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AVIATION WEATHER FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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AVIATION WEATHER FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1-111 of 111Match the following: Wind Direction
-The direction from which the wind is blowing.
-A vector quantity which has both direction and speed.
-The magnitude of the wind velocity.
-The horizontal movements of the atmosphere.
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The direction from which the wind is blowing.
,In the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA), temperature
-decreases 2 degrees Celsius for each 1,000 ft increase in altitude.
-decreases 1 degree Celsius for each 1,000 ft increase in altitude.
-increases 2 degrees Celsius for each 1,000 ft increase in altitude.
-does not change.
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decreases 2 degrees Celsius for each 1,000 ft increase in altitude.
When might divergence occur?
-When airstreams spreads out.
-When wind speed slows down in the direction of flow.
-When opposing airstreams meet.
-When wind speed increases in the direction of flow.
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-When airstreams spreads out.
-When wind speed increases in the direction of flow.
Match the numeric value with it's description: Standard Sea Level Pressure in inches of
Mercury
-15C
-29.92
-1013.25mb
-14.7
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, 29.92
Moving air carries which of the following important elements for weather formation,
from one location to another?
-Moisture
-Pollutants
-Heat
-Debris
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-Moisture
-Heat
-Pollutants
Match the following: Horse Latitudes
-60 degrees north latitude to north pole
-Low pressure area near the equator, caused by trade winds flowing into each other.
Also called the doldrums.
-High pressure area near 30 degrees north latitude; cloud formation is suppressed
and precipitation is generally low
-Equator to 30 degrees north latitude
-30 degrees north latitude to 60 degrees north latitude
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-High pressure area near 30 degrees north latitude; cloud formation is
suppressed and precipitation is generally low
, Which of the following cause the two circulation cells of the general circulation to
break up into three circulation cells (per hemisphere, north and south)?
-Daily rotation of the earth
-Coriolis force
-monsoon circulation
-land-sea difference
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daily rotation of the earth
The total amount of energy received by the Earth from the Sun over the whole Earth
is nearly ___________?
-Greatly variable
-Variable
-Constant
-Unmeasurable
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Constant
Which of the following weather phenomena, important to a pilot and their aircraft, is a
function of wind development and movement?
-Inaccurate navigational paths (getting off course)
-Propulsion performance
-Turbulence
-Decreased visibility
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