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PPL – Weather Questions and Answers Graded A+
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General characteristics of air flows around high/low pressure systems in the Northern 
Hemisphere Low Pressure - inward, upward, and counterclockwise 
High Pressure - outward, downward, and clockwise 
 
What is a trough? An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure. At the surface 
when air converges into a low, it cannot go outward against the pressure gradient, nor can it go 
downward into the ground; it must go upward. Therefor...
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What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? Outward 
Downward 
Clockwise 
 
What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? Inward 
Upward 
Counterclockwise 
 
What is a Trough Line? An elongated area of low pressure. 
(Air rises in this area) 
(It is conducive to cloudiness and precipitation) 
 
What is a Ridge Line? An elongated area of high pressure. 
(Air moving out of a h...
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METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL exam 100% correct answers
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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...
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Aviation Weather Questions and Answers Already Passed
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What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? Outward 
Downward 
Clockwise 
What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? Inward 
Upward 
Counterclockwise 
What is a Trough Line? An elongated area of low pressure. 
(Air rises in this area) 
(It is conducive to cloudiness and precipitation) 
What is a Ridge Line? An elongated area of high pressure. 
(Air moving out of a high depletes the quantity of air - therefore these are areas of ...
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ATSC 113 - Snow Sports question and answers 2024 verified to passWhat is a diurnal slope flow? - correct answer A slope flow that is induced by temperature changes over the course of a day (diurnal) as the sun heats the surface and the surface cools during night 
 
this diurnal cycle is most pronounced under a high pressure system 
 
What is pressure? - correct answer The weight of the air above you 
 
What is an anticyclone? - correct answer Also known as a high pressure system, it's a region ...
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What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? 
Outward 
Downward 
Clockwise 
 
 
What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? 
Inward 
Upward 
Counterclockwise 
 
 
What is a Trough Line? 
An elongated area of low pressure. 
(Air rises in this area) 
(It is conducive to cloudiness and precipitation) 
 
 
What is a Ridge Line? 
An elongated area of high pressure. 
(Air moving out...
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ATSC Snow Module Questions and Answers Rated A+
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ATSC Snow Module Questions and Answers Rated A+ 
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A line connecting locations of the same pressure 
On a weather map, what does an isobar represent? A line connecting locations of the same pressure A high A gradient Insolation The axis of a ridge 5 
Which location shows a high pressure ridge? (The shading indicates clouds and precipitation and can be ignored for this question) 
Dry and fairly clear skies 
Select the bes...
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Aviation Weather Exam 2 || With Complete Solutions (100% Correct)
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Aviation Weather Exam 2 || With Complete Solutions (100% Correct) 
Aviation Weather Exam 2 || With Complete Solutions (100% Correct) 
 
What are the characteristics of the flow of air around high pressure systems? - ANSWER - Outward 
Downward 
Clockwise 
 
What are the characteristics of the flow of air around low pressure systems? - ANSWER - Inward 
Upward 
Counterclockwise 
 
What is a Trough Line? - ANSWER - An elongated area of low pressure. 
(Air rises in this area) 
(It is conducive to clo...
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Aviation Weather Comprehensive Exam (2024) || Complete Questions & Answers (Graded A+)
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Aviation Weather Comprehensive Exam (2024) || Complete Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 
Aviation Weather Comprehensive Exam (2024) || Complete Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 
 
What does Dry Air consist of? - ANSWER - 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% Other Gas 
 
Natural Air consists of? - ANSWER - Dry Air, Condensation Nuclei, Water Vapor 
 
Where does weather happen? - ANSWER - Troposphere 
 
What causes atmosphere circulation? - ANSWER - Uneven Heating, Coriolis, Tilt of the Earth 
 
Air Mass cP...
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CTS - Aviation Weather Theory Questions and Answers Graded A+
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CTS - Aviation Weather Theory 
Questions and Answers Graded A+ 
 
Standard Atmosphere was created by: Averaging conditions to create an idealized 
atmosphere. 
 
The standard temperature lapse rate in the lower layers of the atmosphere is: A decrease of 
2° C per 1,000'. 
 
If the air temperature is +8°C at an elevation of 1,350 feet MSL and a standard (average) 
temperature lapse rate exists, what will be the approximate freezing level? 5,350 feet MSL. 
 
Moving up in the atmosphere, unsatur...
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