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Thunderstorms
What are the development stages o...,
Explain updraft phase of the cumu...,
Explain updraft phase of mature s...
35
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Upper Level Winds and Jet Stream
Define jet stream,
How long wide and thick is a jet ...,
How fast must a jet stream be
35
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High Level Turbulence
What is the main cause of turbule...,
What are three additional causes ...,
Define clean air turbulence cat
24
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Icing
What is a supercooled water droplet,
Explain the effects of ice on an ...,
Icing does what to indicator read...
27
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Frontal Weather
What is a front,
What factors determine the type a...,
True or false the ascent is the l...
22
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Mountain Waves
Where in relation to a mountain d...,
How fast can the vertical current...,
A mountain range or line of hills...
27
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METAR
What is a metar,
When are metars issued,
What is a speci
15
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TAF
Tafs provide expected weather con...,
What are the two primary uses for...,
A taf is a concise statement of t...
8
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Surface Weather Analysis Chart
What is a surface weather analysi...,
What are the syno hours,
What are surface weather maps use...
13
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GFAs
Gfas describe most probable weath...,
Gfas consists of two charts what ...,
True or false gfas are issued 4 t...
18
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Upper Level Charts
Isa defines altitude as,
True of false low pressure at the...,
What does warmer and colder than ...
12
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Significant Weather
Prognosis and analysis charts loo...,
Canadian significant weather sig ...,
A mid level charts covers what pr...
12
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Radar & Satellite
What precipitation particles will...,
What s more reflective water drop...,
True or false precipitation inten...
37
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Introduction
How thick is earth s atmosphere,
Where is most of the atmosphere l...,
What is the composition of air
34
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Pressure
For every 1000 feet of altitude p...,
What is mslp,
What is altimeter setting
11
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Wind
What three factors affect the spe...,
Does the strength of the cf incre...,
With the pgf constant how does cf...
10
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Air Masses and Fronts
Where does most inclement weather...,
What is an airmass and how large ...,
True or false when air masses mov...
35
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Wind Shear and Turbulence
What is wind shear,
Where can wind shear occur,
What is wind shear most often ass...
24
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Hazardous Clouds & Weather
What is the direction of a warm f...,
The air behind a warm front is __...,
What direction does a cold front ...
13
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Heating and Cooling
True or false,
The earth is mainly heated by ___...,
How is the heat distributed throu...
15
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Stability
Stability of an air mass refers t...,
Stability of the air depends on t...,
Rising air cools _______
11
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Visibility
What is prevailing visibility,
What is rvr a measure of,
What three factors must be known ...
18
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Clouds and Precipitation
Clouds are classified into four f...,
What are the height ranges of the...,
Which clouds have ice crystals
16
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