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What are the four atmospheric lifting mechanisms? - -convergent lifting -convectional lifting -orographic lifting -frontal lifting Convergent Lifting (diagram) - Convectional Lifting (diagram) - What type of lifting causes cloud formation over Florida? - Convectional lifting What type of lifting only occurs in hilly or mountainous regions? - Left: windward, DAR then MAR Right: leeward, DAR What is an adiabatic process? - A change in temperature without the addition or removal of hea...

Types of floodplains - Answer Riverine, coastal, and shallow Watershed - Answer area that drains into a lake, stream, or body of water. Also called basin or catchment area. Channel - Answer Ground features that carry water through and out of a watershed Riverine Flooding - Answer flooding that occurs along a channel Flash flooding - Answer flooding that occurs in hilly and mountainous areas that may come scant minutes after a heavy rainfall. One can also occur in urban...

FF1 Wildland Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Before patrolling a fire area, you should receive A.) Recently sharpen hand tools B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment C.) Additional PPE D.) Food and water for the crew - answerB.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment A thermal belt is formed A.) During late afternoon near large bodies of water B.) When humidity drops 25% or more C.) In mountainous area D.) In the early morning near large bodies of water the warm...

Before patrolling a fire area, you should receive A.) Recently sharpen hand tools B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment C.) Additional PPE D.) Food and water for the crew - ANSWER-B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment A thermal belt is formed A.) During late afternoon near large bodies of water B.) When humidity drops 25% or more C.) In mountainous area D.) In the early morning near large bodies of water the warm moist air moves onto land - ANSWER-C.) In...

Before patrolling a fire area, you should receive A.) Recently sharpen hand tools B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment C.) Additional PPE D.) Food and water for the crew - correct answerB.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment A thermal belt is formed A.) During late afternoon near large bodies of water B.) When humidity drops 25% or more C.) In mountainous area D.) In the early morning near large bodies of water the warm moist air moves onto land - correc...

FF1 Wildland Exam Questions and answers, VERIFIED/ Before patrolling a fire area, you should receive A.) Recently sharpen hand tools B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment C.) Additional PPE D.) Food and water for the crew - B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment A thermal belt is formed A.) During late afternoon near large bodies of water B.) When humidity drops 25% or more C.) In mountainous area D.) In the early morning near large bodies of water the warm ...

FF1 Wildland Exam Questions and answers, Graded A+. VERIFIED| Before patrolling a fire area, you should receive A.) Recently sharpen hand tools B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment C.) Additional PPE D.) Food and water for the crew - -B.) Good, clear instructions on your assignment A thermal belt is formed A.) During late afternoon near large bodies of water B.) When humidity drops 25% or more C.) In mountainous area D.) In the early morning near large bodies of wat...

Nepalese Earthquake - Answer magnitude 7.8 year 2015 deaths approx 9000 cost 25% of GDP (5 billion) Rely on foreign aid 50% live in poverty 100 aftershocks Khatmandu building poor mountainous= landslides unprepared emergency services Loma Prieta Earthquake - Answer year 1989 San Francisco magnitude 6.9 liquifaction- freeway collapsed= 42/67 deaths Iceland volcano - Answer year 2010 no deaths affected global flights; over 100000 cancelled affected 10 million ppl l...

*When the approach procedure involves a procedure turn the maximum speed that should be observed from first overheading the course reversal IAF through the procedure turn is* (8.1) 200 knots IAS. correct answers 200 knots IAS *A minimum instrument altitude for en route operations off of published airways which provides obstruction clearance of 1,000 feet in nonmountainous terrain areas and 2,000 feet in designated mountainous areas within the United States is called* (8.1) Off-Ro...

Flight Paramedic Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified Boyle's Law (Balloon=Barotrauma - answerThe pressure a gas is inversely proportional to the volume of a gas at a constant temperature. IV drip rates increase, affects ETT cuffs Dalton's Law "Dalton's Gang" - answerLaw of partial Pressures. Responsible for soft tissue swelling at altitude Charles' Law "Charging Charles" - answerAt a constant pressure, the volume of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature ...