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GEOG 1900 Exam 2 (Terms Only) Questions and Answers 100% Solved Geostrophic Wind Theoretical wind balanced between pressure gradient and Coriolis force Convergence Coming together of air masses, leads to rising air and precipitation Divergence Air masses moving away from a location, results in sinking air Isobars Lines connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure on a weather map Trade Winds Consistent easterly winds in the tropics, important for weather and climate Intertropical Co...

ATSC Exam 3 Questions and Answers Differences in station pressure are strongly influenced by changes in what? - Answer-Elevation Are pressure differences much greater vertically than horizontally? - Answer-Yes Because small height variations cause large changes in pressure what needs to be corrected? - Answer-Station pressure Station pressure is normally adjusted to a pressure at 0 meters this is reffered to as what? - Answer-Mean sea level (MSL) What is the adjusted station press...

FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Practical Exam Questions And Answers Rated A+ 2024. How often are METARs issues? - correct answer. Every hour, or whenever the weather changes and necessitates a change. In that situation, a SPECI (special METAR) is issued. What is a SPECI? - correct answer. A special METAR which is created in between the hourly METARs due to a change in weather necessitating the change. -Change of winds necessitating a new runway. -WX changing from IFR to VFR or V...

ATSC Snow Module Questions and Answers Rated A+ NB: Answers appear above respective questions and are highlighted in yellow. A line connecting locations of the same pressure On a weather map, what does an isobar represent? A line connecting locations of the same pressure A high A gradient Insolation The axis of a ridge 5 Which location shows a high pressure ridge? (The shading indicates clouds and precipitation and can be ignored for this question) Dry and fairly clear skies Select the bes...

A ____ usually indicates clearing weather or fair weather. - ️️steadily rising pressure A gradient wind blowing around the low-pressure center is constantly accelerating because it is constantly changing directions. This acceleration is called ____. - ️️centripetal acceleration A ridge on an upper-air isobaric chart indicates ____. - ️️higher than average heights A surface low pressure center is generally associated with ____ on an upper-air isobaric chart. - ️️a though to its...

What are the eligibility requirements for a private pilot certificate? a. Be at least 17 years of age. b. Be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language. c. Hold at least a current Third Class medical certificate d. Received the required ground and flight training endorsements. e. Meet the applicable aeronautical experience requirements. f. Passed the required knowledge and practical tests. What does the CFR Part 1 cover? Definitions and Abbreviations B...

Every physical process of weather is accompanied by or is the result of..... -a heat exchange -the movement of air -a pressure differential - Accurate Answers -a heat exchange Moisture is added to a parcel of air by..... -Sublimation and condensation -Evaporation and condensation -Evaporation and sublimation - Accurate Answers -Evaporation and sublimation With regards to windflow patterns show on surface analysis charts; when the isobars are..... Close together, the pressure ...

A weakness of visible satellite imagery is that it is basically useless ________. Because of this, often ______ is used instead. correct answers at night, Infrared imagery In evaluating a map with upper-air, surface, satellite, and radar data, the lines connecting points of equal pressure are called ____. correct answers Isobars Modern computer forecasting models have increasingly smaller grid spacing. This presents which of the following problems? correct answers Many more computations ar...

METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | 100% PASS Every physical process of weather is accompanied by or is the result of..... -a heat exchange -the movement of air -a pressure differential - Answer --a heat exchange Moisture is added to a parcel of air by..... -Sublimation and condensation -Evaporation and condensation -Evaporation and sublimation - Answer --Evaporation and sublimation With regards to windflow patterns show on surface anal...

Nuclides with the same atomic number but different numbers of neutrons are called? - correct answer Isotopes Two nuclides with the same atomic numbers are called? - correct answer Isobars Two nuclides with the same number of neutrons but different atomic numbers are called? - correct answer Isotones What is a radionuclide? - correct answer A nuclide that emits particular or photon energy to achieve a more stable energy state Another name for a helium ion containing two protons and tw...