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ATSC 231 Block 5 Exam with correctAnswers
How iican iiyou iiidentify iithe iilocations iiof iipossible iiturbulence iiassociated iiwith
iithunderstorms ii- iiAnswers ii-• iiOutflow iiPhenomena
- iiDerecho ii
- iiDownburst ii
- iiMicroburst ii
- iiGust iiFront
What iiis iithe iiphenomena iithat iiproduce iilow iialtitude iiturbulence iiwith iia iithunderstorm ii-
iiAnswers ii-- iiDerecho ii
- iiDownburst ii
- iiMicroburst ii
- iiGust iiFront
How iican iiyou iidistinguish iibetween iiderecho, iidownburst, iimicroburst iiand iigust iifront ii-
iiAnswers ii-Derecho ii- iiA iiwidespread, iilong iilived, iistraight iiline iiwindstorm iithat iiis
iiassociated iiwith iia iifast-moving iiband iiof iisevere iithunderstorm
Downburst ii- iiAn iiarea iiof iistrong, iioften iidamaging iiwinds iiproduced iiby iione iior iimore
iiconvective iidowndrafts iiover iian iiarea iifrom iiless iithan ii1 iito ii400 iikm iiin iihorizontal
iidimensions.
Microburst ii- iiA iiconvective iidowndraft ii(downburst) iithat iicovers iian iiarea iiless iithan ii4
iikm ii(2.5 iimiles) iialong iia iiside iiwith iipeak iiwinds iithat iilast ii2 iito ii5 iiminutes.
Gust iifront ii- iiThe iileading iiedge iiof iithe iioutflow iiair iifrom iia iithunderstorm
What iiare iithe iicharacteristics iiof iiwet iiand iidry iimicrobursts ii- iiAnswers ii-Wet ii-
iiMicroburst iiAccompanied iiby iiHeavy iiPrecipitation iiat iiSurface
Dry ii- iiMicroburst iiAccompanied iiby iiLittle iiPrecipitation iiat iiSurface ii(or iivirga)
What iiare iithe iicharacteristics iiof iimicrobursts iiin iigeneral iiincluding iilife iicycle,
iisymmetry iiand iistrength ii- iiAnswers ii-Average iistrength iiof iia iimicroburst iiis iiabout ii50
iiknots
, perfectly iisymmetrical, iiexcept iiif iiacompanied iiby iistrong iiwind iithat iimakes iithe
iiConvective iiCell iiMove iiwith iithe iiWind
EXAM iiQ ii- iiMicrobursts iiare iithe iistrongest ii5 iiminutes iiafter iithey iihit iithe iiground
What iiare iithe iicharacteristics iiand iivisual iifeatures iiof iigust iifronts ii- iiAnswers ii-• iiMay
iiprecede iiprecipitation iiup iito ii15 iimi
if iistationary, iioutflow iiwill iimove iiin iiall iidirections
If iistorm iiis iimoving, iiyou iican iiadd iithe iispeed iiof iithe iistorm iito iithe iioutflow ii(but iionly iiin
iifront iiof iiit)
Can iisee iigust iifront iiwith iian iiarcus iicloud
What iiare iithe iitwo iicauses iiof iiturbulence iiwith iithunderstorms iiat iihigh iialtitude ii-
iiAnswers ii-- iiGravity iiWave ii- iiDevelops iiAbove iiand iiDownwind iiof iiGrowing
iiThunderstorm ii(like iithe iivertically iiprogagating iiwave iiof iithunderstorms) ii10-15 iimiles
iiahead iiand iiabove iistorm
- iiTurbulent iiWake
• iiThunderstorm iiDisturbs iiFlow ii
• iiTurbulence iiDownwind ii
• iiOccurs iiat iiMid iiand iiHigh iiAltitudes
What iiare iithe iicharacteristics iiof iiturbulence iiwith iithunderstorms iiat iihigh iialtitude ii-
iiAnswers ii-
How iican iiyou iidetermine iisafe iidistances iiand iialtitudes iiusing iiweather iidata iito iiavoid
iiturbulence iigenerated iiby iithunderstorms ii- iiAnswers ii-• iiAvoidance iiRules iiof iiThumb ii-
iiDownwind ii
• ii1 iinm iiper iiknot iiof iiwind ii- iiSevere iiThunderstorms ii• ii20 iimiles
What iiis iithe iitemperature iirange iiwhich iiproduces iithe iigreatest iiicing iithreat iiin iigrowing
iicumulus iiclouds ii- iiAnswers ii-• iiLiquid iiWater ii• ii0 iito ii-10oC
EXAM iiQ ii- iitemps iito iiavoid iiper iithe iiFAA iito iiavoid iiicing iiis ii0 iito ii-15oC
What iiis iithe iiapproximate iiheight iiof iithe iifreezing iilevel iiduring iithe iisummertime ii-
iiAnswers ii-• iiSummer ii..... ii10,000 iito ii16,000 iift iiMSL
What iiis iithe iitype iiof iistructural iiice iithat iiis iimost iicommon iiin iicumulus iiclouds ii-
iiAnswers ii-• iiGlaze iimost iicommon
What iiare iithe iilocations iithat iihave iithe iihighest iifrequency iiof iihail ii- iiAnswers ii-•
iiDownwind iiof iiMountains
- iiHigh iiPlains
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