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Question 60-1 : A valley breeze anabatic effect generates a wind oriented towards ? [ Exam equipment ]

The top of the valley.


Question 60-2 : The sea breeze occurs ?

At forenoon and in the afternoon, from sea to land.


Question 60-3 : The land breeze occurring ?

At night, because the land is cooling faster than the sea.


Question 60-4 : A valley breeze anabatic effect is established when the slopes of surrounding mountains and hills ?

At day, warm up faster than the valley.

exemple 72 At day, warm up faster than the valley.

Question 60-5 : Condensation of a moist air mass will lead to the creation of ?

A cloud.

exemple 76 A cloud.

Question 60-6 : Convection is a phenomenon triggered by ?

A vertical movement of air under the effect of a diurna ground heating.

exemple 80 A vertical movement of air under the effect of a diurna ground heating.

Question 60-7 : Wind speed ?

Increases with altitude.

exemple 84 Increases with altitude.

Question 60-8 : At night, as a valley cools down, the air becomes denser and flows downward and is referred to as ?

Katabatic winds.

exemple 88 Katabatic winds.

Question 60-9 : A cumulonimbus cloud creates a risk of ?

Windshear.

exemple 92 Windshear.

Question 60-10 : The presence of a cloud cover ?

Reduces daily temperature variation.

exemple 96 Reduces daily temperature variation.

Question 60-11 : When isobars, on a weather map, are close together, the wind is most likely to be ?

Strong.

exemple 100 Strong.

Question 60-12 : The following sequence of clouds 'cirrus, cirrostratus, altostratus and nimbostratus' is typically associated to a ?

Warm front.

exemple 104 Warm front.

Question 60-13 : The dew point temperature is the temperature ?

From which water vapor could condense into dew or fog.

exemple 108 From which water vapor could condense into dew or fog.

Question 60-14 : Thermal turbulence is caused by ?

Surface heating convection.

exemple 112 Surface heating (convection).

Question 60-15 : Mechanical turbulence is the result of ?

Friction between the air and the ground.

exemple 116 Friction between the air and the ground.


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