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Question 1

Ridge

Answer 1

High pressure region

Question 2

Hydrostatic pressure

Answer 2

Balance between gravity(down) and upward pressure

Question 3

IFR

Answer 3

Less than 3 sm

Ceiling under 1000 ft

Question 4

Diurnal variation

Answer 4

Daily heating and cooling of day and night

Question 5

Albedo

Answer 5

Reflect back

Question 6

Human visibility on light scale?

Answer 6

.4-.7

Question 7

18000 ft is how many milibars?

Answer 7

500 milibars

Question 8

MSL

Answer 8

Mean sea level

Question 9

1nm=? Ft
1sm=? Ft

They are for what

Answer 9

1nm = 6080ft for speed
1sm= 5280ft for visibility

Question 10

Standard atmosphere

Answer 10

29. 92 hg
30. 7 lbs per square inch
31. 25 milibars

Question 11

Density

Answer 11

Mass of molecules in a given volume

Question 12

3 atmospheric states

Answer 12

Temperature
Density
Pressure

Question 13

Aneroid

Answer 13

Not wet

Question 14

Stratosphere temp increases due to what?

Answer 14

Ozone

Question 15

1 inch Mercury is how many milibars per 1000 ft?

Answer 15

34

Question 16

Kelvin

Answer 16

Absolute zero

Question 17

Isobar

Answer 17

Constant pressure

Question 18

Isotherm

Answer 18

Equal temperature

Question 19

3 energy transfers

Answer 19

Radiation
Conduction
Convection

Question 20

Unequal heating of the surface creates what?

Answer 20

Weather

Question 21

Cold air is more dense thus?

Answer 21

Better performance

Question 22

ISA

Answer 22

International standard atmosphere

15degrees c

Question 23

Vernal equinox

Answer 23

Twice a year when day and night time is same

Question 24

AGL

MSL

Answer 24

Above ground level

Mean sea level

Question 25

True altitude

Answer 25

From sea level

Question 26

Metar time zone

Answer 26

Gmt

Zulu

Question 27

Standard degree temp lapse rate

Answer 27

2degrees per 1000 ft in troposphere

Question 28

Trough

Answer 28

Low pressure region