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Aviation Weather Latest Update 100% Pass
  • Aviation Weather Latest Update 100% Pass

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  • Natural Air Dry air + Condensation Nuclei + Water Vapor Three Cell Theory - Uneven heating from the sun - Tilt of the Earth - Coriolis Force Three Cell Theory of Circulation Air cools and descents to the upper latitudes Warm air rises and moves toward the poles Air cools and descents to the lower latitudes Between the 30o- 60o N latitude is primarily where the U.S. is located. What is the prevailing wind direction? From western / Westerly
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Aviation Weather Latest Update 100%  Pass
  • Aviation Weather Latest Update 100% Pass

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  • Aviation Weather Latest Update 100% Pass Natural Air Dry air + Condensation Nuclei + Water Vapor Three Cell Theory - Uneven heating from the sun - Tilt of the Earth - Coriolis Force Three Cell Theory of Circulation Air cools and descents to the upper latitudes Warm air rises and moves toward the poles Air cools and descents to the lower latitudes Between the 30o- 60o N latitude is primarily where the U.S. is located. What is the prevailing wind direction? From western...
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CTO PREP ALL SECTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
  • CTO PREP ALL SECTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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  • The uneven heating of adjacent bodies of air causing warm air to be drawn upward, and more dense air downward defines______________________________________________. - Answer-CONVECTIVE CURRENTS Air is deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere due to the ________________________________. - Answer-CORIOLIS FORCE A narrow, high-speed, meandering band of air moving at a high altitude is called the __________. - Answer-JET STREAM Clear Air T...
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WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers
  • WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers

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  • WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers The contour lines drawn on a 500 mb chart are lines of constant height The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is millibars or hectopascals Isobaric surfaces are ____ in warm, less-dense air and ____in cold, more-dense air. higher; lower Because of friction, surface winds move ____ winds aloft with the same pressure gradient. more slowly than The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward l...
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METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL exam 100% correct answers
  • METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL exam 100% correct answers

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  • METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL 2023 Every physical process of weather is accompanied by or is the result of..... -a heat exchange -the movement of air -a pressure differential Moisture is added to a parcel of air by..... -Sublimation and condensation -Evaporation and condensation -Evaporation and sublimation With regards to windflow patterns show on surface analysis charts; when the isobars are..... Close together, the pressure gradient force is slight and wind velocities are we...
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WX 201 Part 2 Sandboxes Questions and  Answers Already Passed
  • WX 201 Part 2 Sandboxes Questions and Answers Already Passed

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  • WX 201 Part 2 Sandboxes Questions and Answers Already Passed A ____ is generally associated with trough on an upper level isobaric chart. low pressure center A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force. Coriolis; pressure gradient A rising parcel of air that does not exchange heat with its surroundings is an example of ____. an adiabatic process A sea or land breeze is caused by ____. temperature differences A station at...
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Aviation Weather Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Graded A
  • Aviation Weather Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Graded A

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  • Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a a. Movement of air b. Pressure differential c. Heat exchange C. Heat Exchange What causes variations in altimeter settings between weather points? a. Unequal heating of the Earth's surface b. Variation of terrain elevation c. Coriolis Force A. Unequal heating of the Earth's surface The wind at 5,000 feet AGL is southwesterly while the surface wind is southerly. This difference in direction is primarily due to ...
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TEXES Social Studies 4-8 Exam
  • TEXES Social Studies 4-8 Exam

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  • Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...
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WX 201 Unit 3 Test Questions with  Verified Answers
  • WX 201 Unit 3 Test Questions with Verified Answers

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  • WX 201 Unit 3 Test Questions with Verified Answers A condition where the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean turns cooler than normal is called La Niña. A dryline is both a dew point front and a boundary marking a strong horizontal change in atmospheric moisture. A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force. Coriolis; pressure gradient A pilot enters the weather service office and wants to know what time of the day s...
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GEOG 1900 Final Exam with Complete  Solutions
  • GEOG 1900 Final Exam with Complete Solutions

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  • GEOG 1900 Final Exam with Complete Solutions The forces involved in surface winds and in geostrophic winds Eddy viscosity Geostrophic winds Eddy viscosity Friction associated with the dissipation of kinetic energy due to eddies. The rougher the surface, the greater the eddy viscosity. The eddy viscosity decays rapidly with the height above the Earth's surface so that the horizontal winds strengthen with the height. Geostrophic winds upper-level winds (the balance between the horizonta...
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