Chapter 1 of WX 301 Exam Questions and Correct Answers

500 mb is equal to how many Pa? - CORRECT ANSWER-50,OOO Pa A warm air mass usually has pressure aloft and pressure near the surface. CORRECT ANSWER-high, low A warm column of air has than normal pressure aloft and _ than normal pressure near the surface. - CORRECT ANSWER-Higher, lower Air flows a warm region at low levels and it at high levels. - CORRECT ANSWERtoward, away from An isothermal layer is a layer in which . - CORRECT ANSWER-Temperature is constant with height At 30,000 ft, there is high pressure above the and low pressure above the CORRECT ANSWER-equator, poles At what altitude above sea level is the pressure 700 mb? - CORRECT ANSWER-IO,OOO ft Compared with the tropics, the Arctic has a _tropopause and a stratosphere. CORRECT ANSWER-Iower, warmer Does pressure decrease with height faster in a warm or cold column of air? CORRECT ANSWER-cold Flying at 35,000 ft over Quebec in winter, am I most likely in the thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, or troposphere ? - CORRECT ANSWER-Stratosphere Heating a parcel or air at constant pressure will make it dense than the surrounding air. The parcel will then . - CORRECT ANSWER-Less, Rise If I am flying toward an area that is warmer than normal, my altimeter will read low. (Hint: True or False) - CORRECT ANSWER-true If I heat air in a closed container will the pressure inside the container rise, fall, or stay constant? - CORRECT ANSWER