| LATEST EXAM UPDATES| 2024/25 |ATSC 231 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED

ATSC 231 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED What is the difference between convective and non-convective wind shear? - -Convective results convective clouds and non-convecctive are not associated with convective clouds horizontal shear - -Change over distance vertical shear - -Change in speed or direction over height Low-Level Wind Shear (LLWS) - -Wind shear below 2,000 feet AGL along the final approach path or along the takeoff and initial climb out path What is required for severe long lasting thunderstorms? - -Shear What is the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm? - -Growing stage, updrafts, icing, turbulence, no precipitation What is the mature stage of thunderstorm? - -Precipitation, updraft +downdrafts, greatest intensity What is the dissipating stage of a thunderstorm? - -Downdrafts and light rain. What classifies a thunderstorm as severe? - -Winds greater than 50kts, hail greater than 1 inch, or tornado What is a single cell thunderstorm? - -Airmass thunderstorm. Non-sheared type, typically not severe. Do single cell thunderstorms have downdrafts and updrafts? - -Yes Where do single cell thunderstorms form? - -Anywhere. What are distuinguishing features of single cell thunderstorms? - -Vertical tower, anvil spreads in all directions, descending radar core, may be isolated, difficult to forecast. Multicell cluster thunderstorms - -Many cells, different stages of development Multicell Cluster Storms develop in a sheared environment. - -True What are some distinguishing features of a Multicell cluster? - -Lifetime of hours to days, most common thunderstorm type Produce extensive anvils What is the storm's motion? - -Combination of advection and n