This quiz, titled '1W051A CDC Volume 1', assesses knowledge on atmospheric conditions, focusing on temperature variations, ozone formation, and water vapor effects in different atmospheric layers. It is designed for learners aiming to understand basic meteorological concepts critical for aerospace studies.
Increase.
Decrease.
Remain steady.
Do nothing, pressure is not affected by mass.
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Rotor.
Lenticular.
Foehn wall.
Castellanus.
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Sky condition.
Sky cover.
A ceiling.
A layer.
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Meters for both.
Statute miles for both.
Statute miles for US stations and meters for overseas stations.
Meters for US stations and statute miles for overseas stations.
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Clockwise direction starting with the northernmost sector.
Clockwise direction starting with the southernmost sector.
Counterclockwise direction starting with the northernmost sector.
Counterclockwise direction starting with the southernmost sector.
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Light.
Moderate.
Heavy.
Intense.
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Often develop more than 400 miles apart.
Suggest that the jet stream is beginning to dissipate.
Are somewhat rare and usually occur either singly or in pairs.
Are formed during periods when the jet stream is well organized and the core exceeds 100kts.
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Increase.
Decrease.
Remain steady.
Do nothing, pressure is not affected by mass.
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Filling.
Building.
Deepening.
Weakening.
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Barotropic highs.
Barotropic lows.
Baroclinic high.
Baroclinic lows.
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Mature stage.
Dissipation stage.
Wave initiation stage.
Wave intensification stage.
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Negative vorticity advection.
Positive vorticity advection.
Convergence aloft.
Divergence aloft.
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Movement.
Appearance.
The color of the elements.
The size of the elements.
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Intense thunderstorm activity.
Wind gusts over 35 knots in speed.
Cumulonimbus mammatus clouds.
The funnel-shaped appendage that hangs from the base of the cloud.
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Ozone gas
Argon gas
Carbon dioxide
Gaseous nitrogen
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Decreases or disappears.
Increases or disappears.
Decreases or forms.
Increases or forms.
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Ten minutes after the last occurrence of thunder, hail, or lightning.
Immediately after the last occurrence of thunder, hail, or lightning.
Fifteen minutes after the last occurrence of thunder, hail, or lightning.
Twenty minutes after the last occurrence of thunder, hail, or lightning.
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Subtropical, Hadley, and Ferrel.
Polar, subtropical, and Hadley.
Subtropical, polar, and Ferrel.
Polar, Hadley, and Ferrel.
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To the right.
To the left.
Downward.
Upward.
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Locate the 500 millibar maximum wind band.
Locate the position of the -11° Centigrade isotherm
Locate the position of the -17° Centigrade isotherm
Find where the thermal concentration is more than 5° Centigrade in 200 miles.
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MTwu.
MTws.
MTku.
MTks.
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CPks.
CPws.
CTws.
CTku.
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Hail.
Heavy snow.
Thunderstorms.
Freezing precipitation.
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Thermal lows.
Thermal highs.
Migratory lows.
Migratory highs.
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Divergence and surface low pressure.
Divergence and surface high pressure.
Convergence and surface low pressure.
Convergence and surface high pressure.
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Dissipating or deepening.
Forming or deepening.
Dissipating or filling.
Forming or filling.
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Ahead of the cold front.
Behind the cold front.
Ahead of the warm front.
Behind the warm front.
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Cirrus-H4.
Cirrostratus-H6.
Cirrostratus-H7.
Cirrocumulus-H9.
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Snow.
Ice crystals.
Ice pellets.
Snow grains.
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0.001 of an inch.
0.01 of an inch.
0.10 of an inch.
0.05 of an inch.
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Mass.
Centripetal force.
The speed of rotation.
The radius of rotation.
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Decrease slowly with the passage.
Decrease sharply with the passage.
Increase slowly with the passage.
Increase sharply with the passage.
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Blowing spray, and blowing sand.
Freezing fog, and blowing sand.
Freezing fog, and blowing dust.
Freezing fog, and blowing spray.
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3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
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Unequal heating of the earth.
Rotation of the earth.
Hadley cell.
Polar cell.
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Above the strongest horizontal shear.
Below the strongest horizontal shear.
Above the jet core.
Below the jet core.
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Uniform surface, stagnant air, and large-scale difluent flow.
Must be over water, stagnant air, and large-scale difluent flow.
Any nonuniform surface, stagnant air, and large-scale difluent flow.
Must be over smooth land, stagnant air, and large-scale difluent flow.
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Become more variable.
Become more northeasterly.
Shift in a clockwise direction.
Shift in a counterclockwise direction.
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Behind the cold front.
Behind the warm front.
Ahead of the cold front.
Ahead of the warm front.
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Unfocused lights.
Dark-colored objects.
Light-colored objects.
Focused high-intensity lights.
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Frozen, and round.
Freezing, and mixed.
Freezing, and frozen.
Freezing, and gaseous.
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Fog.
Ash.
Smoke.
Spray.
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Station pressure.
Altimeter setting.
Sea-level pressure.
Corrected aneroid reading.
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True north.
True south.
Magnetic north.
Magnetic south.
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Inertia.
Coriolis.
Centrifugal.
Centripetal.
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Tropical jet.
Subtropical jet.
Polar-front jet.
Midlatitude jet.
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Ridges under difluent flow aloft.
Troughs under difluent flow aloft.
Ridges under confluent flow aloft.
Troughs under confluent flow aloft.
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Red.
Blue.
Black.
Yellow.
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