Types of thunderstorms - Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

Fjord - ANSWERSA long narrow inlet with steep cliffs created by glacial erosion (commonly found in Washington State) The Alps were formed... - ANSWERS...by the collision of the African and Eurasian continents (the alps are not made of volcanic rock) Three Main Types of Rocks - ANSWERSIgneous - Obsidian, Basalt, Granite (made from lava/ volcanic activity) Metamorphic - Slate, Gneiss, Phyllis (made under extreme pressure and temperature) Sedimentary - Limestone, Shale, Sandstone (made...

1. Proteins necessary for body's mainte- nance, growth, and repair (GS) 2. Carbohydrates and Fats used primarily for energy (GS) 3. 212 Water boils at degrees fahrenheit (GS) 4. 100 Water boils at degrees Cel- sius (GS) 5. 373 Water boils at Ks on the Kelvin scale (GS) 6. Veins carry blood from capillaries toward the heart. (GS) 7. Arteries carry blood away from the heart. (GS) 8. Ventricles lower chamber of the heart (GS) 9. Red Blood Cells component of blood which car- ri...

Cold air, lift, and moisture correct answers What are the three basic ingredients for a winter storm? Liquid water that is below 0 degrees C correct answers What is supercooled water? lightning that occurs during a snowstorm correct answers What is thundersnow? 30-50 degrees correct answers On what slope angles do most avalanches occur? What should you do when traveling in avalanche terrain in order travel safely and minimize your risk? correct answers What should you do when traveli...

Different Types of Rivers correct answers 1. Dendritic (looks like a dendrite) 2.Radial (looks like lots of dendrites going into one area) 3. Rectangular 4. Trellis (looks like a tree) What kind of drainage pattern exists around Happy Valley? correct answers -Dendritic or trellis Measuring sediment transport correct answers Discharge=A x v A= channel area v= tree velocity Which type of river geometry characterizes northern Pennsylvania correct answers Trellis Competence correct...

WX 201 exam 4 study guide exam questions with complete solutions what conditions are necessary for thunderstorm development - Answer-conditional instability, layers of atmospheric moisture, lifting mechanism what additional condition is necessary for severe thunderstorm - Answer-1 diameter hail, surface wind gusts at least 50kts, tornado what is the life cycle of a thunderstorm cell, what occurs during each stage - Answer-Cumulus stage- cloud grows rapidly from cu to tcu, continuous upd...

1 ATSC 113 FLYING EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ VFR Correct Answer: Visual flight rules = fly by mostly looking out the window; need good visibility and stay out of clouds; all pilots learn how to fly VFR VFC Correct Answer: "Visual Meteorological Conditions = weather that is good enough to fly VFR --> horizontal visibility of 3 statute miles or more, ceiling of 1000 feet above airport" Flying into couds VFR Correct Answer: "ignore balanc...

1. Explain why space weather is a concern to aviation - CORRECT ANSWER-Radiation exposure on polar flight routes. -Navigation errors on GPS. -Communication blackouts, especially on polar routes. -Satellite outages. I . Explain why the true state of the atmosphere can never be known exactly and can only be approximated by assimilating all available data - CORRECT ANSWER-+Not all aspects of the atmosphere are observed equally. +Coverage is intermittent in both space and time +lnstruments, them...

Know which force causes wind. - CORRECT ANSWER-Coriolis Force and friction. - Know the necessary ingredients for thunderstorm development. - CORRECT ANSWER-Moisture, Instability, and. a lifting action - Know which atmospheric factor helps determine whether thunderstorms will become severe - CORRECT ANSWER-Moisture - Know some examples of thunderstorm triggers/lifting mechanisms. - CORRECT ANSWER-Iow level convergence, low level WAA, low level moisture advection, mesoscale convergence boundar...

"Window of circadian low" means a period of maximum sleepiness that occurs between - ️️ 1. A domestic air carrier flight has a delay while on the ground, at an intermediate airport. How long before a re-dispatch release is required? - ️️a. Not more than 1 hour 10. What is a valid localizer transmitter frequency - ️️a. 111.3 MHz 100. The minimum weather conditions that must exist for an airport to be listed as an alternate in the dispatch release for a domestic air carrier flight...

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...