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Question 1

Stationary Storm systems centered somewhere over the open sea are capable of creating large waves worth heights measuring?

Answer 1

Over 31 m (100ft)

Question 2

On the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains, chinook winds are driest when

Answer 2

Clouds form and precipitation falls on the upwind side of the mountains

Question 3

Chinook winds are typically found in the interior of North America where Canadian prairies and the Great Plains parallel mountain ranges. The winds can be described as ?

Answer 3

Warm, dry, downslope air

Question 4

In south Florida the prevailing winds are ________ because of this the strongest sea breeze is usually observed on Florida’s east coast, and the ______ land breeze on floridas west coast

Answer 4

Northeasternly, strongest

Question 5

The quietest time of day, with least wind usually occurs during the _______, when thermal turbulence above the surface is normally at a minimum

Answer 5

Early morning

Question 6

Clear air turbulence often occurs near ?

Answer 6

A boundary of high wind shear

Question 7

The difference in surface wind speed between morning and afternoon is typically greater on a ??

Answer 7

A Clear sunny day rather than a cloudy overcast day

Question 8

T/F: micro scale circulations range from a few kilometers to about a hundred kilometers in diameter

Answer 8

False

Question 9

A wind rose indicates ?

Answer 9

The percentage of time that the wind blows from different directions

Question 10

T/F: Santa Ana winds are warmed by compression as they flow down an elevated desert plateau .

Answer 10

True

Question 11

A sea or land breeze is caused by ?

Answer 11

Temperature differences

Question 12

Phenomena on the ________ scale can span over 1000s kilometers and last for many days. Mid-latitude cyclones, hurricanes, and fronts are examples of this scale of weather events.

Answer 12

Synotic

Question 13

Over land and over the ocean, wind gusts are caused by?

Answer 13

Turbulent eddies

Question 14

T/F: Prevailing offshore winds in summer carry moisture, cool air, and fog into coastal regions, whereas prevailing onshore breezes carry warmer and drier air into the same locations

Answer 14

FALSE

Question 15

T/F: A valley breeze develops its maximum strength in the early afternoon because they occur when warm air rises up the sides of the valley

Answer 15

True

Question 16

When a sea breeze that is moving west meets a sea breeze moving east, they form ?

Answer 16

A sea breeze convergence zone

Question 17

An offshore wind blows

Answer 17

From land to water

Question 18

When do dust devils form?

Answer 18

Generally they firm on clear, hot, dry days

Question 19

Wind movements near mountains can be quite complex, for example: eddies that form both close to mountains and beneath each wave crest are called?

Answer 19

Rotors

Question 20

The wind speed generally increase with height above earths surface because?

Answer 20

Friction with earths surface slows the air near the ground

Question 21

T/F: In large weather systems, we see that mesoscale circulations have a longer duration than micro scale circulations

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What determines the height of a wave generated in the open ocean?

Answer 22

Length of time wind blows over water

Question 23

Particularly in desert valleys, thermally generated eddies typically peak __(when)___ when surface heating processes are most amenable

Answer 23

In the afternoon

Question 24

T/F: pilots must be aware that turbulent eddies can occur in conjunction w/ mountain waves, which may extend upwards into the stratosphere.

When these Eddie’s develope in clear air, this form of turbulence is referred to as ______?

Answer 24

True, Clear turbulence

Question 25

Compression heating is the main Source of warmth for a chinook wind. T/F

Answer 25

True

Question 26

3) What is a serous hazard towards aircrafts which often occurs without warning on bright, and clear, weatherless day?

Answer 26

Clear air turbulence

Question 27

Surface winds are generally strongest and most gusty when?

Answer 27

In the afternoon

Question 28

During the summer along the coast, a sea breeze is usually the strongest and best developed when?

Answer 28

In the afternoon

Question 29

An upper wind direction is reported as 135 degrees. From what compass is the wind blowing?

Answer 29

Southeast

Question 30

The summer monsoon in eastern and Southern Asia is characterized by?

Answer 30

Wet weather and winds blowing from sea to land

Question 31

During the summer, in humid climates, nighttime clouds tend to form over water during a ______?

Answer 31

Land breeze

Question 32

A wind reported as having a direction of 225 degrees would be blowing from where?

Answer 32

Southwest

Question 33

A nighttime counterpart of sea breeze circulation is called

Answer 33

Land breeze

Question 34

The winter monsoon is eastern and Southern Asia is characterized by?

Answer 34

Dry weather and winds blowing from land to sea

Question 35

Thermal turbulence above the surface such as in a desert valley during simmer is usually most severe. When ?

Answer 35

During maximum surface heating

Question 36

Clouds and precipitation are frequently found on the downwind side of a large lake. This would indicate that the air on the downwind side is ____?

Answer 36

Converging and rising

Question 37

The land/sea breeze, lake breeze, and mountain/valley breeze, are examples of _________. Generated by pressure gradients produced by differential heating

Answer 37

Thermal circulations

Question 38

What is an example of micro scale motion?

Answer 38

Winds blowing past a chimney