meteorology

Question 1

what type of turbulence is:
“ slight erratic changes in altitude and attitude?”

Answer 1

light

Question 2

what type of turbulence is:
“changes in altitude/ attitude but the aircraft remains in positive control at all times?”

Answer 2

moderate

Question 3

what type of turbulence is:
large abrupt changes in altitude/ attitude aircraft may be momentarily out of control?

Answer 3

severe

Question 4

what type of turbulence is
aircraft is violently tossed about and practically impossible to control may cause structural damage

Answer 4

extreme

Question 5

what are the 2 types of CAT turbulence?

Answer 5

mechanical
thermal

Question 6

what are 3 common causes of CAT turbulence?

Answer 6

-jet streams
-terrain
- thunderstorm complexes

Question 7

what is wind measured in?

Answer 7

knots

Question 8

what are the 3 types of wind?

Answer 8

wind
head winds
tail winds

Question 9

what is “turbulence which is generated by the passage of an aircraft in flight”

Answer 9

wake turbulence