Cadet Handbook
Weather
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100
"A cadet will not Lie, Cheat, or Steal nor tolerate anyone who does"
What is the Cadet Honor Code?
100
This heats up faster during the day.
What is land?
100
Passenger airliners fly above the clouds in the stratosphere.
What is to avoid weather??
100
This determines air stability and the resulting weather.
What is moisture and temperature?
100
This is when a plane is particularly to wind shear and microbursts.
What are take-offs and landings?
200
Holds the primary role and is responsible to the CSC for the efficient and effective operations of the unit.
Who is the Cadet Operations Officer?
200
This type of cloud makes visibility difficult
What are low clouds?
200
Breathe more slowly, sometimes into a paper or cloth bag.
What is a solution to hyperventilation?
200
This is a sign of rapidly rising and falling currents of air.
What is turbulence?
200
This is how ice affects an aircraft
What are lift, weight, and drag?
300
The senior military member or senior cadet officer assumes this position on the right
What is the Position of Honor?
300
An air mass that drifts away from it's source region and adopts new temperature and moisture traits.
What is modification?
300
This happens to gases in the blood and tissues when an aircraft ascends and the pressure drops.
What is try to escape in the form of bubbles?
300
This is when squall lines are the strongest.
What is the late afternoon or early evening?
300
This is when intense sunlight coupled with strong winds can transform snow and ice into water vapor.
What is sublimation?
400
For males, hair bulk will not exceed ______ inches
What is 1 1/4?
400

This layer of the atmosphere stretches to the edges of space at around 6,200 miles

What is the exosphere?
400

This is not a symptom of hypoxia.

What is mental alertness?
400
This is what happens when air rises into an area of lower pressure.
What is expansion to a larger volume?
400
This determines a cloud's classification
What is the height of a cloud's base and vertical development?
500
5.6 Cadets will wear the uniform as prescribed in AFI ______
What is 36-2903?
500
These large objects can generate mechanical turbulence.
What are mountains or man-made structures?
500
Hypoxia, hyperventilation, trapped gas, and altitude-induced decompression sickness
What are ill effects on the body at reduced pressure?
500
This is how far ahead of any storm-related precipitation that gusts fronts may stir up trouble.
What is 15 miles?
500
This is how much temperatures fall for every 1000 feet gained in altitude
What is 3.5 degrees F?
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