AVIATION METEOROLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

At roughly what altitude is air pressure about half of what it is at sea level?


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18,000ft




Clouds are divided into four families according to their


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height range

,Ahead of a ______ front, cirriform, towering cumulus clouds, and cumulonimbus clouds
may form. Severe weather is more common during a _____ front passage and may
include rapid development of heavy rain showers, lightning, hail, and/or tornadoes.


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Cold




Negative values can be found on the Kelvin scale.


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False




OCCURS WHENEVER THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAPSE RATE IS BETWEEN THE MOIST
AND DRY ADIABATIC RATES


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Conditional Instability




If an unstable air mass is forced upward, what type clouds can be expected?


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, Clouds with considerable vertical development and associated turbulence




Which weather conditions should be expected beneath a low-level temperature
inversion layer when the relative humidity is high


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Smooth air, poor visibility, fog, haze, or low clouds




the rate of change of temperature in a rising or descending SATURATED air parcel
(most adiabatic rate)


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1.8 C




What cloud types would indicate convective turbulence?


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Towering cumulus clouds




Which of the following is an example of a Mesoscale wind?


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