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S-290 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed T/F Topography can directly and indirectly affect fuels and their availability for combustion. True Of the three primary environmental factors that influence fire behavior, which is the least variable? Topography The least critical form of heat transfer that influences rate of spread in a running wild land fire is: Conduction The point to which a combustible material must be heated to produce self-sustaining combustion is known as the: Ig...

Colorado POST (Test 1) Questions and Answers Already Passed What is the age requirement for safety belts? Under 16, must be restrained Which title of the CRS covers traffic? Title 42 Title 42 includes Title, Article, Part, Common Code, Points, Fine Are traffic infractions arrestable offenses? No Are traffic violations arrestable offenses? Yes Can a person have a jury trial for traffic infractions or violations? No. Judge trial only A municipal officer cannot write municipal tickets for... ...

S-290 Final Exam A Questions and Answers Already Passed T/F Topography can directly and indirectly affect fuels and their availability for combustion? True Of the three primary environmental factors that influence fire behavior, which is the least variable? Topography The least critical form of heat transfer that influences rate of spread in a running wild land fire is: Conduction The point to which a combustible material must be heated to produce self sustaining combustion is known as the: ...

WX 201 Unit 3 Test Questions with Verified Answers A condition where the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean turns cooler than normal is called La Niña. A dryline is both a dew point front and a boundary marking a strong horizontal change in atmospheric moisture. A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force. Coriolis; pressure gradient A pilot enters the weather service office and wants to know what time of the day s...

WX 201 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed ____ is a condition in which the environmental lapse rate is equal to the dry adiabatic rate. Neutral Stability A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force. Coriolis; pressure gradient A good source region for an air mass would be ____. generally flat areas of uniform composition with light surface winds A lee-side low forms ____. on the downwind side of a mountain A...

WX 201 Part 2 Sandboxes Questions and Answers Already Passed A ____ is generally associated with trough on an upper level isobaric chart. low pressure center A geostrophic wind is a wind that results from a balance between the ____ force and the ____ force. Coriolis; pressure gradient A rising parcel of air that does not exchange heat with its surroundings is an example of ____. an adiabatic process A sea or land breeze is caused by ____. temperature differences A station at...

In which situation is advection fog most likely to form? A. A warm, moist air mass on the windward side of mountains B. An air mass moving inland from the coast in winter C. A light breeze blowing colder air out to sea - correct answer Answer is B. AC 00-6A The pilot of an aircraft that has been involved in an accident is required to file an NTSB accident report within how many days? A. 5 B. 7 C. 10 - correct answer Answer C is correct, ten days. The operator of an aircraft shall fi...

WX 201 Final ERAU Exam Questions and Answers The Atmosphere aerosol (a.k.a. particulates) rain, drizzle, fog, snow, ice crystals, cloud droplets Permanent gas Nitrogen [N2]=78% Oxygen [02]=21% Others (Ar, Ne, He, Kr, H)=1% Variable gas [H2O] -0 to 4% (highly variable) -Most abundant variable gas• [CO2] -0.039% and rising [O3] -Highly variable, reactive gas -Upper atmosphere: protects life from UV light -Occurs naturally, absorbs harmful ultraviolet light from sun ...

WX 201 Exam 3 with correct Answers The contour lines drawn on a 500 mb chart are lines of constant height The unit of pressure most commonly found on a surface weather map is millibars or hectopascals Isobaric surfaces are ____ in warm, less-dense air and ____in cold, more-dense air. higher; lower Because of friction, surface winds move ____ winds aloft with the same pressure gradient. more slowly than The pressure gradient force is directed from higher pressure toward l...

USCG METEOROLOGY EXAM WITH ANSWERS 2024/2025 (GRADED) A boundary between two air masses is a(n) __________. a) lapse rate b) isobar c) front d) continent A cloud sequence of cirrus, cirrostratus, and altostratus clouds followed by rain usually signifies the approach of a(n) __________. a) occluded front b) stationary front c) warm front d) cold front A cold front moving in from the northwest can produce __________. a) thunderstorms, hail, and then rapid clearing b) increasing cloud ...