MEA 130 exam questions with correct answers.

MEA 130 exam questions with correct
answers
The ||average ||barometric ||pressure ||at ||mean ||sea-level ||(msl) ||is: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-a. ||
29.92 ||in ||Hg

b. ||1013.25 ||mb

c. ||14.7 ||lbs ||/ ||square ||inch

d. ||all ||of ||the ||above



correct ||answer ||: ||d



Station ||Pressure ||= ||995.4 ||mb; ||Station ||Elevation ||= ||429 ||m ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-
1038.3mb



Station ||Pressure ||= ||898.9 ||mb; ||Station ||Elevation ||= ||1112 ||m ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-
1010.1mb



Station ||Pressure ||= ||701.2mb; ||Station ||Elevation ||= ||2954 ||m ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-
996.6mb



Which ||of ||the ||following ||instruments ||measures ||wind ||speed ||and ||direction? ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-aerovanes



The ||prevailing ||wind ||for ||the ||Raleigh ||area ||is: ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-from ||the ||southwest



A ||wind ||direction ||of ||90 ||degrees ||indicates ||a ||wind_______, ||while ||a ||wind ||direction ||of ||180 ||
indicates ||a ||wind_________. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-. ||coming ||from ||the ||east, ||coming ||
from ||the ||south

, The ||Friction ||Layer, ||which ||is ||the ||layer ||in ||which ||the ||force ||due ||to ||friction ||must ||be ||
considered, ||averages ||approximately ||________ ||meters ||deep. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-1500



Match ||the ||following ||wind ||speeds ||(meters/sec) ||and ||latitudes ||(degrees) ||with ||the ||
magnitude ||of ||the ||Coriolis ||Force ||that ||would ||result ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-wind ||speed ||=
||20 ||m/s; ||latitude ||= ||30 ||degrees ||→ ||0.0014 ||m ||/ ||s^2



wind ||speed ||= ||32 ||m/s; ||latitude ||= ||36 ||degrees ||→ ||0.0027 ||m ||/s^2

wind ||speed ||= ||25 ||m/s ||; ||latitude ||= ||70 ||degrees ||→ ||0.0034 ||m ||/s^2

wind ||speed ||= ||34 ||m/s; ||latitude ||= ||0 ||degress ||→ ||0 ||m ||/ ||s^2



Match ||the ||following ||numbers ||with ||what ||they ||represent. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-26.40 ||
→ ||pressure ||in ||inches ||Hg

2 ||→ ||Geostrophic ||Wind

3 ||→ ||Coriolis ||Force

1 ||→ ||Pressure ||Gradient ||Force



Match ||the ||numbers ||with ||what ||they ||represent. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-4 ||→ ||Pressure ||
Gradient ||Force

3 ||→ ||Friction ||Force

1 ||→ ||Surface ||wind

1014 ||→ ||pressure ||in ||mbs

2 ||→ ||Coriolis ||Force



Air ||masses ||are ||areas ||of ||________ ||pressure ||whose ||_______ ||and ||________ ||remain ||
homogenous ||across ||large ||spatial ||scales. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-high; ||temperatures; ||
dewpoint ||temperatures