Burrrrrr
Hazard Lights
Cloudy Day Vibes
Earth's Blanket
Gone with the Wind
100

You need what two conditions for ice to form?

Moisture & Freezing Temp

100

What weather hazard is associated with the following weather hazards: Strong wind gusts; Heavy rain; Sometimes hail; Occasionally tornadoes; Significant turbulence; Icing; Wind shear?

Thunderstorm

100

What is the term for the amount of vapor present in a given volume of air?

Humidity

100

What layer of the atmosphere holds the majority of Earth's weather?

The troposphere

100

Wind (Advection) is due to...

the uneven heating of the Earth's surface

200

What type of equipment gets rid of ice after it has formed?

Deicing Equipment

200

What weather hazard can be located under a thunderstorm and is associated with severe windshear?

A microburst

200

What is the term for the lowest cloud layer which has 5/8 or greater coverage?

Ceiling

200

21% of the atmosphere is comprised of what molecule?

Oxygen

200

Wind is a vector, meaning it contains what two components?

Speed and direction

300

What type ice would a pilot expect if the outside air temperature is -10 deg. C?

Mixed Icing

300

What is the name of the turbulence that is found in the jet stream frontal zone?

Clear Air Turbulence (CAT)
300

What are the three ingredients for cloud formation?

Water vapor, Condensation nuclei, Cooling

300

By mass, 50% of the Earth's atmosphere is below what approximate altitude?

18,000 feet

300

What three forces affect air motion along the surface of the Earth?

Pressure Gradient Force, Coriolis Force, Friction

400

What is the name of the phase change when water goes from gaseous state to solid ice? (Occurs during carburetor icing) 

Deposition

400

What condition category is reported if the ceilings are less than 500 ft. AGL and/or the visibility is less than 1 sm?

Low IFR

400

What is the term used to describe air being cooled by an upward movement?

Adiabatic Expansion

400

What is the name of the toxic, highly reactive pollutant produced in the lower atmosphere by the action of the sun on oxides of nitrogen and by electrical discharges, such as lightning?

Ozone

400

What would be reported if there is a sudden increase of wind speed by at least 16 knots to a sustained speed of 22 knots or more for a one-minute period?

Squall

500

What icing intensity should a pilot report if the rate of ice accumulation is slightly greater than sublimation and ice is perceptible yet deicing/anti-icing equipment is not utilized.

Trace

500

What meteorological equipment helps meteorologist in detecting tornadoes and microbursts?

Doppler Radar

500

(VP / SVP) x 100 =

Relative Humidity

500

What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate?

3 deg C per 1,000 feet

500

What is the name of the meteorologist that developed a scale to rate tornadoes based of the damage observed?

Dr. Tetsuya Theodore Fujita