between a gust and a squall is that a gust is: correct answers Instantaneous
When is a sea breeze the strongest? correct answers 3pm
When is land breeze the strongest? correct answers 6am (dawn)
When is anabatic wind the strongest? Does it move up or down a mountain? Weak or strong?
correct answers 3pm, up, weak
When is katabatic wind the strongest? Does it move up or down a mountain? Weak or strong?
correct answers 6am/dawn, down, strong
What is the mnemonic for distinguishing between katabatic and anabatic winds? correct answers
Cool cats come down at night
When is a low-level jet the strongest? correct answers 6am (dawn)
In which seasons do low-level jets occur? correct answers Spring and autumn
What causes low-level jets? correct answers Descending spirals of a high pressure system
What causes Fohn winds? correct answers Warm wind blowing down the lee side of a mountain
Which side of a mountain has a higher cloud base? correct answers Lee side
Where do Fohn winds occur in Australia? correct answers Along the dividing range
The diurnal wind variation means that wind speed is ____ during the day and ___ at night correct
answers High, Low
What is an air mass? correct answers A body of air with uniform temperature, humidity and
stability
Tropical maritime (TM) correct answers Hot moist
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