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23. Differences in temperature that occur between the night and the day are: A. Terrestrial radiation B. Diurnal Variation C. Lapse Rate  

29. Clouds, fog or dew will always form when A. water vapor is present B. the temperature and dew point are equal C. water vapor condenses

62. What type of fog depends upon a wind in order to exist? A. steam fog and down slope fog B. advection fog and up slope fog C. precipitation induced fog and ground fog  

51. What prevents air from flowing directly from high pressure areas to low pressure areas? A. Coriolis force B. pressure gradient force C. surface friction 

55. Which in-flight hazard is most commonly associated with warm fronts? A. precipitation-induced fog B. radiation fog C. advection fog

61. An aircraft which is “certificated for flight in icing conditions” has been tested A. in all known atmospheric conditions. It can be safely flown in any type of icing conditions B. to a specified icing envelope. Conditions may occur outside its capability to prevent or remove ice C. and approved for flight in freezing rain and freezing drizzle

38. Which weather phenomenon is always associated with a thunderstorm? A. Supercooled raindrops B. heavy rain showers C. lightning

39. What is an indication that downdrafts have developed and the thunderstorm cell has entered the mature stage? A. precipitation begins to fall from the cloud base B. the anvil top has completed its development C. a gust front forms

On an ACT or SAT test, a typical multiple-choice question has five possible answers, of which one is the correct choice. If you make random guesses on three such questions what is the probability that you get at least one question correct?

Use the histogram on student financial aid to answer the following question: If two students are randomly selected with replacement, find the probability of the first student getting a Pell Grant and the second student getting a scholarship?