Block 1 Met 1

Warm and moist year round

Which type of precipitation is fairly uniform, fine drops w/ diameter less than .02-inch that appears to float?

Movement of air based on 360 degree circle

Average observed speed: 2 minute average for U.S. and 10 minute average overseas

Which best describes a parallel rolls with turrets cloud?

 The Magnetosphere is an ________-shaped magnetic field

When is the wet season in the southern hemisphere

Greatest distance pilots can see along active runway

Which cloud best resembles stratocumulus?

Which best describes a almond or saucer shaped cloud?

In which layer does temperature warm with height?

High tides are ________ to the moon 

Dark, thread-like features in chromosphere

Which cloud best describes a uniform sheet

A solar cycle’s average time span is ______years

Which temperature scale is used on every meteorological report?

Decode the following wind group 02005KT

On September 22nd the sun is directly over the

LUF has a higher frequency than MUF in dealing with short-wave fade.

Which weather elements are displayed via MODCURVES the most?

Prevailing visibility determined by air traffic control

The magnetic poles are ______degrees from the axis of rotation

Which best describes a cauliflower or anvil shaped cloud?

Decode the following Date/Time group 091257Z

Low etage is

Not normally visible except during solar eclipse 

Describe how cold currents modify global climate zones.

Where is the tropical zone located

Which best describes a thin veil of fibrous cloud?

What are reportable values for layer heights from SFC-5,000ft?

Lowest usable frequency (LUF) is below ionospheric refraction.

Ionosphere is a layer of ________ in the Earth’s atmosphere

Which type of precipitation is a irregular ball of ice with diameter larger than .2 inch?

Continuous precipitation is?

HF propagation window is the range between LUF and MUF.

Speed increases 16 knots or more above sustained

One high and one low tide per tide day

Which best describes a uniform sheet with no vertical extent cloud?

A cold current is when ________ water moves into ________ water

Describe E layer

Describe F2 layer

Decode 60075

Which type of precipitation has a six-pointed star shape?

Altimeter setting is measured in?

Showery precipitation is?

Give the amount of eighths (oktas) for Overcast (OVC)

Greatest visibility equaled, or exceeded, throughout at least half of horizon circle 

4SM -RA BR Decoded is 4SM LIGHT RAIN AND MIST

What are the two Climatology Centers?

Individual tides have differing heights

Inner layer of Sun’s atmosphere which has an irregular shape

Give the amount of eighths (oktas) for Scattered (SCT)

Begins in Sun’s corona

Ripples on oceanic surfaces 

Nuclear explosion on Sun’s surface

Subtropical Gyres are large oval or circular ocean currents found near ____° latitude.

Creates solar radiation through nuclear burning

Decode P0100

Released energy reached bow shock 

Which type of precipitation is very small, opaque grains of ice or snow that do not bounce or shatter?

Give the amount of eighths (oktas) for FEW

Precursor to sunspot activity

Spring Tides

Drift is the

On June 21st the sun is over the Tropic of _______

High etage is 16,500 to 45,000ft

What are reportable values for layer heights from 5001-10,000ft?

Which type of precipitation does not reach the ground?

Fluctuation in degree of incoming solar radiation

Desert is

High frequency (HF) communications use long-wave band radio waves.(SHORT)

Tropical Savannah is

Found in Gulf of Mexico and SE Asia

The magnetosphere’s head (magnetohead) faces the _________

Which best describes a thin, wispy cloud forming into filaments cloud?

Which best describes a popcorn-shaped with slight vertical extent cloud?

Encoded using eight compass points

 The Magnetosphere is distorted by the Interplanetary Magnetic Field.

Neap tides

Sky condition is defined as _________________________the celestial dome. 

Temperate seasons replaced by moisture seasons

Cold and dry year round

Regions of warmer temperatures in chromosphere

What are reportable values for layer heights greater than 10,000ft?

Weather occurs in the

Decode T02000194

Which type of precipitation has widespread water droplets larger than .02-inch?

Must vary 10 knots or more between peaks and lulls 

When is the dry season in the northern hemisphere

Moderate annual temperature changes

Outer layer of Sun’s atmosphere

Sea-level pressure is measured in 

Primary purpose of Wind Stratified Conditional Climatology Tables is to forecast visibility and ceilings based on winds

On December 21st the sun is directly over

Coastal upwelling occurs on the ________ coast of continents

How many years of climatological data is required for the data to be reliable?

Which two primary gases make up most of the sun and what are their percentages 

Which best describes a evenly-spaced bands generally parallel to mountain ranges cloud?

What is meant when the percentages on the Wind Stratified Climatology Table is highlighted red?

Long, non-breaking waves