Cumulonimbus cloud - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Your spotter announces there is a helicopter approaching your position from 3 O'clock, which direction can you expect the helicopter to appear? North East South West East Your aircraft is travelling on a heading of 090 degrees. However, there is a strong wind pushing it off track from the north. Would the Track be greater or less than 090 degrees? Greater Less Greater You need to figure out how tall a TV tower in the distance is, you check this by looking at: The Elevation on a VTC...

ATSC 113 Fly Final Review Exam Large convective clouds (ex. thunderstorms) are primarily caused by: - Answer-The buoyancy of warm rising air inside the cloud True or False: the visual appearance of a thunderstorm cloud is often a good indicator of its intensity - Answer-False Where can a pilot in Canada get official weather data? - Answer-Aviation Weather Web Site (AWWS) Can a pilot in the USA get official weather data from NavAmerica and the US Weather Bureau via the Aviation Weath...

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WX 201 Exam 3 Study Guide with complete solutions What is a cloud? a volume of atmosphere containing numerous water droplets and/or ice particles What ingredients are necessary for cloud development? -Abundant water vapor -Condensation nuclei particles -A cooling mechanism What is supercooled water? At what temperature does it exist, and how does it freeze? Cloud drops that remain liquid down to -40 degrees Celcius. May freeze when the temperature decreases, encounters an ice nuc...

WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A) large raindrops fall _____ smaller raindrops; and have ______terminal velocity than/as small raindrops a. slower than; a greater b. faster than; a greater c. faster than; a lesser d. at the same rate as; the same e. slower than; a lesser B the most likely time for an ordinary thunderstorm to form is a. just before sunrise b. late afternoon c. just after sunrise d. around midnight e. at noon B The region of a cloud where onl...

WX 201 - Exam 2 Chapter 6-10 Questions and Answers The elevation where clouds form is called ____ level. condensation If the environmental lapse rate is 5 ° C per 1,000 m and the temperature at Earth's surface is 25 ° C, then the air temperature at 2,000 m above the ground is 15°C. What transfers heat upward into the atmosphere? thermals Just above cumulus clouds, you would expect to find a stable layer. If an air parcel is given a small push upward and it falls back...

WX 201 Exam 2 with correct Answers (Graded A) ____ is a condition in which the environmental lapse rate is equal to the dry adiabatic rate. Neutral stability The rate at which the actual air temperature changes with increasing height above the surface is referred to as the ____ rate. environmental lapse Absolute instability results when the environmental lapse rate is ____ the ____ adiabatic rate. greater than; dry An air parcel in an unstable atmosphere has ____ force acting ...

Remote Pilot Licence(RePL) RePL Exam CASA Questions and Answers . Your spotter announces there is a helicopter approaching your position from 3 O'clock, which direction can you expect the helicopter to appear? North East South West - Correct Answer: East Your aircraft is travelling on a heading of 090 degrees. However, there is a strong wind pushing it off track from the north. Would the Track be greater or less than 090 degrees? Greater Less - Correct Answer: Greater You ...

ATSC 113 Midterm 1 Questions and Answers Already Graded A What are the 2 main divisions of clouds? Normal and Special What are Cumuliform Clouds? Normal Clouds - look like stacks of cotton balls - associated with updrafts (warm air rising) What are some hazards of Cumuliform Clouds? - strong updrafts - thunderstorms From smallest to largest rank cumuliform clouds 1. Cumulus Humilis 2. Cumulus Mediocris 3. Cumulus Congestus 4. Cumulonimbus What are Stratiform Clouds? Normal CLouds - look lik...

ATSC 113 FLYING LATEST UPDATE ALREADY PASSED what are the two types of clouds normal and special what are the two types of normal clouds CU and ST convective/cumiliform (CU) = clouds that look like a stack of cotton balls and are associated with updrafts Layer/stratiform (ST) = clouds that look like sheets or blankets and can extend hundreds of km horizontally how do convective/cumiliform (CU) clouds form (normal clouds type 1) CU clouds form when warm humid air rises through cooler surround...