Meteorology Test

What are the effects of microbursts on aviation?

• Microbursts have no effect on aviation.

• They cause turbulence and can lead to dangerous wind shear.

• They improve flight stability.

• They only occur over oceans.

Answer explanation

Microbursts are intense downdrafts that can create sudden changes in wind speed and direction, leading to turbulence and dangerous wind shear, which pose significant risks to aviation safety.

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Which of the following is true about rime ice?

• It forms at higher temperatures than clear ice

• It forms at lower temperatures than clear ice

• It forms at the same temperature as clear ice

Answer explanation

Rime ice forms when supercooled water droplets freeze on contact with surfaces, typically at lower temperatures than clear ice, which forms from freezing water at higher temperatures. Thus, rime ice forms at lower temperatures.

What type(s) of pressure systems create fronts?

• High

• Low

• Both high and low

• Neither high or low

Answer explanation

Low pressure systems create fronts as they allow air to rise, leading to cloud formation and precipitation. High pressure systems, on the other hand, are associated with descending air and generally do not create fronts.

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How many knots of wind speed do the long feathers of the tails represent?

• 5 knots

• 10 knots

• 25 knots

Answer explanation

The long feathers of the tails indicate a wind speed of 10 knots, which is a common reference in aviation and meteorology for assessing wind conditions.

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Why do hurricanes spin?

• Albedo effect

• Coriolis effect

• Gravitational pull

• Equatorial heat

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What weather front brings thunderstorms?

• Warm front

• Stationary front

• Cold front

• Moving front

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What causes wind?

• Differences in air pressure

• layers of the atmosphere

• differences in humdity

• revolution of the Earth

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Along weather fronts are usually cloudy/precipitation because the air is

• rising and cooling, causing condensation and clouds to form

• sinking and cooling, causing water to evaporate

• rising and warming...

• sinking and warming, causing water to evaporate

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What front is this? (What air mass is behind the front?)

• stationary front

• warm front

• cold front

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What breeze is this that happens during the day?

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Rain Shadow

• Tornado

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