METREOLOGY - REVISED

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11 1 8 The part of the part of the boundary boundary 4 part of the

troposphere is atmosphere atmosphere between the between the atmosphere
the: above the below the mesosphere stratosphere below the
stratosphere tropopause and and the tropopause
thermosphere mesosphere

21 1 8 What is the Tropopause Ionosphere Stratosphere Atmosphere 4 Tropopause

boundary
layer between
troposphere
and
stratosphere
called:

31 1 8 The amount relative air stability of air dew point 4 air

of water humidity temperature temperature
vapour which
air can hold
largely
depends on:

41 1 8 What is the 21 percent 10 percent 88 percent 50 percent 4 21 percent

approximate oxygen, 78 oxygen, 89 oxygen, 9 oxygen, 40 oxygen, 78
composition percent percent percent percent percent
of the dry air nitrogen, and nitrogen, and nitrogen, and nitrogen and nitrogen, and
by volume in the rest other the rest other the rest other the rest other the rest other
the gases gases gases gases gases
troposphere?

51 1 8 In which layer Troposphere Tropopause Stratosphere Stratopause 4 Troposphere

is most of the
atmospheric
humidity
concentrated?

61 1 8 Which one of It is, by It is, by It indicates a It separates 4 It separates

the following definition, a definition, an strong the the
statement temperature isothermal temperature troposphere troposphere
applies to the inversion layer lapse rate from the from the
tropopause? stratosphere stratosphere

71 1 8 What of the Hydrogen Water vapour Nitrogen Oxygen 4 Water vapour

following is
the most
important
constituent in
the
atmosphere
from a
weather stand
point?
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81 1 8 An outside air 5 degree C 10 degree C 5 degree C 10 degree C 4 10 degree C

temperature colder than warmer than warmer than colder than colder than
of -35 degree ISA ISA ISA ISA ISA
C is measured
while cruising
at FL 200.
What is the
temperature
deviation
from the ISA
at this level?

91 1 8 An inversion an increase of an increase of a decrease of a decrease of 4 an increase of

is: temperature pressure with pressure with temperature temperature
with height height height with height with height

10 1 1 8 In the lower decreases is almost increases with increases at 4 is almost

part of the with altitude constant altitude first and constant
stratosphere decreases
the afterward
temperature:

11 1 1 8 An isothermal increases with increases with decreases remains 4 remains

layer is a layer height at a height with height at constant with constant with
of air in which constant rate a constant height height
the rate
temperature:

12 1 1 8 An air mass is the vertical the the pressure the 4 the vertical
called stable motion of temperature in a given area environmenta motion of
when: rising air in a given air is constant l lapse rate is rising air
tends to mass high, with tends to
become decreases little vertical become
weaker and rapidly with motion of air weaker and
disappears height currents disappears

13 1 1 8 From which of Surface Environmenta Dry adiabatic Pressure at 4 Environmenta

the following temperature l lapse rate lapse rate the surface l lapse rate
pieces of
information
can the
stability of the
atmosphere
be derived?

14 1 1 8 What Stability Instability Clear ice Area of active 4 Stability

characteristic storms
is associated
with a
temperature
inversion?
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15 1 1 8 On a clear sky, at the half an hour half an hour one hour 4 half an hour
continental moment the before sunrise after sunrise before sunrise after sunrise
ground sun rises
surface, wind
calm, the
minimum
temperature
is reached
approximately
:

16 1 1 8 Which of the Terrestrial Warm air The Heating of the 4 Terrestrial

following is a radiation on a being lifted movement of air by radiation on a
common clear night rapidly aloft, colder air subsidence clear night
cause of with no or in the vicinity under warm with no or
ground or very light of air, or the very light
surface winds mountainous movement of winds
temperature terrain warm air over
inversion? cold air

17 1 1 8 For Fahrenheit Celsius Absolute Kelvin 4 Celsius

international
aviation
meteorologica
l purposes,
temperature
is measured in
degrees:

18 1 1 8 Contour true heights true heights indicated do not 4 true heights

heights are: AGL AMSL heights above indicate AMSL
1013.25 mb heights at all

19 1 1 8 According to 1013.25 hPa 1025.13 hPa Actual QFE Actual QNH 4 1013.25 hPa
definition,
flight levels
are surfaces
with constant
air pressure
determined
from a certain
pressure
value. Which
is this value?

20 1 1 8 Lines joining Isotherms Isopleths Isobars Isotachs 4 Isobars

points of
equal
pressure are
known as:
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21 1 1 8 An aircraft is It will increase It will It will remain It will not be 4 It will

descending to decrease the same affected decrease
land under
IFR. If the
local QNH is
1009 hPa,
what will
happen to the
altitude
reading when
the altimeter
is reset at the
transition
level?

22 1 1 8 What The pressure The pressure The pressure The pressure 4 The pressure
pressure is reduced to of the at field reduced to at field
defined as sea level using altimeter elevation sea level using elevation
QFE? actual ISA
temperatures temperatures

23 1 1 8 In order to Elevation and Temperature Elevation of Elevation of 4 Elevation of

calculate QFE the at the airfield the airfield the airfield the airfield
from QNH, temperature and the
which of the at the airfield temperature
following at MSL
must be
known?

24 1 1 8 The QNH is T actual < T T actual = T T actual > T the elevation 4 the elevation
equal to the standard standard standard =0 =0
QFE if:

25 1 1 8 Which one of High Low High Low 4 Low

the following temperature temperature temperature temperature temperature
conditions and low and low and high and high and low
gives the airport airport airport airport airport
shortest take elevation elevation elevation elevation elevation
off run, if the
airports have
the same
QNH?

26 1 1 8 Wind is Mixing of Horizontal Earth rotation Surface 4 Horizontal

caused by? fronts pressure friction pressure
difference difference

27 1 1 8 What causes Coriolis force Surface The greater The greater 4 Surface
surface winds friction density of the atmospheric friction
to flow across air at the pressure at
the isobars at surface the surface
an angle
rather than
parallel to the
isobars?
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28 1 1 8 What The pressure Surface Katabatic Coriolis force 4 Coriolis force

prevents air gradient force friction force
from flowing
directly from
high pressure
areas to low
pressure
areas?

29 1 1 8 The difference curvature of friction horizontal slope of 4 curvature of

between isobars temperature pressure isobars
geostrophic gradients surfaces
wind and
gradient wind
is caused by:

30 1 1 8 Which of the A gale has an A gust is a A gust is a The more 4 The more
following average speed squall which squall which stable the stable the
statements is of 33 kts or lasts for lasts for atmosphere, atmosphere,
true? more several several the less the less
minutes minutes turbulence turbulence

31 1 1 8 A wind of 20 10 m/sec 40 m/sec 10 km/h 50 km/h 4 10 m/sec

knots
corresponds
to an
approximate
speed of

32 1 1 8 The wind always higher higher if always lower higher if 4 higher if

speed in a curvature is curvature is curvature is
system with anti-cyclonic cyclonic anti-cyclonic
curved isobars
compared to a
system with
straight
isobars is
(other
conditions
being the
same):

33 1 1 8 What Strong and Very weak but Strong the Moderate and 4 Strong the
characteristics parallel to the gusty and flowing across parallel to the flowing across
will the isobars flowing across the isobars isobars the isobars
surface winds the isobars
have in an
area where
the isobars on
the weather
map are very
close
together?
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34 1 1 8 In the Wind from Wind from Tailwind with Headwind 4 Wind from
southern the left the right no drift with no drift the right
hemisphere
what wind
effect would
you expect
when flying
from a high
pressure area
towards a
low pressure
area at FL
100?

35 1 1 8 The greater further the closer the closer the further the 4 closer the
the pressure isobars will be isobars and isobars and isobars will be isobars and
gradient the: apart and the the stronger the lower the apart and the the stronger
weaker the the wind temperatures higher the the wind
wind temperature

36 1 1 8 The density, earth's geographic centripetal 4 density,

geostrophic earth's rotation, latitude, force, height, earth's
wind depends rotation, geographic centripetal pressure rotation,
on: geographic latitude, force, height gradient geographic
latitude centripetal latitude
force

37 1 1 8 A pressure two columns surface two points at two points on 4 two points at
gradient is of air have pressure is the same level the earth's the same level
said to exist different compared at have a surface have have a
when: temperatures two different different the same different
points on the atmospheric isobar passing atmospheric
earth's pressure through them pressure
surface

38 1 1 8 Which cloud Altocumulus Stratocumulus Cirrocumulus Nimbostratus 4 Altocumulus

type may lenticularis lenticularis
indicate the
presence of
severe
turbulence?

39 1 1 8 On a clear immediately during the during early about mid- 4 during the
summer day, after sunset early morning morning early
turbulence afternoon hours before afternoon
caused by sunshine
solar heating
is most
pronounced:

40 1 1 8 Fair weather rain and fog poor visibility smooth flying turbulence at 4 turbulence at
cumulus often at surface conditions and below the and below the
is an below the cloud level cloud level
indication of: cloud level
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41 1 1 8 In the from a low counter- clockwise counter- 4 counter-

northern pressure area clockwise around, and clockwise clockwise
hemisphere to a high around, and away from the around, and around, and
the wind at pressure area towards the centre of a away from the towards the
the surface centre of, a low pressure centre of, a centre of, a
blows: low pressure area high pressure low pressure
area area area

42 1 1 8 In a low the imbalance centripetal frictional the curvature 4 frictional

pressure of the forces forces of the isobars forces
system the horizontal
convergence gradient force
at the surface and the
is caused by: coriolis force

43 1 1 8 In a land and during the day during the during the day during the 4 during the
sea breeze and is night and is and is weaker night and is night and is
circulation the stronger than weaker than than the sea stronger than weaker than
land breeze the sea breeze the sea breeze breeze the sea breeze the sea breeze
blows:

44 1 1 8 Which of the It blows from It blows from It blows by It blows only 4 It blows from
following is land to water water to land day at noon land to water
true of a land
breeze?

45 1 1 8 Friction backing of the veering of the backing of the veering of the 4 backing of the
between the wind and wind and wind and wind and wind and
air and the increase of decrease of decrease of increase of decrease of
ground results wind speed at wind speed at wind speed at wind speed at wind speed at
in the the surface the surface the surface the surface the surface
northern
hemisphere
in:

46 1 1 8 The sea blowing at that reaches occurring only occurring only 4 occurring only
breeze is a night in mid up to the in the lower in mid in the lower
wind from the latitudes tropopause in layers of the latitudes and layers of the
sea: daytime atmosphere in in day time atmosphere in
daytime daytime

47 1 1 8 A mountain down the up the slope down the up the slope 4 down the
breeze slope during during the day slope during during the slope during
(katabatic the night the day night the night
wind) blows:

48 1 1 8 What is the 70 kt 50 kt 60 kt 100 kt 4 60 kt

minimum
speed for a
wind to be
classified as a
jet stream?

49 1 1 8 A jet stream a band of a broad band a narrow band a narrow band 4 a narrow band
is: strong winds of strong of strong of strong of strong
only found winds winds only winds winds
near flattened and found near flattened and flattened and
thunderstorm tubular in fronts tubular in tubular in
s cross section cross section cross section

50 1 1 8 Isotachs are wind speed sea level horizontal wind speeds 4 wind speeds
lines joining lapse rates pressures wind speed
equal: gradients
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51 1 1 8 At the top of altocumulus Nimbostratus Stratus cumulus 4 altocumulus

orographic lenticularis mediocris lenticularis
waves, in
mountainous
regions, the
cloud most
likely to be
encountered
is:

52 1 1 8 Relative is not affected is not affected changes when does not 4 changes when
humidity: by when air is water vapour change when water vapour
temperature ascending or is added, even water vapour is added, even
changes of descending though the is added though the
the air temperature provided the temperature
remains temperature remains
constant of the air constant
remains
constant

53 1 1 8 The dew point cannot be is always is always can be equal 4 can be equal
temperature: equal to the lower than higher than to the air to the air
air the air the air temperature temperature
temperature temperature temperature

54 1 1 8 Relative is higher in is higher in increases if decreases if 4 increases if

humidity: cool air than warm air than the air is the air is the air is
in warm air in cool air cooled whilst cooled whilst cooled whilst
maintaining maintaining maintaining
the vapour the vapour the vapour
pressure pressure pressure
constant constant constant

55 1 1 8 Relative temperature moisture moisture moisture 4 moisture

humidity of the air only content and content of the content and content and
depends on: pressure of air only temperature temperature
the air of the air of the air

56 1 1 8 Dew point is the the lowest the lowest the 4 the

defined as: temperature temperature temperature temperature temperature
below which at which to which air to which to which
the change of evaporation must be moist air must moist air must
state in a will occur for cooled in be cooled to be cooled to
given volume a given order to become become
of air will pressure reduce the saturated at a saturated at a
result in the relative given pressure given pressure
absorption of humidity
latent heat
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57 1 1 8 The relative It is not It increases It decreases It is only 4 It increases

humidity of a influenced by with with influenced by with
sample air changing increasing increasing temperature increasing
mass is 50 water vapour water vapour water vapour water vapour
percent. How
is the relative
humidity of
this air mass
influenced by
changes of
the amount of
water vapour
in it?

58 1 1 8 The dew point can be can be cannot be cannot be 4 can be

temperature: reached by reached by equal to the lower than reached by
lowering the cooling the air air the air cooling the air
pressure whilst keeping temperature temperature whilst keeping
whilst keeping pressure pressure
temperature constant constant
constant

59 1 1 8 The maximum dew point relative stability of the air 4 air

amount of humidity air temperature temperature
water vapour
that the air
can contain
depends on
the:

60 1 1 8 The difference air with low moist air air with high dry air 4 dry air
between temperature temperature
temperature
and dew point
is greater in:

61 1 1 8 What does The The The freezing The 4 The

dew point temperature temperature level (danger temperature temperature
mean? at which ice to which a of icing) at which the to which a
melts mass of air relative mass of air
must be humidity and must be
cooled in saturation cooled in
order to reach vapour order to reach
saturation pressure are saturation
the same

62 1 1 8 The process super cooling sublimation super radiation 4 sublimation

by which saturation cooling
water vapour
is transformed
directly into
ice is known
as:
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63 1 1 8 In which of Liquid to gas Solid to liquid Solid to gas Gas to liquid 4 Gas to liquid
the following
changes of
state is latent
heat
released?

64 1 1 8 When water relative heat is relative heat is 4 heat is

evaporates humidity is released humidity is absorbed absorbed
into decreased not changed
unsaturated
air:

65 1 1 8 Super cooled only in winter in winter only only in winter at any time of 4 at any time of
droplets can at high in high clouds above 10,000 the year the year
be altitude ft
encountered:

66 1 1 8 Clouds, fog or relative water vapour water vapour temperature 4 water vapour
dew will humidity is present condenses and dew point condenses
always be reaches 98 are nearly
formed when: percent equal

67 1 1 8 A super is at an above has frozen to has a shell of remains liquid 4 remains liquid
cooled droplet freezing become an ice ice with water at a below at a below
is one that: temperature pellet inside it freezing freezing
in below temperature temperature
freezing air

68 1 1 8 Super cooled at a at a at a at a 4 at a
droplets are temperature temperature temperature temperature temperature
always: above of 0 degree below below 10 below
freezing Celsius freezing degree Celsius freezing

69 1 1 8 Which of the Solid direct to Solid direct to Liquid direct Liquid direct 4 Solid direct to
following liquid vapour to solid to vapour vapour
changes of
state is known
as
sublimation?

70 1 1 8 An inversion an absolutely a conditionally an unstable a layer that 4 an absolutely

is: stable layer unstable layer layer can be either stable layer
stable or
unstable

71 1 1 8 Rising air it becomes surrounding it expands it contracts 4 it expands

cools because: more moist air is cooler at
higher levels

72 1 1 8 A layer in neutral unstable absolutely conditionally 4 absolutely

which the stable unstable stable
temperature
remains
constant with
height is:
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73 1 1 8 Which of the Radiation Unstable air Convection The release of 4 Radiation

following is a during the during the day latent heat during the
cause of night from the night from the
stratus cloud earth surface earth surface
forming over in moderate in moderate
flat land? wind wind

74 1 1 8 Which of the Stratus Nimbostratus Altocumulus Cirrus 4 Nimbostratus

following
clouds may
extend into
more than
one layer?

75 1 1 8 Which types ST, AS CU, CB NS, CU CB, CC 4 ST, AS

of clouds are
typical
evidence of
stable air
conditions?

76 1 1 8 Fall-streaks or water or ice strong down gusts strong 4 water or ice

virga are: particles draughts in associated katabatic particles
falling out of a the polar jet with a well winds in falling out of a
cloud that stream, developed mountainous cloud that
evaporate associated Bora areas and evaporate
before with jet accompanied before
reaching the streaks by heavy reaching the
ground precipitation ground

77 1 1 8 Convective in stable in unstable in dry in col 4 in unstable

clouds are atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere
formed:

78 1 1 8 Strongly the presence instability in the presence poor surface 4 instability in

developed of a low level the of warm air visibility the
cumulus inversion atmosphere aloft atmosphere
clouds are an
indication of:

79 1 1 8 What are the Large water Small water Large water Small water 4 Large water
characteristics droplets, droplets, droplets, droplets, droplets,
of cumuliform stability, no stability, no instability, instability, instability,
clouds? turbulence, turbulence turbulence, turbulence, turbulence,
showers and and extensive showers and extensive showers and
mainly rime areas of rain mainly clear areas of rain mainly clear
ice ice and rime ice ice

80 1 1 8 Lenticular unstable air strong wind an inversion light variable 4 strong wind
clouds in and winds and
mountainous turbulence turbulence
areas indicate:

81 1 1 8 Which of the Altostratus Cirrocumulus Cumulonimbu All convective 4 Altostratus

following are and and s clouds and
medium level altocumulus cirrostratus altocumulus
clouds?

82 1 1 8 Altostratus convective low level high level medium level 4 medium level
clouds are clouds clouds clouds clouds clouds
classified as:
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83 1 1 8 Which of the Cumulonimbu Cirrostratus Altocumulus Altostratus 4 Cumulonimbu

following s s
cloud types
can project up
into the
stratosphere?

84 1 1 8 After a clear Because the The wind Because the Because the 4 Because the
night difference speed is stability surface surface
cumuliform between the increasing, increases temperature temperature
clouds are temperature because the increases increases
formed in the and the dew cold air mass
morning. Why point changes into a
can the base temperature warm air mass
of these at the initial
clouds condensation
become level becomes
higher during smaller
the day?

85 1 1 8 Which of the Moist cold air Moist warm Dry warm air Dry cold air 4 Moist warm
following moving over a air moving moving over a moving over a air moving
conditions is warm surface over a cold cold surface warm surface over a cold
most likely to surface surface
lead to the
formation of
advection
fog?

86 1 1 8 Which of the Dry, warm air Heat loss from The passage Cold air 4 Heat loss from
following is passing over the ground on of fronts passing over the ground on
most likely to warm ground clear nights warm ground clear nights
lead to the
formation of
radiation fog?

87 1 1 8 Which of the Warm moist Moist air over Maritime Advection of 4 Moist air over
following air at the land during tropical air very cold air land during
circumstances windward side clear night flowing over over much clear night
most favour of a mountain with little cold sea warmer sea with little
the wind wind
development
of radiation
fog?

88 1 1 8 The morning a cold front radiation fog advection fog good clear 4 radiation fog
following a weather
clear, calm
night when
the
temperature
has dropped
to the dew
point, is likely
to produce:
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89 1 1 8 The most increasing low wind surface a low level 4 increasing

likely reason surface wind speed cooling temperature surface wind
for radiation speed inversion speed
fog to
dissipate or
become low
stratus is:

90 1 1 8 Freezing fog frozen water super cooled frozen minute ice crystals 4 super cooled
consists of: doplets water snow flakes water
droplets droplets

91 1 1 8 Advection fog cold moist air cold moist air warm moist warm moist 4 warm moist
can be formed flows over flows over a air flows over air flows over air flows over
when: warmer water warmer a warmer a colder a colder
surface surface surface surface

92 1 1 8 What type of Radiation Advection Steam Orographic 4 Radiation

fog is most
likely to form
over flat land
during a clear
night, with
calm or light
wind
conditions?

93 1 1 8 Fog is visibility of visibility of = visibility of < visibility of > 4 visibility of <

reported 3,000m due to 1,000m due to 1,000m due to 1,000m due to 1,000m due to
when any liquid particles liquid particles solid or liquid liquid particles
horizontal precipitation or ice crystals or ice crystals particles or ice crystals
in the suspended in suspended in suspended in suspended in
atmosphere the the the the
atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere

94 1 1 8 Which of the Radiation fog Radiation fog Radiation fog Radiation fog 4 Radiation fog
following only forms on only forms in only forms cannot form cannot form
statements is a clear night valleys (the when the air over the sea over the sea
true? with no wind katabatic is very dry and
effect) there is an
inversion

95 1 1 8 If radiation to form frost change the have no effect cause the fog 4 cause the fog
fog forms on a radiation fog to lift and to lift and
clear night to advection become low become low
with light fog stratus stratus
winds, the
increase in
wind speed
from 5 kt to
13 kt will most
likely:

96 1 1 8 In which A light breeze A warm moist An air mass Warm moist 4 An air mass
situation is blowing air mass on moving inland air settling moving inland
advection fog colder air out the windward from the coast over a warmer from the coast
most likely to to sea side of the in winter surface under in winter
form? mountains no-wind
conditions
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97 1 1 8 Radiation fog low pressure high pressure high pressure low pressure 4 high pressure
most systems over systems over systems over systems over systems over
frequently sea land sea land land
occurs in:

98 1 1 8 The formation air the wind is the sky is the 4 air

of morning temperature strong overcast turbulence in temperature
fog before and dew point the lower and dew point
sunrise is are equal or layers is are equal or
possible if close to one moderate close to one
another another

99 1 1 8 What is the Radiation fog Radiation fog Radiation fog Radiation fog 4 Radiation fog
difference is formed by forms only on forms due to forms due to forms due to
between surface the ground, night cooling surface surface
radiation fog cooling in a advection fog and advection cooling at cooling at
and advection calm wind. only over the fog due to day night in a light night in a light
fog? Advection fog warm surface time cooling wind. wind.
is formed by Advection fog Advection fog
evaporation forms when forms when
over the sea warm humid warm humid
air flows over air flows over
a cold surface a cold surface

100 1 1 8 Which Fog can be Haze consist Haze do not Evaporation 4 Fog can be
statement is super cooled of water occur in the causes Mist super cooled
correct? and can also droplets tropics and can also
contain ice contain ice
crystals crystals

101 1 1 8 Which type of Advection fog Radiation fog Arctic smoke Frontal fog 4 Radiation fog
fog can NOT
be formed
over water?

102 1 1 8 The presence freezing rain a cold front there are a warm front 4 freezing rain
of ice pellets occurs at a has passed thunderstorm has passed occurs at a
at the surface higher s in the area higher
is evidence altitude altitude
that:

103 1 1 8 How does Rain falls on Rain falls Through Through 4 Rain falls
freezing rain cold ground through a melting of melting of ice through a
develop? and then layer where sleet grains crystals layer where
freezes temperatures temperatures
are below 0 are below 0
degree celsius degree celsius

104 1 1 8 What type of CS NS CB AC 4 CB

cloud can
produce hail
showers?

105 1 1 8 With what CC AS ST CB 4 CB

type of cloud
is GR
precipitation
most
commonly
associated?
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106 1 1 8 With what CB AS SC NS 4 CB

type of cloud
is +TSRA
precipitation
most
commonly
associated?

107 1 1 8 With what NS, CC CB, ST SC, AS AS, NS 4 SC, AS

type of cloud
is heavy
precipitation
unlikely
during the
summer
months?

108 1 1 8 Large hail only occur in are typically are entirely only occur 4 are typically
stones: high cloud associated composed of with cirrus associated
with severe clear ice cloud with severe
thunderstorm thunderstorm
s s

109 1 1 8 What type of Nimbostratus Towering Altostratus Towering 4 Towering

clouds are cumulus and and stratus cumulus and cumulus and
associated altostratus cumulonimbu cumulonimbu
with rain s s
showers?

110 1 1 8 With what Stratocumulus Cumulonimbu Nimbostratus Stratus 4 Cumulonimbu

type of clouds s s
are showers
most likely
associated?

111 1 1 8 With what CB ST CC CU 4 ST

type of cloud
is DZ
precipitation
most
commonly
associated?

112 1 1 8 With which of NS AC SC ST 4 NS

the following
types of cloud
is +RA
precipitation
most
commonly
associated?

113 1 1 8 An air mass is pressure temperature an ascending temperature 4 an ascending

unstable shows a and humidity parcel of air increases with parcel of air
when marked are not continues to height continues to
variation over constant rise to a rise to a
a given considerable considerable
horizontal height height
area
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114 1 1 8 An air mass is: an extensive a large body a body of air a large body 4 an extensive
body of air of air with with a volume of air within body of air
within which temperature of not more which the within which
the and humidity than thousand temperature the
temperature constant in cubic and humidity temperature
and humidity the vertical kilometres is uniform in and humidity
in horizontal horizontal and in horizontal
planes are vertical planes planes are
practically practically
uniform uniform

115 1 1 8 Which of the Addition of Cooling by the Warming of Advection of 4 Cooling by the
following water vapour underlying the air mass colder air aloft underlying
processes will in the lower surface from below surface
increase the layer
stability of an
air mass?

116 1 1 8 What type of Cold front Warm front Cold occlusion Warm 4 Cold front
front/occlusio occlusion
n usually
moves the
fastest?

117 1 1 8 How do air Cold air over Warm air over Cold air Warm air 4 Warm air over
masses move rides a warm rides a cold air undercuts a undercuts a rides a cold air
at a warm air mass mass warm air mass cold air mass mass
front?

118 1 1 8 What type of Showers Freezing rain Light to Drizzle 4 Showers

precipitation associated moderate associated
would you with continuous with
expect at an thunderstorm rain thunderstorm
active s s
unstable cold
front?

119 1 1 8 What type of Divergence Divergence Convergence None 4 Convergence

air movement with lifting with with lifting with lifting
is associated descending air
with the
centre line of
a trough?

120 1 1 8 Large super rime ice clear ice hoar frost cloudy ice 4 clear ice
cooled water
drops, which
freeze on
impact on an
airplane form:

121 1 1 8 Clear ice water vapour large super small super snow 4 large super
forms on an cooled water cooled water cooled water
aircraft by the drops drops drops
freezing of:

122 1 1 8 Clear ice is spreads out is translucent is not is heavy and is 4 is heavy and is
dangerous and contains and only translucent difficult to difficult to
because it: many air forms at the and forms at remove from remove from
particles leading edges the leading the aircraft the aircraft
edges surfaces surfaces
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123 1 1 8 The most rime ice hoar frost dry ice clear ice 4 clear ice
dangerous
form of
airframe icing
is:

124 1 1 8 In which Cirrus clouds Freezing rain Stratus clouds Snow 4 Freezing rain
environment
is aircraft
structural ice
most likely to
have the
highest rate of
accumulation
?

125 1 1 8 Clear ice super cooled water vapour ice pellets super cooled 4 super cooled
forms as a water freezing to the splattering on droplets water
result of: droplets aircraft the aircraft freezing on droplets
spreading impact spreading
during the during the
freezing freezing
process process

126 1 1 8 Rime ice water vapour large super small super snow 4 small super
forms through cooled water cooled water cooled water
the freezing drops drops drops
onto aircraft
surfaces of:

127 1 1 8 Glaze or clear small and at a large and at a small and of any size at 4 large and at a
ice is formed temperature temperature freeze rapidly temperatures temperature
when super just below just below below -35oC just below
cooled freezing freezing freezing
droplets are:

128 1 1 8 Icing on the the stalling the stalling the the 4 the stalling
wings of an speed to speed to interference interference speed to
aircraft increase decrease drag to drag to increase
normally increase decrease
causes:

129 1 1 8 An aircraft granular frost hoar frost rime ice clear ice 4 clear ice
flies into
super cooled
rain in an area
with a
temperature
below 0
degree
Celsius. The
type of icing it
will most
likely
encounter is

130 1 1 8 Which of the Airframe icing Haze is a Mountain Above the 4 Airframe icing
following can occur in reduction of waves are tropopause can occur in
statements is clear air visibility due always no turbulence clear air
correct? to the accompanied occurs
presence of by rotor
water vapour clouds
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131 1 1 8 How does a He turns back He descends He ascends to He continues 4 He turns back
pilot react to before the to the warm the cold air to fly at the before the
heavy freezing aircraft loses air layer layer above same altitude aircraft loses
rain at 2000 manoeuvrabili below manoeuvrabili
ft/AGL, when ty ty
he is unable
to de-ice nor
land?

132 1 1 8 Which one of Snowfall Mixed rain Freezing rain Ice pellets 4 Freezing rain
the following and snow
precipitation
types gives
the most
severe icing?

133 1 1 8 For a VFR flight into flight into rain flight into flight between 4 flight into
aircraft, the area of drizzle cloud super cooled two cloud super cooled
conditions in water layers, water
which it could droplets without droplets
encounter resulting in precipitation, resulting in
severe clear ice resulting in clear ice
airframe icing formaiton clear ice formaiton
are: formation

134 1 1 8 What is Decrease of Change of Increase of Change of 4 Change of

normally the speed course speed flight level flight level
most effective
measure to
reduce or
avoid CAT
effects?

135 1 1 8 An additional Rain wind shear compass error pilot 4 wind shear
hazard to disorientation
aircraft taking-
off or landing
in or near a
thunderstorm
is:

136 1 1 8 Where does At any level in only at the only at the Wind shear 4 At any level in
wind shear the level of vicinity of occurs only the
occur? atmosphere if jetstream mountain when there is atmosphere if
associated waves a strong associated
with either a temperature with either a
change of inversion, or change of
wind direction when the jet wind direction
and/or wind stream is and/or wind
speed associated speed
with a strong
depression

137 1 1 8 What are Unusual Bands of The surface weather 4 Bands of

squall lines? intensive cold intensive weather associate intensive
fronts thunderstorm associated with thunderstorm
s with upper air anticyclone s
troughs
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138 1 1 8 During the life Dissipating Cumulus stage Mature stage None 4 Dissipating
cycle of a stage or initral stage stage
thunderstorm,
which stage is
characterised
predominantl
y by down
drafts?

139 1 1 8 What feature Frequent Heavy rain Continuous Rain or hail at 4 Continuous
is normally lightning associated updraft the surface updraft
associated with strong
with the initial wind
stage of a
thunderstorm
?

140 1 1 8 Thunderstorm dissipating cumulus stage mature stage period in 4 mature stage
s reach their stage which
greatest precipitation
intensity is not falling
during the:

141 1 1 8 In which stage Dissipating Cumulus stage Mature stage In all stages 4 Mature stage
of the life stage
cycle of a
single
thunderstorm
cell occur
both up and
down drafts
simultaneousl
y?

142 1 1 8 The initial rain starting at continuous frequent continuous up 4 continuous up

phase of the surface down lightning draughts draughts
formation of draughts
thunderstorm
is
characterised
by:

143 1 1 8 The most cirrus stratocumulus cumulus cumulonimbu 4 cumulonimbu

hazardous s s
type of cloud
that may be
encountered
on a cross
country flight
is:

144 1 1 8 What are the A cumulus An adequate Weather A stratus 4 An adequate

requirements cloud with supply of associate with cloud with supply of
for the sufficient moisture, anticyclone sufficient moisture,
formation of a moisture conditional moisture conditional
thunderstorm associated instability and instability and
? with an a lifting action a lifting action
inversion
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145 1 1 8 Air mass fronts and/or cooling land standing convection 4 convection
thunderstorm orographic surface waves in the and/or and/or
s are triggered uplift lee of hills orographic orographic
off by: uplift uplift

146 1 1 8 Which of the both up- the cloud top water the top of the 4 both up-
following currents and assumes an droplets, hail cloud is currents and
statements is down- anvil shape and snow are negatively down-
true with currents all present charged and currents
regard to a appear the base is appear
mature concurrently positively concurrently
thunderstorm: charged

147 1 1 8 The most lightning and heavy turbulence all of the 4 all of the
common hail precipitation and static above above
hazards of and surfaces
thunderstorm squalls
s to aircraft on
or near the
ground are:

148 1 1 8 If you cannot The top Below the Aboce the Any where 4 Below the
avoid condensation condensation condensation
penetrating a level level level
thunderstorm,
which is the
best area to
penetrate?

149 1 1 8 Mountain on the when wind is directly over on the upwind 4 on the
waves should downward calm the mountain side of the downward
be expected: side of the chain mountain side of the
mountain chain mountain

150 1 1 8 When severe in the lee Just above the On the in the rotor 4 in the rotor
mountain word side of cap cloud windward side zone zone
waves are calm area of the
present, mountain
where would range
the area of
most severe
turbulence be
located?

151 1 1 8 Visibility is heavy rain a light drizzle dust particles small water 4 dust particles
reduced by occurs with falls are trapped droplets are are trapped
haze when: storm below an present below an
inversion inversion

152 1 1 8 In the low and the good and the good and the low and the 4 good and the
weather precipitation precipitation precipitation precipitation precipitation
pattern is showers is steady rain is showers is steady rain is showers
behind a cold
front, the
visibility
outside
precipitation
is:
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153 1 1 8 Runway Visual measured reported reported in usually better 4 usually better
Range (RVR) with when SIGMET than than
is: ceilometers meteorologica meteorologica meteorologica
alongside the l visibility is l visibility l visibility
runway less than
2000m

154 1 1 8 What is a An aerodrome A selected A routine A warning of 4 A selected

SPECI? forecast special aerodrome meteorologica special
issued every 9 aerodrome weather l dangers at aerodrome
hours weather report issued an weather
report, issued every 3 hours aerodrome, report, issued
when a issued only when a
significant when significant
change of the required change of the
weather weather
conditions conditions
have been have been
observed observed

155 1 1 8 The meaning cross-wind runway visual obscurity braking action 4 runway visual
of RVR is: component range range
156 1 1 8 The three amount, type, cover, amount, type, type, amount, 4 amount, type,
elements in a cover, height amount height of base cloud species height of base
cloud report of base
are:

157 1 1 8 A METAR at the time of for 2 hours for the 3 hour for 9 hours 4 at the time of
message is observation following the observation
valid observation

158 1 1 8 In a METAR BR = mist HZ = BR = fog HZ = BR = mist HZ = BR = mist HZ = 4 BR = mist HZ =

message, BR widespread haze smoke haze haze
and HZ mean dust
respectively:

159 1 1 8 What is the 10 km 6 NM 4 km 6 km 4 4 km

lowest
visibility
forecast at
ETA Zurich
1430 UTC?
LSZH 260900Z
261019
20018G30KT
9999 RA
SCT050
BKN080
TEMPO 1215
23012KT 6000
DZ BKN015
BKN030
BECMG 1518
23020G35KT
4000 RA
OVC010=

160 1 1 8 Which is the sun coriolis rotation of the seasonal 4 sun

primary earth variation
driving source
of weather on
the earth?
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161 1 1 8 What causes coriolis force pressure the rotation of convective 4 pressure
wind? difference the earth current difference
162 1 1 8 When flying left and left and right and right and 4 left and
from a high to increasing decreasing increasing decreasing increasing
a low pressure
area in the N-
hemisphere
the wind
direction and
velocity will
be from the:

163 1 1 8 The wind flow cyclonic anticyclone adiabatic unstable 4 cyclonic

around a low
pressure is:

164 1 1 8 Coriolis force deflecting it to deflecting it to deflecting it to deflecting to 4 deflecting it to

affects the the left in the the right in the right in the left in the right in
flow of air northern the northern the southern both the the northern
from high hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere
pressure to
low pressure
by:

165 1 1 8 The average 2.0 degree C 3.0 degree C 5.4 degree C 4.4 degree C 4 2.0 degree C
lapse rate in per 1000 ft per 1000 ft per 1000 ft per 1000 ft per 1000 ft
troposphere
is:

166 1 1 8 Settings 29.92 density corrected pressure indicated 4 pressure

or 1013.2 mb altitude altitude altitude altitude altitude
on your
altimeter give
you:

167 1 1 8 Which is 100 degree C 212 degree F 0 degree C 32 degree F 4 212 degree F
correct boiling
point and
freezing point
of water in
degree F

168 1 1 8 The boundary frontolysis frongogenesis occlusion front 4 front

between two
different air
masses is
referred to as
a:
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169 1 1 8 If there is the precipitation calm condition steady rain wind shear 4 wind shear
thunderstorm static turbulence turbulence
in the vicinity
of an airport
at which you
plan to land.
Which
hazardous
atmospheric
phenomenon
might be
expected on
the landing
approach:

170 1 1 8 What high humidity. high humidity. lifting force, high humidity, 4 high humidity.
conditions are lifting force high moist air and high lifting force
necessary for and unstable temperature extensive temperature and unstable
the formation laps rate and cumulus cloud cover and high laps rate
of condition cloud cloud condition
thunderstorm
s?

171 1 1 8 Thunderstorm squall line steady state warm front isolated 4 squall line
s which thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm
generally
produces the
most intense
hazard to
aircraft are:

172 1 1 8 The suffix cloud with rain cloud dark massive cumulus cloud 4 rain cloud
"nimbus". extensive towering
Used in vertical cloud
naming clouds development
mean a:

173 1 1 8 The general good visibility, good visibility, poor visibility, poor visibility, 4 good visibility,
characteristic showery showery intermitted showery showery
of unstable air precipitation, precipitation precipitation perception precipitation,
are: and and stratified and cumuliform and
cumuliform type cloud cumuliform cloud cumuliform
types cloud type cloud types cloud

174 1 1 8 The amount relative air stability of air dew point 4 air
of water humidity temperature temperature
vapor which
air can hold
largely
depends
upon:

175 1 1 8 Clouds, fogs water vapor water vapor is the humidity is 4 water vapor
or dew will condenses present temperature high condenses
always form and dew point
when: are equal
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176 1 1 8 When flying leeward side leeward side winward side winward side 4 leeward side
low over hilly when flying when flying when flying when flying when flying
terrain, ridges with the wind into the wind with the wind into the wind into the wind
or mountain
ranges, the
greatest
danger from
turbulent air
currents will
usually be
encountered
on the :

177 1 1 8 Where does only at higher only at lower on the lee at all 4 at all
windshear altitude altitude word side of a altitudes, in all altitudes, in all
occur? mountain direction direction

178 1 1 8 The 3000' over the 50000' over 60000' over 70000' over 4 60000' over
troposphere is equator the poles the equator the equator the equator
a layer which
extends

179 1 1 8 Coriolis force Max. at the Max. at 45 Max. at the Max. at 23 4 Max. at the
is : poles degree equator degree poles
North/South North/South

180 1 1 8 Conditions Adequate Cloudy sky, Clear sky, light 20 percent 4 Adequate
favourable for moisture, wind velocity winds, no humidity, moisture,
radiation fog clear sky, light 20 kts, moisture partially clear sky, light
are : winds adequate clouded sky, winds
moisture strong winds

181 1 1 8 What type of Rime ice Clear ice Mixed ice Precipitation 4 Clear ice
icing is most induced ice
dangerous to
an aircraft in
flight?

182 1 1 8 Density A decrease in An increase in Temperature Temperature 4 Temperature

altitude the altitude the altitude decrease increase increase
increases as a
result of

183 1 1 8 Convert 300 148.8 130.6 153.6 140.8 4 148.8

degree F to
Celsius :

184 1 1 8 The standard 1002.3 mb 1003.2 mb 1013.2 mb 1023.2 mb 4 1013.2 mb

barometric
pressure is:

185 1 1 8 Lenticular warm front warm fronts. cold fronts. mountain 4 mountain
clouds are occlusions. waves. waves.
normally
associated
with:

186 1 1 8 A land breeze By night, with By night, with By day, with By day, with 4 By night, with
occurs : wind from wind from sea wind from wind from sea wind from
land to sea to land land to sea to land land to sea
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187 1 1 8 The neutral Trough Ridge Col Anticyclone 4 Col

area between
two highs and
two lows
known as a:

188 1 1 8 Isogonals are connecting on a chart on a chart on a chart 4 on a chart

the lines: points of joining all joining places joining all joining all
equal points of of equal temp points of zero points of
pressure on a equal wind variation equal wind
chart direction direction

189 1 1 8 The lines Isobars. Control lines. Millibars Equator. 4 Isobars.

joining
position of
equal
pressure on a
synoptic chart
are called:

190 1 1 8 What is the to show areas to show areas to show road to show lines 4 to show lines
purpose of of equal of steeply contours. of equal of equal
contour lines pressure. sloping land. elevation elevation
on the maps above sea above sea
or charts : level. level.

191 1 1 8 If there is the precipitation calm condition steady rain wind shear 4 wind shear
thunderstorm static turbulence turbulence
in the vicinity
of an airport
at which you
plan to land.
Which
hazardous
atmospheric
phenomenon
might be
expected on
the landing
approach:

192 1 1 8 When flying lower than higher than same height standard 4 higher than
into an area of actual height actual height pressure actual height
lower
pressure, the
altimeter
unless
adjusted will
read:

193 1 1 8 The wind anabatic wind katabatic wind valley breeze land breeze 4 katabatic wind
which blows
from
mountain
toward the
valley is
known as:
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194 1 1 8 Sudden pitching up pitching down leveling off no effect 4 pitching up

penetration of
fog can create
the illusion of:

195 1 1 8 Conditions adequate cloudy sky, clear sky, light 20 percent 4 adequate
favorable for moisture, wind velocity winds, no humidity, moisture,
radiation fog clear sky, light 20 kts, moisture partially clear sky, light
are: winds adequate clouded sky, winds
moisture strong winds

196 1 1 8 Density a decrease in an increase in temperature temperature 4 temperature

altitude the altitude the altitude decrease increase increase
increases as a
result of:

197 1 1 8 Convert 300 148.8 130.6 153.6 140.8 4 148.8

degree F to
Celsius:

198 1 1 8 Select the low low high high 4 high

correct temperature, temperature, temperature, temperature, temperature,
combination low relative high relative low relative high relative high relative
of humidity humidity humidity humidity humidity
atmospheric
conditions
which will
have the most
adverse effect
on take-off
and climb:

199 1 1 8 Lenticular warm front warm fronts cold fronts mountain 4 mountain
clouds are occlusions waves waves
normally
associated
with:

200 1 1 8 A land breeze by night, with by night, with by day, with by day with 4 by night, with
occurs: wind from wind from sea wind from wind from sea wind from
land to sea to land land to sea to land land to sea

201 1 1 8 Which advection fog frontogenesis dew point squall line 4 squall line
weather difference
condition is an
example of a
non frontal
instability
band?

202 1 1 8 The neutral trough riddge col anticyclone 4 col

area between
two highs and
two lows is
known as a:

203 1 1 8 A steep lapse an inversion no change of stable air unstable air 4 unstable air
rate would be temperature
indicative of: with height
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204 1 1 8 The various troposphere, stratosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, 4 troposphere,

layers of stratosphere, troposphere, troposphere, stratosphere, stratosphere,
spheres of the mesosphere, thermosphere mesosphere, thermosphere mesosphere,
atmosphere in thermosphere , mesosphere thermosphere , mesosphere thermosphere
proper
sequence
beginning at
the surface
are:

205 1 1 8 When flying lower than higher than same height standard 4 higher than
into an area of actual height actual height pressure actual height
lower
pressure, the
altimeter
unless
adjusted will
read:

206 1 1 8 A change in 30 ft 45 ft 60 ft 90 ft 4 30 ft
pressure of 1
mb will after
the reading of
an altimeter
by:

207 1 1 8 Which They form They offer the They are They form 4 They offer the
statement is slowly, but most intense associated rapidly, but most intense
true move rapidly weather with frontal move slowly weather
concerning hazards to system only hazards to
squall lines? aircraft aircraft

208 1 1 8 What wind Peak gusts of Rapid Sudden Variation of 4 Sudden

conditions at least 35 variations in increases in wind speed in increases in
would you knots wind speed of wind speed of short duration wind speed of
anticipate combined 15 knots or at least 16 extending at least 16
when squalls with a change more knots to a from 10 to 20 knots to a
are reported in wind between sustained knots sustained
at your direction of 30 peaks and lulls speed of 22 speed of 22
destination? deg or more knots or more knots or more
for at least 1 for at least 1
min. min.

209 1 1 8 Turbulence Convective Clear air Severe Moderate Clear air

that is turbulence turbulence turbulence turbulence turbulence
encountered
about 15000
feet AGL not
associated
with
cumuliform
cloudiness,
including
thunderstorm
s, should be
reported as

4
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210 1 1 8 Fog produced Nocturnal Adiabatic evaporation adiabatic evaporation

by frontal cooling cooling of heating of
activity is a precipitation precipitation
result of
saturation due
to

4
211 1 1 8 Select the the beginning updraft the beginning downdraft the beginning
true of rain at the continue to of rain at the occurs in of rain at the
statement earth surface develop earth mature stage earth surface
pertaining to indicates the throughout indicates the of indicates the
the lifecycle of mature stage the dissipating dissipating thunderstorm mature stage
a of stage of stage of the of
thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm thunderstorm

4
212 1 1 8 Advection fog Surface Nighttime Both a and b Wind 15 knots Wind 15 knots
has drifted radiation cooling or stronger or stronger
over a coastal
airport during
the day. What
may tend to
dissipate or
lift this fog
into low
status clouds?

4
213 1 1 8 The strength Stronger and Stronger and Weaker and Weaker and Weaker and
and location farther north farther north farther north farther south farther north
of the jet in the winter in the summer in the summer in summer in the summer
stream is
normally
4
214 1 1 8 Which in flight Radiation fog Advection fog Precipitation Steam fog Precipitation
hazard is most induced fog induced fog
commonly
associated
with warm
fronts?

4
215 1 1 8 The most Squall lines Thunderstorm Fast moving Slow moving 4 Squall lines
severe s occluded fronts which
weather fronts slope above
conditions. the
Such as tropopause
destructive
winds, heavy
hail, and
tornadoes,a re
generally
associated
with

216 1 1 8 Which cloud Nimbostratus Cirrus clouds Towering Stratus clouds 4 Towering
type would clouds cumulus cumulus
indicate clouds clouds
convective
turbulence?
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217 1 1 8 What type of Strong Continuous Fog and low Towering 4 Strong
weather can updrafts and heavy stratus clouds nimbus cloud updrafts and
one expect cumulonimbu precipitation and heavy cumulonimbu
from moist, s clouds rain s clouds
unstable air,
and very
warm surface
temperatures
?

218 1 1 8 Low level There is low Surface winds Surface winds Surface wind 4 There is low
wind shear level are light and are above 15 is very strong level
may occur temperature variable knots and but in one temperature
when inversion with there is no direction inversion with
strong wind change in strong wind
above the wind direction above the
inversion and inversion
windspeed
with height

219 1 1 8 What is true Decreases as Increase as Decreases as Temperature 4 Decreases as

regarding the relative the relative the relative has no the relative
actual air humidity humidity humidity relation with humidity
temperature decrease increases increase dewpoit increase
and dewpoint
temperature
spread? The
temperature
spread

220 1 1 8 What causes Air mass Pressure The earth’s Clouds and 4 Pressure
wind? modification difference rotation rain difference
221 1 1 8 The Unstable , dry Unstable , Stable , moist Stable , dry air 4 Stable , moist
conditions air moist air air air
necessary for
the formation
of statiform
clouds are a
lifting action
and

222 1 1 8 Virga is best Turbulent Streamers of Wall cloud Temperature 4 Streamers of

described as area beneath precipitation torrents inversion precipitation
cumulonimbu trailing trailing above the trailing
s clouds beneath beneath surface of beneath
clouds which cumulonimbu earth clouds which
evaporates s clouds which evaporates
before dissipate before
reaching the before reaching the
ground reaching the ground
ground
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223 1 1 8 What visible Cumulonimbu Base of the Low ceiling Statiform 4 Cumulonimbu
signs indicate s clouds, very clouds near and visibility cloud, with s clouds, very
extreme frequent the hail and long extended frequent
turbulence in lightning and surface,heavy precipitation length lightning and
thunderstrom roll clouds rain and hail static roll clouds
e?

224 1 1 8 Which would Decrease in Warming from Cooling from Increase in 4 Cooling from
increase the water vapor below below water vapor below
stability of an
air mass?

225 1 1 8 Convective Strong Light Moderate Both b and c 4 Light

currents are
most active
on warm
summer
afternoons
when winds
are

226 1 1 8 Moist , Statiform Poor visibility Cumuliform Statiform 4 Cumuliform

unstable air clouds and and smooth clouds and cloud and clouds and
mass is continuous air showery showery showery
characterized precipitation precipitation precipitation precipitation
by

227 1 1 8 When flying Left and Left and Right and Right and 4 Left and
into a low increasing decreasing decreasing increasing increasing
pressure area
in the
northern
hemisphere,
the wind
direction and
velocity will
be from the

228 1 1 8 Every physical The A heat A pressure Movement of 4 A heat

process of movement of exchange differential clouds exchange
weather is air
accompanied
by or is the
result of

229 1 1 8 Hail are most Cumulus Statocumulas Cumulonimbu Altocumulas 4 Cumulonimbu

likely to be clouds clouds s clouds clouds s clouds
associated
with

230 1 1 8 Advection fog cold dry air warm moist warm dry air none of the 4 warm moist
may be over a warm air over a over wam above air over a
formed by surface colder surface surface colder surface

231 1 1 8 Fog is less than 1500 less than 1000 more than more than 4 less than 1000
reported m m 1000 m 3000 m m
while the
visibility will
be
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232 1 1 8 Relative decreases increases none of the 3 decreases

humidity will above
increase as
the spread
between air
temperature
and its dew
point
temperature
of a parcel of
air

233 1 1 8 A shower of stratus cloud Cumulonimbu cirrus cloud cirro stratus 4 Cumulonimbu
hail occurs s cloud cloud s cloud
from

234 1 1 8 Flying more less turbulent no turbulent none of above 4 more

conditions in turbulent turbulent
or under
cumulas cloud
in comparison
to stratus type
of cloud are

235 1 1 8 Under ISA 1.225 kg per 122.5 kg per 12.25 kg per 1225 kg per 4 1.225 kg per
conditions, cu.m. cu.m. cu.m. cu.m. cu.m.
the density of
air at mean
sea level is

236 1 1 8 A strong well speed close isobar no isobar none of the 4 close isobar
pressure isobar above
gradient is
explain by

237 1 1 8 The lowest dew point wet bulb frost point dry bulb 4 wet bulb
temperature temperature temperature temperature temperature temperature
to which air
can be cooled
by
evaporation
of water is
known as

238 1 1 8 The anamometer barometer hydrometer ceilometer 4 barometer

atmosphere
pressure is a
measure of
the weight of
air above ther
surface of the
earth in a unit
area. And the
instrument to
measure the
atmosphoric
pressure is
known as
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239 1 1 8 Lifting forming dissipating evaporating none 4 forming

condensation
level (LCL) is
the level at
which cloud
starts

240 1 1 8 Small clear ice rime ice frost dew 4 rime ice
supercooled
droplets
striking a
below
freezing
airframe are
likely to form

241 1 1 8 When air front airmass precipitation cyclone 4 airmass

possess
similar
characteristics
over a large
area, it is
called

242 1 1 8 A narrow col front cyclone mist 4 front

boundary or
zone
separating
airmasses of
different
temperatures
is known as

243 1 1 8 A monsoon high low col position none of above 4 low

trough during atmospheric atmospheric atmospheric
the monsoon pressure pressure pressure
season in
south Asia is
associated
with

244 1 1 8 Water super cooled cooled saturated unsaturated 4 super cooled

droplets
colder than 0
degree C are
called

245 1 1 8 The process of frontogenesis frontolysis advection saturation 4 frontolysis

decaying a
front is known
as

246 1 1 8 In synoptic trough wedge col adiabatic 4 wedge

meteorology,
an alternative
name for
ridge of high
pressure is
known as
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247 1 1 8 In norhern Dalton's law Stefan's law Buys Ballot's Wien's law 4 Buys Ballot's
hemisphere, law law
standing with
one's back to
the wind,
pressure is
lower to the
left hand than
to the right,
while in the
southern
hemisphere
the converse
is true. This
law is known
as

248 1 1 8 A local wind katabatic wind anabatic wind global wind jet stream 4 anabatic wind
which blows
up along the
slope of
mountain
heated by sun
during the day
time is known
as

249 1 1 8 Cold front occluded front stationary no front none 4 occluded front
travel much front
faster than
warm front
and when two
fronts merges
it forms

250 1 1 8 CAVOK is used cloudy with visibility 10 visibility is 3 none 4 visibility 10

in a METAR rain Km or more Km with Km or more
when the and no cloud cumulonimbu and no cloud
weather below 1500 m s cloud below 1500 m
condition is and no and no
cumulonimbu cumulonimbu
s cloud s cloud
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251 1 1 8 Information METAR SIGMET TAF SPECI 4 SIGMET

issued by a
meteorologica
l watch office
concerning
the occurance
or expected
occurance of
specified
enroute
weather
condition
which may
affect the
safety of
aircraft
operations,
and
development
of those
conditions in
time and
space is
khows as

252 1 1 8 Meteorologica WAFC VOLMET SIGMET TAF 4 VOLMET

l information
in voice for
aircraft in
flight is called

253 1 1 8 Jet streams tropopause thermosphere metosphere none 4 tropopause

are common
at the level of

254 1 1 8 In a METAR horizontal visibility more visibility more none 4 horizontal

VV/// stands visibility not than 3 Km than 10 Km visibility not
for available available

255 1 1 8 In a METAR NIL 10 Km or less than 1 Km 5 Km 4 10 Km or

the weather more more
group 9999
stands for
horizontal
visibility

256 1 1 8 SCT in a 1-2 octa 3-4 octa 5-7 octa 8 octa 4 3-4 octa
METAR stands
for cloud
amount of

257 1 1 8 TSRA is CB cloud ST cloud CI cloud none 4 CB cloud

reported in a (cumulonimbu (stratus) (cirrus) (cumulonimbu
METAR when s) s)
there is
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258 1 1 8 Low density better worse neutral none 4 better

altitude
condition will
perform the
aircraft
operation

259 1 1 8 When the gradient wind geographic thermal wind none of the 4 geographic
pressure wind above wind
gradient force
is equivalent
to coriolis
force, the
wind blows int
parallel to the
isobar. Such
wind is known
of

1 1 1 8 Lightning that Forked Heat lightning Sheet Distance 4 Heat lightning

occurs far in lightning lightning lightning
the distance,
when no
thunder is
heard, is
called-

2 1 1 8 A branched Forked Heat lightning Sheet None of the 4 Forked

lightning lightning lightning above lightning
stroke is
called-

3 1 1 8 The Adiabatic Adiabatic Both A and B Laps rate 4 Both A and B

temperature heating cooling
change is
caused by a
process
known as-

4 1 1 8 The condition Unstable, Unstable, dry Stable, moist Stable, dry air 4 Stable, moist
necessary for moist air air air air
the formation
of stratiform
clouds are a
lifting action
and

5 1 1 8 In TAFs and in The mean sea The The highest All of the 4 The
METARs, the level aerodrome ground within above aerodrome
cloud base is 10nm of the
given as the aerodrome
height above:

6 1 1 8 In a TAF Wind is calm Visibility in Altimeter Wind variable 4 Visibility in

(Terminal excess of 10 setting 29.92” light. excess of 10
aerodrome km hg km
Forecast),
‘9999’ means:
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7 1 1 8 The Humidity Relative Dew point. Laps rate. 4 Dew point.

temperature humidity
at which the
water vapor in
the air
becomes
saturated and
condensation
begins is:

8 1 1 8 The earth’s Diurnal Earth’s Farrell cell Temperature 4 Diurnal

surface heats variation of rotation. inversion variation of
up by day, temperature temperature
reaches its
maximum
temperature
about mid-
afternoon and
cools by night,
reaching its
minimum
temperature
around
sunrise. This
continual
heating and
cooling on a
daily basis is
called :

9 1 1 8 Sea breeze Cloudy day Rainy day Sunny day Cloudy night 4 Sunny day
occurs on a
10 1 1 8 Balanced wind Surface wind Gradient wind Valley wind Geostrophic 4 Gradient wind
flow around wind
curved isobar
is called the

11 1 1 8 The forces The Coriolis The pressure Both A and B None of 4 Both A and B
acting on a force gradient force above.
moving
airstream are:

12 1 1 8 The four main Ciriform (or Cumuliform Stratiform Both A and C 4 Both A and C
groups of fibrous), (or heaped),
clouds are: Nimbus (or stratiform (or
rain-bearing), layered), CB
cumuliform and
Cirrostratus

13 1 1 8 Surface wind Slack and back Veer and Both A and B Veer and back 4 Both A and B
during day at night increase in at night
compared to the day
the night
surface wind
is
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14 1 1 8 Vertical gusts 1 0 It increases It increases 41

increases angle of load factor
angle of attack only only
attack and will
increase the
load factor
and/or stall
the wing.

15 1 1 8 Precipitation Rain, drizzle, Snow, hail, Rain, hail, Rain, snow, 4 Rain, snow,
associated Virga and hail freezing rain drizzle, virga drizzle, hail drizzle, hail
with clouds and virga and snow and freezing and freezing
are rain. rain.

16 1 1 8 The Convergence Rising air Divergence All of above 4 All of above

dimensional (inflow) in the above (outflow) in
pattern of lower layers the upper
airflow near a layers
depression is:

17 1 1 8 The Convergence Subsidence Divergence All of above 4 All of above

dimensional (inflow) in the (outflow ) in
pattern of upper layers the lower
airflow near a layers
anti-cyclone
is:

18 1 1 8 As altitude Remains the Increases Decreases Increases then 4 Remains the

increases the same decrease same
amount of
oxygen
decreases and
the
percentage

19 1 1 8 In the Left by Right by Right by Left by surface 4 Right by

Northern Coriolis force surface Coriolis force friction Coriolis force
Hemisphere, friction
the wind is
deflected to
the:

20 1 1 8 Lightning that Sheet Forked Heat lightning Both A and C 4 Sheet

occurs within lightning lightning lightning
a cloud,
illuminating it
diffusely, is
often
described as-
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21 1 1 8 In the Right drift No drift Left drift Head wind 4 Left drift
northern
hemisphere,
wind
circulates
counter
clockwise
around a low;
when flying
toward a low,
an airplane
will xperience-

22 1 1 8 An important Evaporation Sublimation Deposition Condensation 4 Condensation

factor in cloud
development
is the latent
heat principle
of-

23 1 1 8 You are flying -25 degree +25 degree -20 degree +15 degree 4 -25 degree
at 25,000 ft. centigrade centigrade centigrade centigrade centigrade
the ISA
deviation is
+10 degree
centigrade.
What is the
outside
temperature?

24 1 1 8 The cloud Alto cumulus Towering Cirrus High clouds 4 Cirrus

which is cumulus
associated
with the
approach of a
warm front
and indicates
the line of a
Jet stream is-

25 1 1 8 What are the The pressure Coriolis force Geostrophic Both A and C 4 Both A and C
forces acting gradient force force
upon the air?

26 1 1 8 A mixture of Smoke fog Smoggy Foggy Smog 4 Smog

fog and
smoke is
known as-

27 1 1 8 The structure The method The The stability Both B and C 4 The stability
or type of by which the prevalence of of the air of the air
cloud, i.e. air is lifted condensation before lifting before lifting
Stratiform or nuclei occurs occurs
cumuliform, is
defined by-
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28 1 1 8 Evaporating Increase Decrease Remains None 4 Decrease

rain will cause constant
the
temperature
to-

29 1 1 8 The pressure 17,500 ft. 18,800 ft. 21,200 ft. 19,200 ft. 4 18,800 ft.
altitude is
20,000 ft. the
ISA deviation
is minus 10
degree
centigrade.
What is the
density
altitude?