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#3410. At approximately what altitude above the surface would the
pilot expect the base of the cumuliform clouds if the surface air
temperature is 82F. And the dewpoint is 38F.?
A- 9,000 feet AGL
B- 10,000 feet AGL
C- 11,000 feet AGL
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#3399. Clouds, fog, or dew will always form when
A- water vapor condenses
B- water vapor is present
C- relative humidity reaches 100 percent.
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#3400. What are the processes by which moisture is added to
unsaturated air?
A- Evaporation and sublimation.
B- Heating and condensation.
C- Super saturation and evaporation.
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#5321. The general circulation of air associated with a high-
pressure area in the Northern Hemisphere is
A- outward, downward, and clockwise.
B- outward, upward, and clockwise.
C- inward, downward, and clockwise.
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#3422. One of the most easily recognized
discontinuities across a front is
A- a change in temperature.
B- an increase in cloud coverage.
C- an increase in relative humidity.
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#3403. Which measurement can be used to determine
the stability of the atmosphere?
A- Atmospheric pressure.
B- Actual lapse rate.
C- Surface temperature.
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#3406. Moist, stable air flowing upslope can be
expected to
A- produce stratus type clouds.
B- cause showers and thunderstorms.
C- develop convective turbulence.
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#3424. Steady precipitation preceding a front is an
indication of
A- stratiform clouds with moderate turbulence.
B- cumuliform clouds with little or no turbulence.
C- stratiform clouds with little or no turbulence.
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#3407. If an unstable air mass is forced upward, what type
clouds can be expected?
A- Stratus clouds with little vertical development.
B- Stratus clouds with considerable associated turbulence.
C- Clouds with considerable vertical development and associated turbulence.
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#3385. Which weather conditions should be expected beneath a low-level temperature inversion layer
when the relative humidity is high?
A- Smooth air, poor visibility, fog, haze, or low clouds.
B- Light wind shear, poor visibility, haze, and light rain.
C- Turbulent air, poor visibility, fog, low stratus type clouds, and showery precipitation.
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#5741. Which is the best technique for minimizing the wing load factor when flying in severe turbulence?A- Change power settings, as necessary, to
maintain constant airspeed.B- Control airspeed with power, maintain wings
level, and accept variations of altitude.C- Set power and trim to obtain an airspeed at
or below maneuvering speed, maintain wings level, and accept variations of airspeed and altitude.
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#3412. What are the characteristics of a moist,
unstable air mass?
A- Cumuliform clouds and showery precipitation.
B- Poor visibility and smooth air.
C- Stratiform clouds and showery precipitation.
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#5327. When conditionally unstable air with high moisture content and very
warm surface temperature is forecast, one can expect what type of weather?
A- Strong updrafts and stratonimbus clouds.
B- Restricted visibility near the surface over a large area.
C- Strong updrafts and cumulonimbus clouds.
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#5339. The presence of standing lenticular altocumulus clouds is a
good indication of
A- lenticular ice formation in calm air.
B- very strong turbulence.
C- heavy icing conditions.
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#5366. Which statement is true regarding squall lines?
A- They are always associated with cold fronts.
B- They are slow in forming, but rapid in movement.
C- They are nonfrontal and often contain severe, steady-state thunderstorms.
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#3419. Which clouds have the greatest turbulence?
A- Towering cumulus.
B- Cumulonimbus.
C- Nimbostratus.
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#3436. What conditions are necessary for the formation
of thunderstorms?A- High humidity, lifting force, and unstable
conditions.
B- High humidity, high temperature, and cumulus clouds.
C- Lifting force, moist air, and extensive cloud cover.
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#3434. What feature is normally associated with the cumulus
stage of a thunderstorm?
A- Roll cloud.
B- Continuous updraft.
C- Frequent lightning.
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#5373. What minimum distance should exist between intense radar echoes
before any attempt is made to fly between these thunderstorms?
A- 20 miles.
B- 30 miles.
C- 40 miles.
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#3402. The presence of ice pellets at the surface is
evidence that there
A- are thunderstorms in the area.
B- has been cold front passage.
C- is a temperature inversion with freezing rain at a higher altitude.
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#3429. One in-flight condition necessary for structural icing
to form is
A- small temperature/dewpoint spread.
B- stratiform clouds.
C- visible moisture.
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#5361. Which statement is true concerning the hazards of
hail?A- Hail damage in horizontal flight is minimal due
to the vertical movement of hail in the clouds.
B- Rain at the surface is a reliable indication of no hail aloft.
C- Hailstones may be encountered in clear air several miles from a thunderstorm.
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#5385. The strength and location of the jet stream is
normally
A- weaker and farther north in the summer.
B- stronger and farther north in the winter.
C- stronger and farther north in the summer.
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