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Structure Of Atmosphere
What is the composition of the at...,
How is water present in the atmos...,
List the 4 layers of the atmosphe...
24
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Temperature
What is temperature,
How is temperature measured,
What type of thermometer is used ...
27
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Water Vapour
List the 3 states water exists in,
What is laten heat,
Does laten heat change the temper...
21
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Atmospheric Stability
As the temperature of the air inc...,
The temperature of air rises when...,
What is adiabatic cooling
31
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Clouds
What are clouds,
Clouds impede visibility how,
What does the amount of light tha...
28
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Precipitation
What is the diameter of water dro...,
What is the diameter of drizzle,
What is the diameter of heavy rain
22
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Thunderstorms
Each thunderstorm start life as w...,
A thunderstorms development is de...,
What are the 3 stages of the stor...
13
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Icing
Ice can only form on an aircraft ...,
The smaller the water droplet the...,
What does aircraft icing depend on
23
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Visibility
What does visibility mean,
List the intervals that visibilit...,
Reduction is vis below 5000m has ...
24
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Altrimetry
What is altimetry,
As height increases pressure and ...,
What 3 factors effect density
9
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Wind 1
What is wind,
What units are used to measure wind,
Wind direction
19
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Wind 2
Wind are the ground level is ____...,
In the northern hemisphere the su...,
Does the wind flow follow the dir...
19
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Turnulence
What is convection turbulence,
What is mechanical turbulence,
What is wind sheer
8
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Air Masses + Pressure Systems
What are the two classification o...,
What are sub categories of air ma...,
What air mass produces warm moist...
19
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Frontal Systems
The boarder between air masses te...,
The transition layer between air ...,
How is a front indicated on a chart
18
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Met Services For Aviation
List the met reports available fo...,
How often is a metar published,
What is a sepci for
20
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METARs
Gusts 10kts or more above mean speed,
Var,
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15
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