Aviation Weather

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Flying an airplane is a fun but not so easy task as you have the life of your passengers in your hands. Extreme weather conditions make flying much more difficult. How conversant are you with the weather and its effects on aviation? Take up this quiz and find out. Good luck!

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1.

The horizontal pressure gradient force is the ________ cause of ________.
2.

The two types of barometers are _________ and _________. Which one is used in aviation?
3.

Winds near the ground tend to spiral _________ into a cyclone and _________ out of an anticyclone.
4.

We are traveling up a hill on a very dry day, the temperature at our starting point is 43 degrees C, we will climb up an additional 2,000 feet and measure the temperature again. What should the temperature be?
5.

List three items and two visibility items for stable air.
6.

List three items and two visibility items for unstable air.
7.

Stability of an airmass is __________ by heating it from below.
8.

Dewpoint is extremely useful is prediction of __________, ___________, and _________.
9.

The three requirements for cloud formation are _____________, ____________, and __________.
10.

List the cloud amount sky cover chart.
11.

We are getting ready to fly. The weather report is telling us that the clouds are SCT at 800 ft and BKN at 900 ft and the visibility is 2.5 miles. What are the flight rules that apply?
12.

Now we are flying again the next day. This the time the clouds are FEW at 2500 ft and SCT at 3100 ft, and the visibility is 12 miles. What are the flight rules that apply?
13.

Name the first family of clouds and list the clouds and their abbreviations in it.
14.

Name the 2nd cloud family and the clouds with their abbreviations in it.
15.

Name the 3rd cloud family and give the names and abbreviations of the clouds in it.
16.

Name the last cloud family and give the names and abbreviations of the clouds in it.
17.

Clouds are caused by __________, ___________, __________, and ____________.
18.

List the items required in a sky condition report.
19.

A ceiling is defined as the height above the earth's surface of the __________ layer of clouds reported as __________ or _________.
20.

Name the type of precipitation, abbreviation, and symbol of the following. Format: Name (Abbrev), symbol is a ______
21.

Distinguished by very small droplets, associated with fog and low stratus.
22.

Large droplets which fall faster and at a relatively steady rate.
23.

Transparent globular solid grains of ice that are formed from freezing of rain drops before they reach the ground.
24.

Precipitation composed of ice crystals.
25.

Refers to liquid precipitation that starts, changes intensity, and stops suddenly.
26.

Precipitation composed of ice crystals that starts, changes intensity, and stops suddenly
27.

Very small water droplets that freeze on contact with the ground.
28.

Large droplets that freeze on contact with the ground.
29.

Precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of >0.2 inches
30.

A cold front is represented by:
31.

A warm front is represented by:
32.

Occluded front
33.

A stationary front is represented by:
34.

A trough is represented by:
35.

(This and the following questions are in the matching section of the test)What is a ridge?
36.

What is a trough?
37.

What is friction?
38.

What is a boundary layer?
39.

What is convergence?
40.

What is orographic lifting?
41.

What is DALR?
42.

Describe mechanical turbulence.
43.

What are changes of state?
44.

What is condensation?
45.

What is dewpoint?
46.

A "high" is...
47.

A "low" is...
48.

What is a wind gust?
49.

What is a squall?
50.

What is drag?

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Aviation Weather

The horizontal pressure gradient force is the ________ cause of ________.

The two types of barometers are _________ and _________. Which one is used in aviation?

Winds near the ground tend to spiral _________ into a cyclone and _________ out of an anticyclone.

We are traveling up a hill on a very dry day, the temperature at our starting point is 43 degrees C, we will climb up an additional 2,000 feet and measure the temperature again. What should the temperature be?

List three items and two visibility items for stable air.

List three items and two visibility items for unstable air.

Stability of an airmass is __________ by heating it from below.

Dewpoint is extremely useful is prediction of __________, ___________, and _________.

The three requirements for cloud formation are _____________, ____________, and __________.

List the cloud amount sky cover chart.

We are getting ready to fly. The weather report is telling us that the clouds are SCT at 800 ft and BKN at 900 ft and the visibility is 2.5 miles. What are the flight rules that apply?

Now we are flying again the next day. This the time the clouds are FEW at 2500 ft and SCT at 3100 ft, and the visibility is 12 miles. What are the flight rules that apply?

Name the first family of clouds and list the clouds and their abbreviations in it.

Name the 2nd cloud family and the clouds with their abbreviations in it.

Name the 3rd cloud family and give the names and abbreviations of the clouds in it.

Name the last cloud family and give the names and abbreviations of the clouds in it.

Clouds are caused by __________, ___________, __________, and ____________.

List the items required in a sky condition report.

A ceiling is defined as the height above the earth's surface of the __________ layer of clouds reported as __________ or _________.

Name the type of precipitation, abbreviation, and symbol of the following. Format: Name (Abbrev), symbol is a ______

Distinguished by very small droplets, associated with fog and low stratus.

Large droplets which fall faster and at a relatively steady rate.

Transparent globular solid grains of ice that are formed from freezing of rain drops before they reach the ground.

Precipitation composed of ice crystals.

Refers to liquid precipitation that starts, changes intensity, and stops suddenly.

Precipitation composed of ice crystals that starts, changes intensity, and stops suddenly

Very small water droplets that freeze on contact with the ground.

Large droplets that freeze on contact with the ground.

Precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of >0.2 inches

A cold front is represented by:

A warm front is represented by:

Occluded front

A stationary front is represented by:

A trough is represented by:

(This and the following questions are in the matching section of the test)What is a ridge?

What is a trough?

What is friction?

What is a boundary layer?

What is convergence?

What is orographic lifting?

What is DALR?

Describe mechanical turbulence.

What are changes of state?

What is condensation?

What is dewpoint?

A "high" is...

A "low" is...

What is a wind gust?

What is a squall?

What is drag?

The horizontal pressure gradient force is the cause of .

The two types of barometers are _ and _. Which one is used in aviation?

Winds near the ground tend to spiral _ into a cyclone and _ out of an anticyclone.

Dewpoint is extremely useful is prediction of ____, _, and _____.

The three requirements for cloud formation are ___, , and .

Clouds are caused by ____, _, , and ______.

A ceiling is defined as the height above the earth's surface of the layer of clouds reported as or _.