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Mountain waves can form in the atmosphere if the air is ______ and winds are ______. A. statically stable / parallel to the mountain range B. statically neutral / parallel to the mountain range C. statically unstable / perpendicular to the mountain range D. statically stable / perpendicular to the mountain range E. statically unstable / parallel to the mountain range -D. statically stable / perpendicular to the mountain range

ATSC Flying Midterm question n answers graded A+ 2023 latest updatedMountain waves can form in the atmosphere if the air is ______ and winds are ______. A. statically stable / parallel to the mountain range B. statically neutral / parallel to the mountain range C. statically unstable / perpendicular to the mountain range D. statically stable / perpendicular to the mountain range E. statically unstable / parallel to the mountain range - correct answer D. statically stable / perpendicular t...

ATSC 113 Flying Midterm Quiz Questions and Answers clouds formed by humans--contrails (cirrus homogenitus) - Answer--indicate turbulent wingtip vortices behind aircraft and strong wake turbulence -form from aircraft condensation trails fraction of the sky (celestial dome) covered by clouds is called... - Answer-sky cover, cloud cover, or cloud amount measured in eighths (oktas) the altitude of cloud base for the lowest cloud with coverage >= 5 oktas (broken or overcast) is consider...

ATSC Flying Midterm

ATSC 113 Midterm 1 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Already Tested What are supercooled droplets? - Answer- Can be liquid between -40C and 0C but the liquid droplets freeze almost instantly when they touch something soild and cold What happens to precipitation when you climb above -40C? - Answer- All liquid water is already frozen into ice crystals, so there is not normally an icing hazard at these altitudes because they don't stick to the plane In the summer where is the hig...

ATSC 113: MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Lenticular (mountain-wave) clouds - Answer-Indicate vertical wind oscillations and possible mountain-wave turbulence. Sailplanes like the updraft portion of the waves, because they can "surf" the wave and fly very long horizontal distances. Commercial aircraft hate the waves because they often mean a very bumpy ride at all altitudes for the whole time while flying over the mountains. Pileus - Answer-Form over fast-growing cumulus...

ATSC 113 Midterm 1 Exam Questions and Answers What is the cloud ceiling? - Answer-Theheight of the lovest cloud base above gorund level BUT ONLY if the cloud cover is over half the sky - this means a 5 out of 8 - ceiling height can't be abover 20,000 ft How do you calculate cloud ceiling height? - Answer-- ceilometers - laser ceilometers - ceiling ballons - weather observer estimates (using markers) What is vertical visibility? - Answer-Visibility straight down - important for se...