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AVIA WEATHER FINAL EXAM TESTBANK COMPLETE 400
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Rising air certainly __________ create as much pressure on the surface as
descending air.
does not
cannot
does - ANSWER-does not
QUESTION: Permanent high pressure areas exist at the ________. Colder (more dense) air
descends, creating _________ pressure on the Earth's surface.
poles, low
equator, high
poles, high - ANSWER-poles, high
QUESTION: What are the processes by which moisture is added to unsaturated air?
Supersaturation and evaporation
Heating and condensation
Evaporation and sublimation - ANSWER-Evaporation and sublimation
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QUESTION: The air is said to be _________ when additional water vapor is unable to enter the
air.
evaporated
humidified
saturated - ANSWER-saturated
QUESTION: The amount of water vapor which air can hold depends on the _______.
dewpoint
air temperature
stability of the air - ANSWER-air temperature
QUESTION: There are two ways to cool air and condense water vapor. You can put the air in
contact with a _____________surface or environment. Second, you can __________ the and let
it cool by expansion.
cooler, lower
cooler, lift - ANSWER-cooler, lift
Weather accounts for ________________of the aviation accidents and almost
_____________of all aviation fatalities.
80%, 10%
25%, 40%
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40%, 95% - ANSWER-25%, 40%
QUESTION: Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a
_________ __________.
pressure differential
movement of air
heat exchange - ANSWER-heat exchange
QUESTION: What causes variations in altimeter settings between weather reporting points?
variation of terrain elevation.
unequal heating of the Earth's surface.
Coriolis force. - ANSWER-unequal heating of the Earth's surface.
QUESTION: Up to a certain altitude in the atmosphere (called the tropopause), temperature
generally ________ with altitude.
increases
remains constant
decreases - ANSWER-decreases
QUESTION: Air is forced to curve ___________ by something known as the Coriolis force.
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to the left
upward
to the right - ANSWER-to the right
QUESTION: Air has _______________.
no molecules
weight
no weight - ANSWER-weight
QUESTION: Along the equator, there exists areas of _________ air.
warmer (rising)
warmer (descending)
colder (rising) - ANSWER-warmer (rising)
QUESTION: Fog formation is often based on air coming into contact with a __________ surface.
cooler
wetter
warmer - ANSWER-cooler
AVIA WEATHER FINAL EXAM TESTBANK COMPLETE 400
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Rising air certainly __________ create as much pressure on the surface as
descending air.
does not
cannot
does - ANSWER-does not
QUESTION: Permanent high pressure areas exist at the ________. Colder (more dense) air
descends, creating _________ pressure on the Earth's surface.
poles, low
equator, high
poles, high - ANSWER-poles, high
QUESTION: What are the processes by which moisture is added to unsaturated air?
Supersaturation and evaporation
Heating and condensation
Evaporation and sublimation - ANSWER-Evaporation and sublimation
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QUESTION: The air is said to be _________ when additional water vapor is unable to enter the
air.
evaporated
humidified
saturated - ANSWER-saturated
QUESTION: The amount of water vapor which air can hold depends on the _______.
dewpoint
air temperature
stability of the air - ANSWER-air temperature
QUESTION: There are two ways to cool air and condense water vapor. You can put the air in
contact with a _____________surface or environment. Second, you can __________ the and let
it cool by expansion.
cooler, lower
cooler, lift - ANSWER-cooler, lift
Weather accounts for ________________of the aviation accidents and almost
_____________of all aviation fatalities.
80%, 10%
25%, 40%
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40%, 95% - ANSWER-25%, 40%
QUESTION: Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a
_________ __________.
pressure differential
movement of air
heat exchange - ANSWER-heat exchange
QUESTION: What causes variations in altimeter settings between weather reporting points?
variation of terrain elevation.
unequal heating of the Earth's surface.
Coriolis force. - ANSWER-unequal heating of the Earth's surface.
QUESTION: Up to a certain altitude in the atmosphere (called the tropopause), temperature
generally ________ with altitude.
increases
remains constant
decreases - ANSWER-decreases
QUESTION: Air is forced to curve ___________ by something known as the Coriolis force.
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to the left
upward
to the right - ANSWER-to the right
QUESTION: Air has _______________.
no molecules
weight
no weight - ANSWER-weight
QUESTION: Along the equator, there exists areas of _________ air.
warmer (rising)
warmer (descending)
colder (rising) - ANSWER-warmer (rising)
QUESTION: Fog formation is often based on air coming into contact with a __________ surface.
cooler
wetter
warmer - ANSWER-cooler
