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CPAER Meteorology Exam 3 (2024) || Questions & Answers (100% Correct)
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CPAER Meteorology Exam 3 (2024) || Questions & Answers (100% Correct) 
CPAER Meteorology Exam 3 (2024) || Questions & Answers (100% Correct) 
 
As raindrops fall through an airmass, dose the relative humidity go up or down? - ANSWER - Up 
 
What are the characteristics of altocumulus clouds? - ANSWER - Patchy, middle level clouds with some vertical development. Icing is usually present in the cloud above the icing level and will be especially heavy at the top. 
 
How does the Coriolanus affect t...
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AVIA 340 Certification Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Weather accounts for _____ of the aviation accidents and almost _____ of all Aviation 
fatalities 25%, 40% 
Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a Heat 
exchange 
What causes variations in altimeter settings between reporting points? Unequal heating 
of the earth's surface 
Up to a certain altitude in the atmosphere (called the tropopause), temperature generally ____ 
with altitude Deceases 
Air is forced to curve _____ by something known as the Coriolis...
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Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell Test Study Guide Aerospace Questions & 100% Verified Answers | Latest Update | Already Graded A+
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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 
2 | P a g e 
po...
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WX 201 Final ERAU Latest Exam Questions and Answers 
 
Layers of the atmosphere - Answer-Thermo(85k-100k) 
Meso(50k-85k) 
Strato(12k-50k) 
Tropo(0-12k) 
 
Troposphere - Answer-•Between surface & about 36,000' (11 km) 
-Where weather occurs (and most of the aviation takes place) 
-Pressure ranges between 200 to 1030 mb 
 
•Decreasing temperature with height 
-Heated from below because the ground absorbs more of the sun's rays than air 
 
•Has vertical air currents and turbulence 
-Hazardo...
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CPAER Meteorology Exam Questions with Guaranteed Accurate Answers
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What is the primary driver of weather? - correct answer Uneven heating of the surface of the earth 
 
In a standard atmosphere the environmental lapse rate is - correct answer 2º per 1,000ft 
 
The dry adiabatic lapse rate is - correct answer 3º per 1,000ft 
 
The wet adiabatic lapse rate is - correct answer 1.5º per 1,000ft 
 
A stable atmosphere occurs when the environmental lapse rate is - correct answer Shallow or negative 
 
An unstable atmosphere occurs when the environmental lapse rate...
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Meteorology notes for atpl students EASA
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METEOROLOGY 
 
 
•	Composition, extent, vertical division 
 
Atmosphere 
	78% nitrogen 
	21% oxygen 
	0.9% other gases (carbon dioxide, argon) 
	Lowest layer is tropopause 
	Is split up into layer according the vertical temperature profile 
 
Most important constituent in the atmosphere is water vapour 
Majority of the air is founded in troposphere Tropopause 
	That area where the temperature change doesn’t 
exceed two-thirds of one degree Celsius per thousand 
foot increase in altitude ove...
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IATRA EXAM Questions and Answers 
Define Hold Over time - Answer-as low as 2 min for type 1 
up to several hours for type 4 
 
What are VFR fuel reserve requirements at night - Answer-45 min reserve 
 
when does hold over time begin - Answer-at the start of application of the fluid and ends when the fluid is no longer effective. 
should begin at a point visible from the cockpit so if the fluid begins to loose effectiveness it can be seen at the cockpit first 
 
type 2 and 4 can be bad for what ...
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IATRA EXAM Questions and Answers 
 
Define Hold Over time - Answer-as low as 2 min for type 1 up to several hours for type 4 
 
What are VFR fuel reserve requirements at night - Answer-45 min reserve 
 
when does hold over time begin - Answer-at the start of application of the fluid and ends when the fluid is no longer effective. 
should begin at a point visible from the cockpit so if the fluid begins to loose effectiveness it can be seen at the cockpit first 
 
type 2 and 4 can be bad for what ...
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WX 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers
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WX 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers 
 
 
Chemicals called __ break down ozone molecules - Answer-chlorofluorocarbons 
 
Since the turn of this century, CO2 in the atmosphere has: - Answer-been increasing in concentration 
 
In a volume of air near the earth's surface, ____ occupies 78 percent 
and ____ occupies nearly 21 percent. - Answer-Nitrogen, Oxygen 
 
Sinks of CO2 include - Answer-photosynthesis 
 
The only substance near the earth's surface that is found naturally in the atmospher...
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NIFE WEATHER, Exam Questions and answers. 100% Accurate. VERIFIED.
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NIFE WEATHER, Exam Questions and answers. 100% Accurate. VERIFIED. 
 
 
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 tr...
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