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10 Cards in this Set
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The atmosphere of the earth is comprised ofhow many basic layers?
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Five
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The troposhpere is the atmospheric layer of the earth's atmosphere that extends upward from the earth's surface to approximately what height?
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7 miles
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In what layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur?
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Topopause
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The stratosphere extends upward from the tropopause to approximatley what height above the earth's surface?
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30 miles
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A barometric pressure of 28.94 is the same as a barometric pressure of how many millibars?
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980 mollibars
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A barometric pressure of 30.12 inches in the same as how many millibars of barometric pressure?
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1,020 millibars
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The standard sea-level pressure is how many inches of mercury?
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29.92 inches
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When an aircraft flies from a high temperature area to a low temperature area its altimeter reading will have what relationship with the actual altitude?
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Too high
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If an altimeter is not adhusted a pressure change of 1 inch of mercury will result in altimeter error of how many feet?
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1000 feet
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A low pressure weather area is the same as what type of weather system?
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Cyclonic
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