Aviation Weather 6B

The amount of moisture in a given amount of air compared to the amount of moisture that volume of air could possibly hold is called:

• Specific humidity

• Relative humidity

• Dew point

Puffy, marshmallow clouds at middle altitudes are:

• Altocumulus

• Cumulonimbus

• Altostratus

• Cirrostratus

A high altitude sheet like cloud would be considered:

• Altocumulus

• Cumulonimbus

• Altostratus

• Cirrostratus

Warm air will:

• Rise & hold more moisture & be less dense

• Rise, be dry, be less dense

• Will sink, be moist & be less dense

• Will sink, be dry & be more dense

The type of weather most commonly associated with low pressure is:

• Cool, descending dry air, sunshine and clear skies

• Warm rising moist air, cloudy with potential rain

• Partly cloudy with sunshine overnight, possible rain

• None of these describe weather found in a low pressure area

High pressure is typically associated with:

• Clear weather, cool dry air

• cloudy/rainy weather, moist warm air

• Sinking air that rotates counterclockwise

• Stable air

A continental polar air mass would be

• Cold & moist

• Cold & dry

• Warm & moist

• Warm & dry

Low pressure centers

• Rotate Clockwise

• Rotate Counter Clockwise

• Sink

• Move East to West

In a cold front

• Warm air overtakes cold air

• Warm air slides under cool air

• Cold air overtakes warm air

• Cold air goes up and over warm air

Air will rush towards

• Low Pressure

• High Pressure

• Long Hair

• Isobars