NIFE WEATHER: GOLDEN GOUGE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
height above standard datum plane - Answer-pressure altitude
gradient winds are formed by - Answer-pressure gradient force and coriolis effect
cloud at 9000 ft, with definite base and structure - Answer-altocumulus
heavy showery precipitation is associate with which cloud - Answer-cumulonimbus
frontal turbulence is associate with - Answer-fast moving cold fronts
occluded fronts (how do they move) - Answer-northeast at 20 kt
steady rain - Answer-intensity changes gradually, if at all
four types of lifting - Answer-thermal, orographic, frontal, convergence
windshift in a cold front - Answer-SW to NW
windshift in an occulded frront - Answer-SE to NW
windshift in stationary front - Answer-180*
when would you expect altimeter (pressure) setting to rise in relation to a front - Answer-
after the front has passed overhead
how does barometric pressure change as a front approaches - Answer-decreases
turbulence intensities - Answer-light, moderate, severe, extreme
what affects the strength of mechanical turbulence - Answer-wind speed, shape of
terrain, stability of air (all of the above)
is windshear gradual - Answer-no
two requirements for icing - Answer-visible moisture and freezing temperatures
rime icing is associated with: (stability) - Answer-stable conditions
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
height above standard datum plane - Answer-pressure altitude
gradient winds are formed by - Answer-pressure gradient force and coriolis effect
cloud at 9000 ft, with definite base and structure - Answer-altocumulus
heavy showery precipitation is associate with which cloud - Answer-cumulonimbus
frontal turbulence is associate with - Answer-fast moving cold fronts
occluded fronts (how do they move) - Answer-northeast at 20 kt
steady rain - Answer-intensity changes gradually, if at all
four types of lifting - Answer-thermal, orographic, frontal, convergence
windshift in a cold front - Answer-SW to NW
windshift in an occulded frront - Answer-SE to NW
windshift in stationary front - Answer-180*
when would you expect altimeter (pressure) setting to rise in relation to a front - Answer-
after the front has passed overhead
how does barometric pressure change as a front approaches - Answer-decreases
turbulence intensities - Answer-light, moderate, severe, extreme
what affects the strength of mechanical turbulence - Answer-wind speed, shape of
terrain, stability of air (all of the above)
is windshear gradual - Answer-no
two requirements for icing - Answer-visible moisture and freezing temperatures
rime icing is associated with: (stability) - Answer-stable conditions
