Question 20-1 : Wind speed ? [ Admission english ]

Question 1

Question 20-1 : Wind speed ? [ Admission english ]

Answer

Increases with altitude.

Question 2

Question 20-2 : At night, as a valley cools down, the air becomes denser and flows downward and is referred to as ?

Katabatic winds.

Answer

Very cold air passing over a warm water surface.

Answer

A wind velocity variation / wind direction variation over a short distance.

Answer

Ascending and descending.

Question 3

Question 20-3 : A cumulonimbus cloud creates a risk of ?

Windshear.

Question 4

Question 20-4 : When isobars, on a weather map, are close together, the wind is most likely to be ?

Strong.

Question 5

Question 20-5 : The following sequence of clouds 'cirrus, cirrostratus, altostratus and nimbostratus' is typically associated to a ?

Warm front.

Question 6

Question 20-6 : Thermal turbulence is caused by ?

Surface heating convection.

Question 7

Question 20-7 : Mechanical turbulence is the result of ?

Friction between the air and the ground.

Question 8

Question 20-8 : The turbulence caused by a wind blowing over rough terrain is the ?

Mechanical turbulence.

Question 9

Question 20-9 : The turbulence caused by a wind blowing perpendicular to a mountain is the ?

Orographic turbulence.

Question 10

Question 20-10 : Thermal turbulence depends on.1 environment.2 the soil contrasts.3 the degree of air instability.4 the pilot's skill..the combination that regroups all of the correct statements is ?

1 2 3.

Question 11

Question 20-11 : Steam fog occurs when ?

Question 12

Question 20-12 : Wind shear is a dangerous phenomenon that is characterized by ?

Question 13

Question 20-13 : Cumulonimbus cb is a cloud that generates vertical currents ?

Question 14

Question 20-14 : The cumulonimbus is the most dangerous cloud, it can be easily recognized since ?

It has a very large vertical extension, with a top that can exceed 35000 ft.

Question 15

Question 20-1 : Wind speed ? [ Admission english ]

Increases with altitude.

Question 20-2 : At night, as a valley cools down, the air becomes denser and flows downward and is referred to as ?

Katabatic winds.

Question 20-3 : A cumulonimbus cloud creates a risk of ?

Windshear.

Question 20-4 : When isobars, on a weather map, are close together, the wind is most likely to be ?

Strong.

Question 20-5 : The following sequence of clouds 'cirrus, cirrostratus, altostratus and nimbostratus' is typically associated to a ?

Warm front.

Question 20-6 : Thermal turbulence is caused by ?

Surface heating convection.

Question 20-7 : Mechanical turbulence is the result of ?

Friction between the air and the ground.

Question 20-8 : The turbulence caused by a wind blowing over rough terrain is the ?

Mechanical turbulence.

Question 20-9 : The turbulence caused by a wind blowing perpendicular to a mountain is the ?

Orographic turbulence.

Question 20-10 : Thermal turbulence depends on.1 environment.2 the soil contrasts.3 the degree of air instability.4 the pilot's skill..the combination that regroups all of the correct statements is ?

1 2 3.

Question 20-11 : Steam fog occurs when ?

Very cold air passing over a warm water surface.

Question 20-12 : Wind shear is a dangerous phenomenon that is characterized by ?

A wind velocity variation / wind direction variation over a short distance.

Question 20-13 : Cumulonimbus cb is a cloud that generates vertical currents ?

Ascending and descending.

Question 20-14 : The cumulonimbus is the most dangerous cloud, it can be easily recognized since ?

It has a very large vertical extension, with a top that can exceed 35000 ft.

Question 20-15 : Ground frost may be formed by ?

Night time evaporation.