Weather Flashcards

1
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Standard Temperature for sea level.

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59 degrees F/ 15 degrees C.

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2
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Standard pressure at sea level.

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29.92 inches of mercury/ 1013.2 millibars.

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3
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Variations in altimeter settings

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caused by unequal heating of the Earth’s surface.

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4
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Differences in direction between winds aloft and on the ground

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caused by friction between the wind and the surface.

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5
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Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a

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heat exchange.

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6
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The boundary between two different air masses is referred to as a

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front.

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7
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One of the most easily recognized discontinuities across a front is

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a change in temperature.

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8
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One weather phenomenon which will always occur when flying across a front is a change in the

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wind direction.

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9
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Clouds are divided into four families according to

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height and range.

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10
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Nimbus

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Rain cloud.

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11
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The colder the air is the less

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vapor a cloud can hold.

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12
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Moisture is added to air by

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evaporation (water to vapor) and sublimation (frost to vapor)

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13
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Dewpoint

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Temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated.

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14
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The amount of water vapor which air can hold depends on the

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air temperature.

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15
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Clouds, fog, or dew will always form when

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water vapor condenses.

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16
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What is the approximate base of the cumulus clouds if the surface air temperature is 70 degrees F and the dewpoint is 48 degrees F

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70-48= 22
22/4.4=5
5x1000= 5000 FT AGL

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17
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If the temperature/dewpoint spread is small and decreasing, and the temperature is 62 degrees F, what type of weather is most likely to develop?

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Fog or low clouds.

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18
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Airport elevation: 500 MSL
Temp: 23 degrees C
Dewpoint: 15 degrees C
lapse rate: 2 degrees C
Find the approximate base of the cumulus clouds.
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4500 feet MSL

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19
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What clouds will you find in stable air?

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  • Stratiform clouds. (Flat type clouds)
  • Steady precipitation
  • Smooth air
  • Poor surface visibility
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20
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Warming from below would decrease

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the stability of an air mass.

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21
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Development of thermals depend upon

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solar heating.

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22
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Unstable air

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  • Turbulence

- Good surface visibility

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23
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Moist, unstable airmass forms what type of clouds?

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Cumuliform clouds and showery precipitation.

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24
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Towering cumulus clouds indicate

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convective turbulence.

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25
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What measurement can be used to determine the stability of the atmosphere?

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Actual lapse rate.

26
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When warm, moist, stable air flows upslope, it

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produces stratus type clouds.

27
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If an unstable air mass is forced upward, what type of clouds can be expected?

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Clouds with considerable vertical development and associated turbulence.

28
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Steady precipitation preceding a front is an indication of

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stratiform clouds with little or no turbulence.

29
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Structural icing can only occur when in

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visible moisture.

30
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Highest accumulation rate of structural ice is in

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freezing rain.

31
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Ice pellets at the surface means

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freezing rain at a higher altitude.

32
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Frost forms when

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temperature of collecting surface is at or below dewpoint of the air and the dewpoint has to be below freezing.

33
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Temperature inversion occurs

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when the air above is warmer than the air below.

34
Q

Inversion layer with high relative humidity

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  • Smooth air

- Poor visibility, and fog, haze, or low clouds.

35
Q

Wind shear zone in an inversion

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windspeed is at 2000-4000 FT AGL and is at least 25 knots.

36
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Radiation fog (ground fog) forms

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in warm moist air over low, flatland areas on clear, calm nights.

37
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Advection fog forms

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when an air mass moves inland from the coast in winter.

38
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Upslope fog

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air cooling as it is forced to rise up a slope.

39
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Two types of fog that depend on wind

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  • Advection fog

- Upslope fog

40
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Steam fog

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Low level turbulence/icing

41
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Cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) clouds cause

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greatest turbulence.

42
Q

Thunderstorms must have

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lightning.

43
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Most dangerous type of thunderstorm

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squall line.

44
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Squall line

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Non-frontal, narrow band of active thunderstorms.

45
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To form cumulonimbus clouds you need

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Lifting force, unstable air, and moist air.

46
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What conditions are necessary for the formation of thunderstorms?

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High humidity, lifting force, and unstable conditions.

47
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During the life cycle of a thunderstorm, which stage is characterized predominately by downdrafts?

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Dissipating.

48
Q

The destination airport has one runway, “08-26” and the wind is calm. The normal approach in calm wind is a left hand pattern to runway 08. There is no other traffic at the airport. A thunderstorm about 6 miles west is beginning its mature stage, and rain is starting to reach the ground. the pilot decides to

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fly an approach to runway 26 since any unexpected wind due to the storm will be westerly.

49
Q

Inflight aviation weather advisories

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AIRMETs SIGMETs and CONVECTIVE SIGMETs

50
Q

AIRMETs

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Warnings of weather conditions hazardous to small single-engine aircraft
Intended for all pilots.

51
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SIGMETs

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Warnings of weather conditions hazardous to all aircraft.

52
Q

To determine the freezing level and areas of probable icing aloft, the pilot should refer to the

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Inflight Aviation Weather Advisories.

53
Q

What is indicated when a current Convective SIGMENT forecasts thunderstorms?

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Thunderstorms obscured by massive cloud layers.

54
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What information is contained in a Convective SIGMET?

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Tornadoes, embedded thunderstorms, and hail 3/4 inch or greater in diameter.

55
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Which in-flight advisory would contain information on severe icing not associated with thunderstorms?

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SIGMET.

56
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Wind shear can occur

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at any altitude and all directions.

57
Q

Where can wind shear be found

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Low-level temperature inversion, frontal zones, and clear air turbulence.

58
Q

Standing lenticular cloud

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Stationary, almond or lens-shaped cloud that indicates the crest of a standing wave.
Winds of 40 knots or more.

59
Q

When may hazardous wind shear be expected?

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In areas of low-level temperature inversion, frontal zones, and clear air turbulence.

60
Q

For aviation purposes, ceiling is defined as the height above the Earth’s surface of the

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lowest broken or overcast layer or vertical visibility into an obscuration.

61
Q

TAF

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Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

62
Q

GFA Graphical Forecasts for Aviation are weather charts best used to

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learn the forecast weather along your proposed route of flight as well as at your destination if it has no terminal forecast.