ATSC 113 Midterm 1 Exam Questions with Verified Answers (Rated A+)

ATSC 113 Midterm 1 Exam Questions with Verified Answers (Rated A+) LG4a. The most violent stage of thunderstorm cell, when there are both up and downdrafts is a. cirrus b. cumulus c. residue d. dissipating e. mature - Answer-mature This type of storm that is rotating as a mesocyclone is called a/an a. dust devil b. mammatus cloud c. air mass thunderstorm d. mesosphere e. supercell - Answer-supercell Which is FALSE? if you flew into a thunderstorm, the connective turbulence would likely cause your aircraft to: a. experience violent shaking b. be violently pushed up and down to different altitudes c. experience intense rolling and pitching motions d. experience engine failure e. experience intense yawing motions - Answer-experience engine failure Which statement is TRUE? The gust front a. is a large scale weather system associated with anticyclones b. forms as the outside wall of multi-vortex tornado c. forms when downburst air hits the ground and spreads out d. is the bottom edge of the downburst e. is what pushes the thunderstorm along - Answer-forms when downburst air hits the ground and spreads out Lightning