What are anabatic winds - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATSC 113 Midterm Exam Questions with All Correct Answers What are anabatic winds? - Answer- Warm updrafts rising along mountain slopes - usually more turbulent and irregular then mountain waves What are thermals? - Answer- The warm air that rises after the sun heats the air on the ground - helps provide lift fromt he rising air What are moutnain waves? - Answer- The oscillating wind that occurs after it travels over a moutain - can be fun to soar in but some moutnain waves can "b...

ATSC 113 Final Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What do snowcats do? - Answer- Churns, tills, compacts top 10-15cm of snow increasing snow density & hardness It is best to let piste harden for ____ - Answer- harden for max time (right after closing). Hardening is fastest when snow T is closest to 0C More effective to maintain piste when snow is more dense How do you harden the piste for racing? - Answer- 1. Snow cats are used to compact the surface. 2. Man-made snow w/ higher...

1 ATSC SAILING EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What are the three factors that affect wave formation? Correct Answer: wind velocity, fetch, and duration what is wind velocity for wave formation Correct Answer: the speed of the wind what is fetch for wave formation Correct Answer: the distance over the water that the wind can blow uninterrupted (which can be huge distances out at sea) what is duration for wave formation Correct Answer: the amount ...

1 ATSC 113 FLYING EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ VFR Correct Answer: Visual flight rules = fly by mostly looking out the window; need good visibility and stay out of clouds; all pilots learn how to fly VFR VFC Correct Answer: "Visual Meteorological Conditions = weather that is good enough to fly VFR --> horizontal visibility of 3 statute miles or more, ceiling of 1000 feet above airport" Flying into couds VFR Correct Answer: "ignore balanc...

ATSC Flying Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions Visual Flight Rules (VFR) Flying by looking out of the window Visual Flight Conditions (VFC) Acceptable weather for VFR Ceiling minimum for Canada and USA for VFR? 1000 ft Minimum horizontal visibility for VFR? 3 statute miles Can you fly into clouds with VFR? No Marginal VFR (MVFR) VFR allowed, but there is low visibility and/or the cloud base is low Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Flying by mostly using instruments and instructions ...

Difference between weather & climate - Weather = changes temperature, humidity, wind and air pressure over a period of two to three days (conditions at a specific place over a short period of time) Climate = long term weather patterns occurring over a period of +- 30 years What are the main driving forces underlying the climate and weather pattern? - 1. The Earth spins on its own axis 2. Proximity from a coastal line 3. Latitude 4. Altitude What kind of weather you will expect after and ...

CPAER Meteorology Exam Questions with Correct Answers What is the primary driver of weather? - Answer-Uneven heating of the surface of the earth In a standard atmosphere the environmental lapse rate is - Answer-2º per 1,000ft The dry adiabatic lapse rate is - Answer-3º per 1,000ft The wet adiabatic lapse rate is - Answer-1.5º per 1,000ft A stable atmosphere occurs when the environmental lapse rate is - Answer-Shallow or negative An unstable atmosphere occurs when the envir...

Exploring Physical Geography, 2e (Reynolds) Chapter 3 Atmospheric Motion 1) In accordance with Charles' Law, a gas under constant pressure will ________ when ________. A) contract; heated B) expand; cooled C) expand; heated D) keep the same volume; heated or cooled Answer: C Section: 03.01 How Do Gases Respond to Changes in Temperature and Pressure? Topic: Temperature and Pressure Variations in Gases Bloom's: 1. Remember; 2. Understand Gradable: automatic Accessibility: Keyboard Navi...

ATSC Applied Quiz with Correct Answers What is the scale-name for the thunderstorms discussed in the Flying Weather theme? synoptic micro gamma or delta micro alpha or beta global / planetary mesoscale Mesoscale What is the scale-name for the larger-scale warm-frontal clouds discussed in the Flying Weather and Snow-sports Weather themes? Namely, what is the scale related to the length of the warm front, not its width. global / planetary micro gamma or delta mesoscale synoptic micro alp...

Super cell Thunder Storm - ANSWER A large thunderstorm with a single violent updraft that can maintain itself for many hours. Gust Front - ANSWER The leading edge of a thunderstorm cold downdraft. Mesoscale convective Complex - ANSWER Individual Thunderstorms that organize into large, circular, long-lasting system. Attenuation - ANSWER The process that weakens radar signals Foehn - ANSWER Another name for Chinook Wind Katabatibc - ANSWER Another name for Chinook Wind Entrainment - ANSWER...