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ATSC 113 Final Study Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Three main factors affecting wave formation: - ANSWERSWind velocity, fetch, duration. Catellanus Cloud - ANSWERSsmall castle torrents, unstable airloft, thunderstorms possible later in the day Billow clouds - ANSWERSwaves in a cloud, unstable airloft, indicate wind shear and create CAT, relate to K-H waves Lenticular clouds - ANSWERS"bubble shape" little UVO's, strong mountain waves, wind oscillations Rotor clouds - ANSW...

ATSC 113 Fly Final Review Exam Questions and Answers If CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) were large (> 2000 J/kg) then you could anticipate that the following factor might affect your flight: - Strong thunderstorms are likely - Turbulence could be weak in clouds - Being near a cost line - There is a coating of ice that acts like a cape over your wings - Air is statically stable - Answer-Strong thunderstorms are likely The weather associated with occluded fronts is most ...

ATSC 113 Complete Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Haboob - Answer-A dust or sandstorm that forms as cold downdrafts from a thunderstorm turbulently lift dust and sand into the air that can touch the ground Large convective clouds are driven by __ - Answer-buoyancy of warm rising air inside the cloud How does lightning form? - Answer-collision of ice crystals and graupel, where ice crystals carry a positive charge and heavier graupel creates negative charge. When voltage differ...

ATSC 113 Final Study Guide Exam Questions with Complete Solutions When does fog form - Answer-water is added to unsaturated air, unsaturated air is cooled to its dew-point temperature, when ground warms the air above it Fog forms under what conditions - Answer-- most often late at night (clear skies) or early morning as cool ground cools air - radiation: cooling at night - Advection: humid air blows over a cold surface (lake, ocean...) - upslope: upwards moving air cools against a slop ...

ATSC 113 Final Study Exam Questions with Correct Answers Capillary waves: - Answer-Waves created by small amounts of water being displaced by small winds. Capillarity (surface tension) is the restoring force. Gravity waves: - Answer-Waves created by larger winds. Gravity is the restoring force, hence the name. Which is bigger, capillary or gravity waves? - Answer-Gravity waves are bigger. Swell: - Answer-Waves formed by distant storms and wind, capable of travelling long distances ac...

ATSC 113 FINAL: SNOW- SPORTS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Where are large scale light winds generally found? - Answer-Near centre of HPS where there's a weak pressure gradient (isobars far apart) => not as strong movement of air from HP region to LP region Define: diurnal - Answer-A process that occurs on a daily basis What is a frontal zone and how do you identify it? - Answer-Frontal Zone: a transition zone along a front b/w 2 different air masses Identify it using on a pressure- l...

ATSC 113 Final Study Guide Exam Questions with Correct Answers Cloud Cover - Answer-the fraction or percent of the total sky at a location that is covered by clouds Ceiling - Answer-altitude of the cloud base for the lowest cloud -below 20000 feet -greater than 5/8 coverage Traditional ceilometers - Answer-Shine a light at the cloud, then use a detector of known distance and trigonometry to figure out the cloud-base height Laser ceilometers - Answer-Measure how long it takes for li...

ATSC 113 Snow Final Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers Relative humidity - Answer-Percentage of the water the air holds, compared to how much it can hold. Low pressure system/Cyclone - Answer-BAD Weather -High percipitation -Strong winds -Low Visability - High pressure systems/anti-cyclone - Answer-Good Weather -Dry conditions -Little percipitation -Clear skys Wind Chill - Answer-Not actual Temperature, but what it feels like on the skin With cold fronts - Answer-He...

ATSC 113 FINAL STUDY EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ Three main factors affecting wave formation: - -Wind velocity, fetch, duration. Wind velocity: - -Speed of the wind. Fetch: - -Distance over water wind can blow uninterrupted. Duration: - -Amount of time wind blows over water. If wind speed is slow, waves will always be _________, regardless of fetch or duration. - -Slow Drag: - -Frictional force acting against relative motion of one fluid with respect to another fluid. De...

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