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Aviation Weather (PPL questions) with Correct Answers Thunderstorms which generally produce the most intense hazard to aircraft are? - ANSWER-Squall line thunderstorms What are the processes by which moisture is added to unsaturated air? - ANSWER- Evaporation and sublimation Why is frost cons...

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Thunderstorms which generally produce the most intense hazard to aircraft are? -

ANSWER✔✔-Squall line thunderstorms


What are the processes by which moisture is added to unsaturated air? - ANSWER✔✔-

Evaporation and sublimation


Why is frost considered hazardous to flight? - ANSWER✔✔-Frost spoils the smooth

flow of air over the wings, and therefore decreases the lift capability of an aircraft


Clouds, fog, or dew will always form when - ANSWER✔✔-Water vapor condenses


Clouds are divided into four families according to their - ANSWER✔✔-Height range


Crests of standing mountain waves may be marked by stationary, lens-shaped clouds

known as? - ANSWER✔✔-standing lenticular clouds


which conditions result in the formation of frost? - ANSWER✔✔-the temperature of the

collecting surface is at or below the dewpoint of the adjacent air and the dewpoint is

below freezing




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, the temperature of the collecting surface is at or below the dewpoint of the adjacent air

and the dewpoint is below freezing - ANSWER✔✔-stratiform clouds


a pilot can expect a wind-shear zone in a temperature inversion whenever the

windspeed at 2,000-4,000 feet above the surface is at least - ANSWER✔✔-25 knots


When may hazardous wind shear be expected? - ANSWER✔✔-in areas of low-level

temperature inversion, frontal zones, and clear air turbulence


low-level turbulence can occur and icing can become hazardous in which type of fog? -

ANSWER✔✔-steam fog


steady precipitation preceding a front is an indication of? - ANSWER✔✔-stratiform

clouds with little or no turbulence


where does wind shear occur? - ANSWER✔✔-at all altitudes, in all directions


what situation is most conducive to the formation of radiation fog? - ANSWER✔✔-

warm, moist air over low, flatland areas on clear, clam nights


how does frost affect the lifting surfaces of an airplane on takeoff? - ANSWER✔✔-frost

will disrupt the smooth flow of air over the wing, adversely affecting its lifting

capability


convective circulation patters associated with sea breezes are caused by - ANSWER✔✔-

cool, dense air moving inland over the water




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