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WX 301 Sinclair ERAU Spring
2020 Quizzes fully solved &
updated
22530KT in a METAR is a wind from the __ at 30 _ - answer
southwest, kt


A northeasterly breeze is reported as - answer A northeasterly
breeze is reported as


The wind vector below is - answer 135/95 kt


An airplane is flying on a heading of 060 at 100 kt in a wind of
340/50kt. Its true course is toward the - answer east


The horizontal pressure gradient depends on - answer the spacing
of isobars


In the Southern Hemisphere, the Coriolis force deflects moving air
to the __ - answer left of the motion


The geostrophic wind is a balance between __ & __ - answer pressure
gradient force, Coriolis force


The wind at 3,000 ft AGL is close to the __ wind speed and blows ___
to the isobars - answer geostrophic, parallel


For questions 9-18, please refer to the MSL pressure chart below
A trough is found at __, a ridge at __ - answer B, A

, Cyclonic curvature is found at __, anticyclonic curvature is found at
__ - answer B, A


Highest sea level pressure is found at - answer A


The sea level pressure at B is about - answer 1003 mb


A geostrophic wind of 320/20 is most likely found at - answer C


The most likely direction of the geostrophic wind at D is from __
degrees - answer 220


The pressure gradient force at C points toward the - answer
northeast


For geostrophic balance, the Coriolis force at D points - answer to
the southwest


The 3,000 ft AGL wind at C is from ___, that at D is from ___ - answer
330, 220


The runway (surface) wind at C is from ___, that at D is from ___ -
answer 280, 170


For a geostrophic wind of 090 at 25 kt, the Coriolis force points -
answer to the north


In the Southern Hemisphere, airflow from the south means low
pressure is to the - answer east

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