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METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL exam 100% correct answers
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METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL 2023 
 
 
Every physical process of weather is accompanied by or is the result of..... 
-a heat exchange 
-the movement of air 
-a pressure differential 
Moisture is added to a parcel of air by..... 
-Sublimation and condensation 
-Evaporation and condensation 
-Evaporation and sublimation 
 
With regards to windflow patterns show on surface analysis charts; when the isobars are..... 
Close together, the pressure gradient force is slight and wind velocities are we...
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Natural Air Dry air + Condensation Nuclei + Water Vapor 
 
Three Cell Theory - Uneven heating from the sun 
 
- Tilt of the Earth 
 
- Coriolis Force 
 
Three Cell Theory of Circulation Air cools and descents to the upper latitudes 
 
Warm air rises and moves toward the poles 
 
Air cools and descents to the lower latitudes 
 
Between the 30o- 60o N latitude is primarily where the U.S. is located. What is the prevailing 
wind direction? From western...
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Natural Air Dry air + Condensation Nuclei + Water Vapor 
Three Cell Theory - Uneven heating from the sun 
- Tilt of the Earth 
- Coriolis Force 
Three Cell Theory of Circulation Air cools and descents to the upper latitudes 
Warm air rises and moves toward the poles 
Air cools and descents to the lower latitudes 
Between the 30o- 60o N latitude is primarily where the U.S. is located. What is the prevailing 
wind direction? From western / Westerly
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TEXES Social Studies 4-8 Exam
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Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. 
 
Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. 
 
Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...
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CTO PREP ALL SECTIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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The uneven heating of adjacent bodies of air causing warm air to be drawn upward, and more dense air downward defines______________________________________________. - Answer-CONVECTIVE CURRENTS 
 
Air is deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere due to the ________________________________. - Answer-CORIOLIS FORCE 
 
A narrow, high-speed, meandering band of air moving at a high altitude is called the __________. - Answer-JET STREAM 
 
Clear Air T...
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WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers
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WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers 
The contour lines drawn on a 500 mb chart are lines of constant 
height 
 
 
The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is 
millibars or hectopascals 
 
 
Isobaric surfaces are ____ in warm, less-dense air and ____in cold, more-dense air. 
higher; lower 
 
 
Because of friction, surface winds move ____ winds aloft with the same pressure gradient. 
more slowly than 
 
 
The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward l...
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WX 201 Part 2 Sandboxes Questions and Answers Already Passed
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WX 201 Part 2 Sandboxes Questions and 
 
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A ____ is generally associated with trough on an upper level isobaric chart. low pressure 
center 
 
A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ 
force. Coriolis; pressure gradient 
 
A rising parcel of air that does not exchange heat with its surroundings is an example of ____. 
an adiabatic process 
 
A sea or land breeze is caused by ____. temperature differences 
 
A station at...
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Aviation Weather Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Graded A
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Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a 
a. Movement of air 
b. Pressure differential 
c. Heat exchange C. Heat Exchange 
What causes variations in altimeter settings between weather points? 
a. Unequal heating of the Earth's surface 
b. Variation of terrain elevation 
c. Coriolis Force A. Unequal heating of the Earth's surface 
The wind at 5,000 feet AGL is southwesterly while the surface wind is southerly. This difference 
in direction is primarily due to ...
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What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? Outward 
Downward 
Clockwise 
 
What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? Inward 
Upward 
Counterclockwise 
 
What is a Trough Line? An elongated area of low pressure. 
(Air rises in this area) 
(It is conducive to cloudiness and precipitation) 
 
What is a Ridge Line? An elongated area of high pressure. 
(Air moving out of a h...
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Aviation Weather Final Exam Questions 
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Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a 
 
a. Movement of air 
 
b. Pressure differential 
 
c. Heat exchange C. Heat Exchange 
 
What causes variations in altimeter settings between weather points? 
 
a. Unequal heating of the Earth's surface 
b. Variation of terrain elevation 
 
c. Coriolis Force A. Unequal heating of the Earth's surface 
 
The wind at 5,000 feet AGL is southwesterly wh...
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