Aerology
where does the most flying happen(which atmosphere)
What is the Troposphere?
This instrument uses Earth's natural magnetic field lines to point the plane North.
What is a compass?
This is the fast-moving boundary that forms when a cold, heavy air mass pushes under a warm air mass, often causing sudden storms along a pilot's flight path.
What is a cold front?
This gas in the air is what pilots and passengers need to breathe to stay conscious
What is Oxygen?
This electronic system automatically controls the aircraft's heading and altitude to reduce pilot fatigue.
Autopilot
This basic weather hazard is just a cloud that forms right at ground level, drastically lowering visibility and forcing pilots to use instruments to land.
What is fog?
At very high altitudes, the air gets "thinner," which means there is less of this pressing down
What is Air pressure?
This system uses signals from satellites orbiting in space to track the plane's exact location on Earth.
What is GPS?
This form of frozen precipitation consists of large lumps of ice that grow inside powerful updrafts of thunderstorms, threatening to dent or damage a plane.
What is Hail?
This special layer in the Stratosphere protects commercial pilots and passengers from the sun's harmful UV rays
What is the Ozone Layer?
This cockpit system bounces radio waves off water droplets in the atmosphere to track storms and clouds.
What is Weather Radar?
This fluffy, white, cotton-ball-shaped cloud type means nice weather, but it can grow into a storm cloud if the ground gets too hot.
What is a cumulus cloud?
These fast "rivers of air" high in the sky can help a pilot reach their destination much faster
What is a Jet stream?
This meter tracks how fast the plane changes height within the layers of the atmosphere.
What is a Vertical Speed Indicator?
This is the common name for a massive, tall thunderstorm cloud that pilots must completely fly around to avoid severe turbulence.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?