WX 201 EXAM REVIEW FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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