Aviation Weather Test #3 with correct answers 100% 2026/2025
Aviation Weather Test #3 with correct answers 100% 2026/2025 Extratropical Cyclones - Correct Answer Smaller in size, Shorter in duration (life span), Significant movers. Extratropical Cyclone Formation - Correct Answer Draw energy from temperature differences across the polar front. Also called frontal lows or frontal cyclones. Lifespan of a few days. Cold Airmass - Correct Answer Is colder than the ground it's moving over Warm Airmass - Correct Answer Is warmer than the ground it's moving over Front Recognition - Correct Answer One of the easiest ways to recognize a front on a map is a change in temperature. Cold Front - Correct Answer Cold airmass is advancing Warm Front - Correct Answer Warm airmass is advancing Stationary Front - Correct Answer Neither shows much movement. (Quasi-stationary) Occluded Front - Correct Answer Cold front overtakes a warm front. Frontal Lifting - Correct Answer Refers to the lifting of moist air when airmasses meet Frontal Slope - Correct Answer Ratio of altitude of top of cold air at some point in cold airmass to the horizontal distance of that point on the surface from the nearest edge. Cold fronts are steeper (1:50 to 1:100) Warm and stationary fronts (1:200) The Weather from a front is Always - Correct Answer On the cold side of the frontal position regardless of the type of front.
Escuela, estudio y materia
- Institución
- Aviation Meteorology
- Grado
- Aviation Meteorology
Información del documento
- Subido en
- 18 de enero de 2026
- Número de páginas
- 9
- Escrito en
- 2025/2026
- Tipo
- Examen
- Contiene
- Preguntas y respuestas
Temas
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extratropical cyclones smaller in size shorter in
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cold front cold airmass is advancing warm front
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hurricane or typhoon winds of 65 knots or higher
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