AVA Wx ch 11 Question and answers verified to pass

AVA Wx ch 11 Question and answers
verified to pass
a change in wind direction and/or speed within a very short distance is known
as __ __ - correct answer ✔wind shear


a change in wind over a horizontal distance is - correct answer ✔horizontal
wind shear


a change in wind over a vertical distance is - correct answer ✔vertical wind
shear


if the wind direction changes over a given distance, the actual wind shear is
always __ than the change in the wind speed alone - correct answer
✔greater


wind shear below 2,000 feet AGL along the final approach path or along the
takeoff and initial path is known as __ __ __ - correct answer ✔low-level
wind shear (LLWS)


during departure under conditions of suspected low-level wind shear, a
sudden __ in headwind will cause a loss in airspeed __ to the decrease in
wind velocity - correct answer ✔decrease equal


an important characteristic of wind shear is that it may be associated with a
thunderstorm, __ __ __, a jet stream or a __ __ - correct answer ✔low-level
temperature inversion frontal zone


downburst with horizontal dimensions of 2.2 n.m. or less is called a - correct
answer ✔microburst