ATSC 113 Fly Final Review Exam Questions and Answers

ATSC 113 Fly Final Review Exam Questions and Answers If CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) were large (> 2000 J/kg) then you could anticipate that the following factor might affect your flight: - Strong thunderstorms are likely - Turbulence could be weak in clouds - Being near a cost line - There is a coating of ice that acts like a cape over your wings - Air is statically stable - Answer-Strong thunderstorms are likely The weather associated with occluded fronts is most like the weather in: - dry lines - both cold and warm fronts - cold fronts - stationary fronts - warm fronts - Answer-Both cold and warm fronts What kind of clouds are expected for warm fronts? - Answer-Stratiform clouds What are the characteristics of the mature stage in the thunderstorm life cycle? - Answer-Both up and downdrafts + rain + anvil (cumulonimbus cloud which has a flat, anvil-top shape) What are the three types of basic storms? - Answer-Single cell, multicell and orographic Which of the following is least dangerous to flight? - Squall-line thunderstorm - Low-precipitation supercell - Single-cell thunderstorm - Orographic thunderstorm - Mesoscale convective vortex - Answer-Mesoscale convective vortex Which of these statements is true? (can be none or more than one) a) There may be as many as 4 cells in one large cloud mass b) Each cell may be in a different stage of the thunderstorm life cycle c) Each cell is associated with different hazards - Answer-a, b and c! Aviation authorities in the US and Canada recommend that you stay how many nautical miles away from thunderstorms? - Answer-20 Which of the following is not considered to be a hazard to aviation?