Tropopause Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WX 201 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS What does NOT contribute to making Salt Lake City colder than Seattle during winter? - Answer-Seattle has more cloud cover than Salt lake City, which traps outgoing infrared radiation and keeps temperatures from getting as cold. What is the solar elevation angle over Sao Paulo, Brazil (lat. 24 s) at noon on Dec. 22? - Answer-89.5 Earth has seasons - Answer-Because of Earth's tilt angle Daily high temperatures usually occur - Ans...

combustion chamber an enclosed chamber in which fuel and air are burned for the production of energy cycle a recurring series of events: the airplane engine has four cycles; intake, compression, power, and exhaust lean mixture a mixture of gasoline in which there is more air than fuel magneto an electrical generator tat produces power when rotated meter/metering in terms of fuel this process of allowing amount of fuel to to pass to the combustion chamber p...

METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL 2023 Every physical process of weather is accompanied by or is the result of..... -a heat exchange -the movement of air -a pressure differential Moisture is added to a parcel of air by..... -Sublimation and condensation -Evaporation and condensation -Evaporation and sublimation With regards to windflow patterns show on surface analysis charts; when the isobars are..... Close together, the pressure gradient force is slight and wind velocities are we...

NIFE WEATHER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED What are the percentages of gases in pure, dry air? 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other gases What percent is water vapor in the atmosphere? 0-5% by volume What is the troposphere? Layer adjacent to the Earth's surface Where does all weather occur? Troposphere In the troposhpere, what happens to the temperature with an increase in altitude? Temperature decreases What are the winds like in the troposphere? Winds are light near ...

Levels of atmosphere (Bottom to top) - ANSWER-Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere Troposphere altitudes - ANSWER-Surface to 30,000ft Tropopause altitudes - ANSWER-30,000-60,000ft Stratopause altitudes - ANSWER->50km Troposphere Environmental temp lapse rate - ANSWER-2*C(1.98*C)/1000ft Troposphere Environmental pressure lapse rate - ANSWER-1hPa/30ft Tropopause convection remarks - ANSWER-Tropopause marks the point where convection weakens as the air no longer cools with hei...

mt1 100% SOLUTIONS QUESTION AND ANSWER The atmosphere is composed of ___ % oxygen. 1 78 21 - ANSWER 21 If the volume of a given air mass is increased its density will ______ Increase Decrease - ANSWER decrease If the temperature is held constant and the pressure of the air is increased, its density will ______ Increase Decrease - ANSWER increase A parcel of air with the same volume at _________ is more dense than the other. Sea Level 20,000 feet - ANSWER sea level If the...

NIFE WEATHER STUDY GUIDE TEST 2024. What are the percentages of gases in pure, dry air? - CORRECT ANSWER 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other gases What percent is water vapor in the atmosphere? - CORRECT ANSWER 0-5% by volume What is the troposphere? - CORRECT ANSWER Layer adjacent to the Earth's surface Where does all weather occur? - CORRECT ANSWER Troposphere In the troposhpere, what happens to the temperature with an increase in altitude? - CORRECT ANSWER Temperature decreas...

ATPL (Philippines) - Flight Performance & Planning 3 1. Minimum specific fuel consumption of the turboprop engine is normally available in which altitude range? a. 25,000 feet to the tropopause. b. The tropopause to 45,000 feet. c. 10,000 feet to 25,000 feet. - correct answers a. 25,000 feet to the tropopause. 2. What effect would a change in ambient temperature or air density have on gas-turbine- engine performance? a. As temperature increases, thrust increases. b. As air density d...

ATPL (Philippines) - Flight Performance & Planning 31. Minimum specific fuel consumption of the turboprop engine is normally available in which altitude range? a. 25,000 feet to the tropopause. b. The tropopause to 45,000 feet. c. 10,000 feet to 25,000 feet. - correct answers a. 25,000 feet to the tropopause. 2. What effect would a change in ambient temperature or air density have on gas-turbine- engine performance? a. As temperature increases, thrust increases. b. As air density dec...

ATPL (Philippines) - Flight Performance & Planning 3 1. Minimum specific fuel consumption of the turboprop engine is normally available in which altitude range? a. 25,000 feet to the tropopause. b. The tropopause to 45,000 feet. c. 10,000 feet to 25,000 feet. - correct answers a. 25,000 feet to the tropopause. 2. What effect would a change in ambient temperature or air density have on gas-turbine- engine performance? a. As temperature increases, thrust increases. b. As air density d...