WX 201 EXAM REVIEW FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● A surface high forms beneath upper-level
Answer: convergence and northwest flow
●● Flying at 35,000 ft, I am most likely to be in or above cloud when
the flow is from the
Answer: southwest
●● The troposphere is warmest under an upper-level
Answer: ridge
●● Warmest air is found beneath __ and coldest beneath __
Answer: A and E, C`
●● A surface low will most likely form beneath __ while a surface high
will form near __
Answer: D, B
●● Rising motion and cloud are most likely beneath
Answer: D
, ●● On average, at 30,000 ft, I find __ pressure above the poles and __
pressure above the tropics
Answer: low, high
●● In July, the 300 mb tropical high pressure belt is located
Answer: near 20N
●● On average, I find lowest 300 mb heights above the north pole in
Answer: January
●● In winter, the northern hemisphere upper-level westerlies are __ and
extend further __ than in summer
Answer: stronger, south
●● Short waves typically have __ divergence associated with them and
move __ than long waves
Answer: more, faster
●● Flying at 35,000 ft, I am most likely to be in or above cloud when
the wind is
Answer: from the southwest
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● A surface high forms beneath upper-level
Answer: convergence and northwest flow
●● Flying at 35,000 ft, I am most likely to be in or above cloud when
the flow is from the
Answer: southwest
●● The troposphere is warmest under an upper-level
Answer: ridge
●● Warmest air is found beneath __ and coldest beneath __
Answer: A and E, C`
●● A surface low will most likely form beneath __ while a surface high
will form near __
Answer: D, B
●● Rising motion and cloud are most likely beneath
Answer: D
, ●● On average, at 30,000 ft, I find __ pressure above the poles and __
pressure above the tropics
Answer: low, high
●● In July, the 300 mb tropical high pressure belt is located
Answer: near 20N
●● On average, I find lowest 300 mb heights above the north pole in
Answer: January
●● In winter, the northern hemisphere upper-level westerlies are __ and
extend further __ than in summer
Answer: stronger, south
●● Short waves typically have __ divergence associated with them and
move __ than long waves
Answer: more, faster
●● Flying at 35,000 ft, I am most likely to be in or above cloud when
the wind is
Answer: from the southwest