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Exam simulation Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Exam simulation ATPL Meteorology 120 questions on 120 minutes

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1 - During summer an anticyclone covers the British Isles giving mainly clear skies. At 0600 UTC a south coast airfield in Southern England reports a surface wind of 350/06. The coastline at the airfield perimeter is aligned in an east/west direction. During the next twelve hours the surface wind is likely to
2 - Which statement is correct for the southern hemisphere?
3 - If the QFE at Locarno (200 metres above sea level) is 1000 hPa, what is the approximate QNH?
4 - Areas of sinking air are generally cloudless because as air sinks it
5 - An aircraft is flying over the sea at FL 100, with a true altitude of 10000 feet; local QNH is 1003 hPa. What assumption, if any, can be made about the air mass in which the aircraft is flying?
6 - Which of the following conditions is most likely to lead to the formation of steam fog (arctic smoke)?
7 - Clear ice is formed when supercooled droplets are
8 - Thunderstorms are often preceded by:
9 - Which of the following sets of conditions are most favourable to the development of thunderstorms?
10 - Which of the following are favourable conditions for the formation of freezing rain?
11 - Which statement is true for hurricanes in the North Atlantic?
12 - At which airport, is the following weather development taking place? TAF 060600Z 0607/0616 25006KT 8000 BKN240 BECMG 0607/0610 OVC200 BECMG 0610/0613 23010KT 8000 OVC100 BECMG 0613/0616 23014KT 6000 RA SCT030 OVC050 =
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13 - In still air the temperature decreases at an average of 1.2°C per 100 m increase in altitude. This temperature change is called:
14 - What is the difference between radiation fog and advection fog?
15 - Which one of the displayed cloud forms is representative of altocumulus lenticularis?
16 - What type of precipitation might occur at 1700 UTC? MKJP 160430Z 1606/1706 36010KT 9999 FEW025 BECMG 1613/1615 14020G34KT FEW015CB SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 1617/1620 6000 +SHRA SCT010 BKN015CB BECMG 1622/1624 34010KT FEW025=
17 - Which FL corresponds with the 700 hPa pressure level?
18 - What are the characteristics of cumuliform clouds?
19 - Where is the most dangerous zone in a tropical revolving storm?
20 - The presence of altocumulus castellanus indicates
21 - Wind is caused by
22 - What is a downburst?
23 - What characteristics will the surface winds have in an area where the isobars on the weather map are very close together?
24 - In which of the following 1850 UTC METAR reports, is the probability of fog formation, in the coming night, the highest?
25 - How does temperature vary with increasing altitude in the ICAO standard atmosphere below the tropopause?
26 - In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest rate of accretion?
27 - An airborne weather radar installation makes it possible to detect the location of
28 - An easterly wave is a
29 - An inversion is a layer of air which is:
30 - The barometric compensator of an altimeter is locked on reference 1013.2 hPa. The aircraft has to land on a point with an elevation of 290 feet where the QNH is 1023 hPa. The reading on the altimeter on the ground will be:
31 - Divergence in the upper air results, near the surface, in:
32 - A parcel of unsaturated air is forced to rise through an isothermal layer. So long as it remains unsaturated, the temperature of the parcel
33 - Which one of the following precipitation types gives the most severe icing?
34 - What name is given to the low level wind system between the subtropical high pressure belt and the equatorial trough of low pressure (ITCZ)?
35 - What is the name of the wind or air mass which gives to the main part of India its greatest proportion of precipitation?
36 - An aircraft flying in the southern hemisphere at 2000 feet, has to turn to the right in order to allow for drift. In which direction, relative to the aircraft, is the centre of low pressure?
37 - In a mountainous area, the most hazardous flying conditions associated with standing waves are likely to be experienced
38 - In case of fronts, what cloud formation is most likely to occur at low levels when a warm air mass overrides a cold air mass?
39 - Considering the North Atlantic region between 30°N and 65°N together with the adjacent land areas during winter, the normal disposition of the main anticyclones at the surface is
40 - Which types of clouds are typical evidence of stable air conditions?
41 - For a given airfield the QFE is 980 hPa and the QNH is 1000 hPa. The approximate elevation of the airfield is
42 - One of the most serious consequences of icing on the wings of an aircraft is?
43 - At what time of day, or night, is radiation fog most likely to occur?
44 - Which of the following describes a warm occlusion?
45 - During periods of undisturbed radiation weather, overland, the
46 - A zone of strong convection currents is encountered during a flight. In spite of moderate gust you decide to continue the flight. What are your precautionary measures?
47 - Strongly developed cumulus clouds are an indication of
48 - Which of the following cloud is classified as low level cloud?
49 - You are flying at FL 200. Outside air temperature is -40°C, and the pressure at sea level is 1033 hPa. What is the true altitude?
50 - An aircraft is flying at FL 180 in the northern hemisphere with a crosswind from the left. Which of the following is correct concerning its true altitude?
51 - The temperature at the surface is given as +15°C and at 4000 FT it is +9°C, the state of this layer is said to be:
52 - In which stage of the life cycle of a single thunderstorm cell occur both up- and downdrafts simultaneously?
53 - Under anticyclone conditions in the northern hemisphere, with curved isobars the speed of the gradient wind is
54 - Which typical weather situation is shown on the weather chart? (Spacing of the isobars: 5 hPa)
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55 - When water vapour condenses or water freezes
56 - Which of the following cloud types is found at high levels?
57 - Between which latitudes are you most likely to find the region of travelling low pressure systems during summer?
58 - Half the mass of the atmosphere is found in the first:
59 - In temperate latitudes what weather conditions may be expected over land during the summer in the centre of a stationary high pressure zone?
60 - Absolute instability in the atmosphere will occur when the environmental lapse rate is
61 - Convective weather phenomena include:
62 - In the troposphere the decrease of pressure per 100 m increase in height
63 - Rime ice forms through the freezing onto aircraft surfaces of
64 - When and where is an easterly jet stream likely to be encountered?
65 - What relationship exists between the wind at 3000 feet and the surface wind?
66 - Hoar frost forms on an aircraft as a result of:
67 - Which of the following is the definition of relative humidity?
68 - Which FL corresponds with the 300 hPa pressure level?
69 - Geostrophic wind
70 - Aircraft struck by lightning may sometimes get considerable damage, and at least temporarily, the manoeuvring ability of the aircraft will be made more difficult. Which one of the following statements is correct?
71 - While crossing a jet stream at right angles in Western Europe (3000 FT below its core) and OAT is decreasing, what would be the prevailing wind?
72 - If a saturated air mass descends down a slope its temperature increases at
73 - Isolated thunderstorms of a local nature are generally caused by:
74 - When a front has to cross a chain of mountains, its activity
75 - Advection is:
76 - Which weather chart gives information about icing?
77 - If you are flying at FL 300 in an air mass that is 15°C warmer than a standard atmosphere, what is the outside temperature likely to be?
78 - The temperature at FL110 is -5 °C. What will the temperature be at FL50 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied?
79 - In an area of converging air
80 - Considering the route from Lisbon to Freetown, the Harmattan is a
81 - From what type of cloud does drizzle fall?
82 - Which of the following is typical for the passage of an active cold front in the summer?
83 - Under which of the following conditions is the most severe CAT likely to be experienced?
84 - In an unstable layer there are cumuliform clouds. The vertical extent of these clouds depends on the
85 - The jetstream and associated clear air turbulence can sometimes be visually identified in flight by
86 - What is the most significant difference between an equatorial jet stream and all the other jet streams?
87 - Considering the sector Rome to 25°N on the route indicated, what mean upper winds may be expected at FL 300 during winter?
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88 - An aircraft is flying from Point A to Point B on the upper level contour chart. The altimeter setting is 1013.2 hPa. Which of these statements is correct?
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89 - An unstable air mass will normally be characterised by
90 - Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for FL 390?
91 - Tropical revolving storms do not occur in the southeast Pacific and the south Atlantic because
92 - Which of the following processes within a layer of air may lead to the building of CU and CB clouds?
93 - When, if at all, is a tropical revolving storm most likely to affect Darwin, on the central north coast of Australia?
94 - Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for FL 300?
95 - A vertical spacing of 1000 FT is the standard required separation between two FL. Under conditions of cold air advection (ISA -15°C), what would the true vertical separation be?
96 - Which weather phenomena are typical for the northern side of the Alps with strong winds from the south (Foehn)?
97 - A layer in which the temperature remains constant with height is
98 - The pressure system indicated when, in a vertical cross section, the lower situated pressure surfaces bulge upward and the higher situated pressure surfaces bulge downward is a:
99 - What name is given to the jet stream lying over North Africa (B)?
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100 - The type of icing that occurs in dense clouds with large supercooled drops that have a temperature of -5°C is most likely to be
101 - In which of these cloud types can icing be virtually ruled out?
102 - Assuming that an initial 'trigger' force is present, the conditions most likely to result in the formation of thunderstorms are
103 - An air temperature of -15°C at the 700 hPa level over central Europe in summer is:
104 - An aircraft lands at an airport (airport elevation 1240 FT, QNH 1008 hPa). The altimeter is set to 1013 hPa. The altimeter will indicate:
105 - If Paris reports a wind of 16020KT on the METAR, what wind velocity would you expect to encounter at a height of 2000 feet above the ground?
106 - With what type of cloud is '+TSRA' precipitation most commonly associated?
107 - About ten identical clouds are in the sky, well isolated from one another, dense, with well defined contours, developing vertically in a cauliflower shape. The side of these clouds lit by the sun is bright white. Their base, relatively dark, is essentially horizontal and at FL 30, and their tops at FL 150. These clouds are
108 - An air mass acquires its basic properties
109 - The temperature at FL 140 is -12°C. What will the temperature be at FL 110 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied?
110 - An air temperature of -55°C at the 200 hPa level over central Europe in summer is
111 - From which direction do the trade winds blow, in the southern hemisphere?
112 - At approximately what flight level is the subtropical jet stream found?
113 - Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the movement of the ITCZ in the region of West Africa?
114 - Which of the following statements concerning an isothermal layer in the atmosphere is correct?
115 - What weather conditions are prevalent during the summer, over the North sea, approximately 300 km behind a quickly moving cold front?
116 - The troposphere
117 - Fair weather cumulus often is an indication of:
118 - Ice accretion to the airframe is likely to be most hazardous at temperatures
119 - In which of the following regions does polar maritime air originate?
120 - Which area of a polar front jet stream in the northern hemisphere has the highest probability of turbulence?
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