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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 - If the QFE at Locarno (200 metres above sea level) is 1000 hPa, what is the approximate QNH?
2 - The presence of ice pellets at the surface is evidence that
3 - What is the boundary layer between troposphere and stratosphere called?
4 - The following temperatures have been observed over a station at 1200 UTC. Assume the station is at MSL. Height in feet. Temperature in degrees C.20000.-12 18000.-11 16000.-10 14000.-10 12000.-6 10000.-2 8000. +2 6000. +6 4000. +122000. +15 surface+15.Which of the following statements is correct ?
5 - In a low pressure system the convergence at the surface is caused by
6 - What is the main cause for the formation of a polar front jet stream?
7 - Which of the following statements is true of the dew point of an air mass?
8 - During periods of undisturbed radiation weather, overland, the
9 - What are squall lines?
10 - In which of the following 1850 UTC METAR reports, is the probability of fog formation, in the coming night, the highest?
11 - In which squares are conditions most likely to cause the occurrence of low level wind shear?
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12 - The Bora is a
13 - Between mean sea level and a height of 20 km, the lowest temperature in the ICAO Standard Atmosphere (ISA) is:
14 - With what type of cloud is heavy precipitation unlikely during the summer months ?
15 - Mark the correct statement concerning lightning discharge.
16 - What type of clouds are associated with snow showers ?
17 - The passage of a warm front can be associated with areas of fog. The types of fog just in advance and just after the passage are respectively
18 - Whilst flying at FL 180 on the northern hemisphere an aircraft experiences right drift. What effect, if any, will this have on the aircraft's true altitude ?
19 - Absolute instability is said to exist whenever the environmental lapse rate
20 - If the QNH at Locarno (200 metres above sea level) is 1025 hPa, what is the approximate QFE?
21 - What does the symbol indicate on a significant weather chart?
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22 - The air mass affecting position "C" is most likely to be:
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23 - What type of fog is most likely to form over flat land during a clear night, with calm or light wind conditions ?
24 - Cold air pools
25 - If the QFE, QNH and QFF of an airport have the same value,
26 - What is the meaning of the expression 'FEW'?
27 - At what time of the year are typhoons most likely to occur over the southern islands of Japan?
28 - Supercooled droplets can be encountered
29 - In the vicinity of industrial areas, smoke is most likely to affect surface visibility when
30 - The ICAO Standard Atmosphere (ISA) assumes that temperature will reduce at the rate of:
31 - Assuming that an initial 'trigger' force is present, the conditions most likely to result in the formation of thunderstorms are
32 - Which of the following conditions are you most likely to encounter when approaching an active warm front at medium to low level ?
33 - The degree of clear air turbulence experienced by an aircraft is proportional to the
34 - At what degree of icing should ICAO's 'Change course and/or altitude immediately' instruction be followed?
35 - The dewpoint temperature
36 - Relative humidity at a given temperature is the relation between
37 - In summer in the northern hemisphere the maximum wind speeds associated with sub- tropical jet streams are usually located
38 - Frontal fog is most likely to occur
39 - Isotachs are lines joining equal
40 - The temperature at FL 160 is -22°C. What will the temperature be at FL 90 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied ?
41 - Which of the following meteorological phenomenon indicates upper level instability which may lead to thunderstorm development ?
42 - A dry, sand- and dust-laden North Easterly wind that blows in winter over large parts of North West Africa is known as a
43 - An altimeter adjusted to 1013 hPa indicates an altitude of 3600 FT. Should this altimeter be adjusted to the local QNH value of 991 hPa, the altitude indicated would be
44 - What values are used for the forecasted wind at higher levels?
45 - For an airfield located in the British Isles, the passage of a warm front will usually be indicated by:
46 - 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?
47 - In the month of August you prepare a flight (cruising level FL 370) from Bombay (19°N - 73°E) to Bangkok (13°N - 100°E). What wind conditions can you expect?
48 - For a given airfield the QFE is 980 hPa and the QNH is 1000 hPa. The approximate elevation of the airfield is
49 - When and where is an easterly jet stream likely to be encountered ?
50 - An air mass is unstable when
51 - An isothermal layer is a layer of air in which the temperature
52 - The environmental lapse rate in an actual atmosphere
53 - When severe mountain waves are present, where would the area of most severe turbulence be located?
54 - Which types of clouds are typical evidence of stable air conditions?
55 - Hoar frost forms on an aircraft as a result of
56 - What is the likely track for a hurricane in the Caribbean area?
57 - Advection is:
58 - A plain in Western Europe with an average height of 500 m (1600 FT) above sea level is covered with a uniform CC layer of cloud during the summer months. At what height above the ground is the base of this cloud to be expected?
59 - Which of the following processes will increase the stability of an air mass?
60 - The weather associated with a cold front may vary from a minor change of wind to a serious thunderstorm with low cloud base, bad visibility and strong, gusty winds. The type of weather depends on:
61 - The QNH at an airfield located 0 metres above sea level is 1022 hPa. The air temperature is not available.What is the QFF?
62 - What is the minimum speed for a wind to be classified as a jet stream?
63 - What is a trend forecast?
64 - The stable layer at some height in the low troposphere of an older high pressure area in the mid-latitudes is called
65 - 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:
66 - What information is required to convert a minimum safe altitude into a lowest usable flight level?
67 - How, if at all, is the relative humidity of an unsaturated air mass influenced by temperature changes?
68 - Which of the following statements concerning jet streams is correct?
69 - Which of the following statements concerning trade winds is correct?
70 - Which of the following weather reports could be, in accordance with the regulations, abbreviated to "CAVOK"?
71 - During which stage of thunderstorm development are rotor winds characterized by roll clouds most likely to occur ?
72 - What type of fronts are most likely to be present during the winter in Central Europe when temperatures close to the ground are below 0°C, and freezing rain starts to fall?
73 - In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest rate of accretion ?
74 - In which of the following regions does polar maritime air originate?
75 - When visibility is reduced by water droplets to less than 1000 metres it is classified as
76 - At which pressure and temperature conditions may you safely assume that the minimum usable flight level at least lies at the same height, as the minimum safe altitude?
77 - All pilots encountering Clear Air Turbulence are requested to report it. You experience CAT which causes passengers and crew to feel definite strain against their seat belt or shoulders straps. Unsecured objects are dislodged. Food service and walking are difficult. This intensity of CAT should be reported as
78 - The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) particularly affects
79 - Which of the following cloud types can project up into the stratosphere?
80 - Which one of the following types of cloud is most likely to produce heavy precipitation ?
81 - What weather conditions are expected at Paris airport (LFPO) around 0550 UTC?
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82 - Isobars on a surface chart are lines of equal
83 - What is characteristic of the pamperos?
84 - An easterly wave is a
85 - With what type of cloud is 'DZ' precipitation most commonly associated?
86 - At what time of the year, are the paths of north Atlantic lows moving from west to east generally at their most southerly position?
87 - What cloud cover is typical for a wide warm sector of a polar front depression over Central Europe in the summer?
88 - Which FL corresponds with the 200 hPa pressure level ?
89 - The dry adiabatic lapse rate has a value of
90 - A layer is absolutely unstable if the temperature decrease with height is
91 - Which one of the following statements concerning the formation of aircraft icing is most correct ?
92 - A layer of stratus is most likely to be dispersed by
93 - What prevents air from flowing directly from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas ?
94 - Half the mass of the atmosphere is found in the first:
95 - Which of the following conditions is most likely to lead to the formation of steam fog (arctic smoke)?
96 - What weather conditions are prevalent during the summer, over the North sea, approximately 300 km behind a quickly moving cold front?
97 - Where, in central Europe, are the highest wind speeds to be found ?
98 - Frontal fog can be formed by
99 - An aircraft flying at FL 100 from Marseille (QNH 1012 hPa) to Palma de Mallorca (QNH 1006 hPa) experiences no change to true altitude. The reason for this is that:
100 - The QFF at an airfield located 400 metres above sea level is 1016 hPa. The air temperature is 10°C lower than a standard atmosphere. What is the QNH?
101 - The geostrophic wind is greater than the gradient wind around a low pressure system because the:
102 - The temperature at FL 140 is -12°C.What will the temperature be at FL 110 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied?
103 - In meteorology, which constituent is considered the most important in the atmosphere's composition?
104 - Which one of the displayed cloud forms is representative of altocumulus lenticularis?
105 - Which degree of turbulence is described by the following ICAO definition?"There may be moderate changes in aircraft attitude and/or altitude but the aircraft remains in positive control at all times. Usually, small variations in air speed. Changes in accelerometer readings of 0,5 to 1,0 g at the aircraft's center of gravity. Occupants feel strain against seat belts. Loose objects move about. Food service and walking are difficult.
106 - The tropopause is a level at which
107 - In an intense trough of low pressure over Iceland during wintertime the weather likely to be experienced is:
108 - If a saturated air mass descends down a slope its temperature increases at
109 - Which of the following phenomena are formed when a moist, stable layer of air is forced to rise against a mountain range ?
110 - Cumulus clouds are an indication for
111 - What degree of turbulence, if any, is likely to be encountered while flying through a cold front in the summer over Central Europe at FL 100?
112 - The QNH at an airfield located 200 metres above sea level is 1009 hPa. The air temperature is 10°C lower than a standard atmosphere. What is the QFF?
113 - Which one of the tracks (dashed lines) is represented by the cross-section shown on the left ?
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114 - On a clear summer day, turbulence caused by solar heating is most pronounced:
115 - A strong, dry and warm downslope wind, produced by prior enforced ascent of air over hills or mountains is known as a
116 - The turbulence which occurs at high flight levels (above FL 250) is mainly of the type Clear Air Turbulence. In what way can moderate to severe Clear Air Turbulence affect an aircraft, the flight and the passengers?
117 - The final stage of a thunderstorm is reached when:
118 - The equatorial easterly jet is a jet stream that occurs:
119 - Select the answer which you consider will complete correctly the following statement in relation to the main pressure systems affecting the North Atlantic region between 30°N and 65°N. During winter the predominant mean low pressure system at the surface is usually centred over
120 - In unstable air, surface visibility is most likely to be restricted by
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