Clouds
Weather
METARs
Rockets
Misc. Aerospace
100
This fluffy, white cloud type is often seen on clear, sunny days and resembles cotton balls.
What is Cumulus?
100
This term refers to wind blowing horizontally to an aircraft trying to land.
What is a crosswind?
100
A3002 - This pressure indication would be used to calibrate what aircraft instrument?
What is the Altimeter?
100
Which civilization first developed and utilized gunpowder?
Who are the Chinese?
100
Any machine capable of flying through the air, including gliders, balloons, and helicopters.
What is an aircraft?
200
This word is added into a cloud's name to indicate it is dark.
What is Nimbus?
200
This is the scientific term is used to describe the atmospheric pressure.
What is Barometric pressure?
200
10SM - The approximate visibility is?
What is 10 Statue miles?
200
This was the first man made satellite.
What is Sputnik?
200
This principle states that as air speed increases, pressure decreases, helping explain how wings generate lift.
What is Bernoulli's Principle?
300
This high-altitude cloud, often wispy and feathery, is composed primarily of ice crystals.
What is Cirrus?
300
This Earth's feature causes warmer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere for half the year and cooler temperatures for the other half.
What is Axial Tilt?
300
LTG DSNT W AND NW - This warning is saying what?
What is Lighting Distant West and North West?
300
The first man in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
300
A column of rising warm air that gliders use to gain altitude without an engine.
What is a Thermal? (Or updraft)
400
This word is placed into the name of any type of clouds that blanket the sky.
What is Stratus?
400
This type of weather commonly forms these shelf clouds.
What is a Cold Front?
400
251605Z - The Zulu time and day of the month this METAR was taken is?
What is 4:05pm on the 25th? [251605Z - 25th, 1605 Hours Zulu]
400
The second man on the moon.
Who is Buzz Aldrin?
400
This term refers to the angle at which an airplane’s wings are tilted relative to the oncoming airflow, affecting lift and drag.
What is Angle of Attack?
500
This rotating, cone-shaped cloud extends from the base of a thunderstorm toward the ground, often a precursor to a tornado if it makes contact.
What is a Funnel Cloud?
500
True or false, Microbursts cause wind speeds that top out at 60mph?
False. Microbursts can cause wind speeds exceeding 100 mph, often reaching up to 150 mph in extreme cases.
500
01003KT - The approximate cardinal direction (N,S,E,W) the wind is coming from?
What is North? [010 degrees, 03 knots of wind]
500
The first man to build a Liquid fueled Rocket.
Who is Dr. Robert Goddard?
500
The tendency of airflow to follow a curved surface.
What is the Coanda Effect?