Jki - Meteorology

Front 1

Meteorology is the study of both ____ and ____.

Back 1

Weather, climate

Front 2

Which gasses is the atmosphere composed of?

Back 2

Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen, Oxygen

Front 3

The atmosphere is composed of:
Argon ___%
Carbon Dioxide ___%
Nitrogen ___%
Oxygen ___%

Back 3

0.93, 0.03, 78, 21

Front 4

What does ICAO stand for?

Back 4

International Civil Aviation Organisation

Front 5

What does MSL stand for?

Back 5

Mean sea level

Front 6

What does AMSL stand for?

Back 6

Above mean sea level

Front 7

The ICAO standard atmosphere at MSL is:
Temperature ___
Pressure ___
Density ___

Back 7

15'C, 1013.25Hpa, 1225g per cubic meter

Front 8

Under ICAO, AMSL temperature decreases by ___'C/km, up to ___km (____' )where the temperature is (___'C). This is called the _____.

Back 8

6.5, 11, 36090, -56.5, troposphere

Front 9

From 11km to ____km (____' ) the temperature remains ____ at ____'C. This is called the _____.

Back 9

20, 65617, -56.5, tropopause

Front 10

From 20km up to ___km (____' ) the temperature ____ by ____'C/km. This is called the _____.

Back 10

32, 104987, increases, 1, stratosphere.

Front 11

Explain an isobar.

Back 11

A line joining all places having the same pressure at a given level (usually MSL).

Front 12

Explain a pressure gradient.

Back 12

This is the rate of change of pressure. When isobars are close together there is a steep pressure gradient.

Front 13

QNH is the observed ____ pressure reduced to ___ assuming ____ conditions. It is a local altimeter setting that indicates the aircrafts altitude ____, therefore the ____ elevation.

Back 13

barometric, MSL, ISA, AMSL, airfields

Front 14

What does ISA stand for?

Back 14

International standard atmosphere

Front 15

QFF is similar to ____ but uses ____ conditions to find the ____ .

Back 15

QNH, actual, MSL.

Front 16

QNE is the height indicated on the altimeter on landing at an aerodrome when it is set for ____. This is also known as ____ ____.

Back 16

1013.25mb. Standard Setting.

Front 17

Name the three layers in our atmosphere.

Back 17

Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere

Front 18

What does SALR stand for?

Back 18

Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate

Front 19

SALR is the ____ _____ change for ____ air as it ____. Commences at the height where the air reaches ____ ____ ____. The air ____ to form a ____. In this process it releases ____ heat. Above this height, the air cools at a rate of ___'C/1000'.

Back 19

adiabatic temperature, saturated, rises, dew point temperature, condenses, cloud, latent, 1.5.

Front 20

What does adiabatic mean?

Back 20

It a reference to a process that occurs without heat transfer.

Front 21

What does DALR stand for.

Back 21

Dry adiabatic lapse rate.

Front 22

DALR is the ____ ____ change for _____ air as it ____. This air decreases at ____'C/1000'.

Back 22

adiabatic temperature, unsaturated, rises 3.

Front 23

What does ELR stand for?

Back 23

Environmental lapse rate

Front 24

The ISA assumes an ELR of ___'C/1000'. This is ____ always correct.

Back 24

2, not

Front 25

As air cools it becomes ____.

Back 25

Saturated

Front 26

Name the 4 reasons/types for cloud formation.

Back 26

Orographic Cloud, Turbulence Cloud, Frontal Cloud,

Front 27

Orographic cloud is formed due to the ____ of air over ____ or ____ ground.

Back 27

ascent, high, rising

Front 28

Turbulence cloud is formed due to the airflow producing a ____ _____ layer, caused by either the underlying Earths ____ or another airflow associated with ____ ____ change at ____ levels.

Back 28

frictional turbulence, surface, rapid wind, upper.

Front 29

There are ____ types of frontal cloud. Name them.

Back 29

Two, Warm front, cold front.

Front 30

Warm fronts move ____ than cold fronts.

Back 30

slower.

Front 31

The approach of a warm front can be indicated by ____. Then ____, ____ and ____ in that order. As the front approached the cloud layer ____ and ____.

Back 31

cirrus, cirrostratus, altostratus, nimbostratus, thickens, lowers.

Front 32

With a warm front, the cold air is ____ of the front.

Back 32

ahead

Front 33

With a cold front, the cold air is ____ the front.

Back 33

behind

Front 34

A cold front forces the warm air to ____ rapidly. The warm air ____ only in the ____ levels. At the middle level there is ____ movement of warm air in the direction of advancement.

Back 34

rise, ascends, lower, horizontal.

Front 35

In a cold front, if the warm air is unstable it will form large ____ clouds that may develop into ____ clouds. More frequently, the more stable air will form into ____, ____ and ____, with some clusters of ____ or ____.

Back 35

cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus.