Aviation Weather

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A report of meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft in flight is called a(n) _____

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PIREP

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PIREPs are the only means of precisely determining _____ and ______ weather conditions.

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icing; turbulence

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Anticipate _______ when temperature-dewpoint spread is 5 degrees or less and decreasing.

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fog

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In a METAR, temperature and dew point are shown in whole degrees ________

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Celsius

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An increase in temperature of the atmosphere with an increase of altitude height defines a(n)

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inversion

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Weather advisories issued for extreme turbulence and severe icing are classified as

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SIGMETs

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Advisories for existing and forecast weather involving tornadoes, embedded thunderstorms are classified as

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Convective SIGMETs

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In the troposphere, the lapse rate is approximately ______ degrees Celsius per one thousand feet

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2

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Convective currents are the result of

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uneven heating of the earth

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In the Northern Hemisphere, air movement around a low pressure center flows in a(n) ________ direction

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counterclockwise