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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 - A layer in which the temperature increases with height is
2 - Altostratus clouds are classified as
3 - Why do tropical revolving storms tend to develop mostly in the western parts of the tropical oceans?
4 - Hoar frost forms on an aircraft as a result of:
5 - A blocking anticyclone in the northern hemisphere is
6 - Which of the following conditions are most favourable to the formation of mountain waves?
7 - Subsidence is:
8 - Which of the following statements concerning the core of a polar front jet stream is correct ?
9 - A cold pool
10 - From what type of cloud does drizzle fall ?
11 - A layer in which the temperature increases with height is:
12 - Which of the following statements is true ?
13 - When the subscale is set to the QNH of an airfield the pressure altimeter indicates
14 - Cold air pools
15 - The temperature at FL110 is -5 °C. What will the temperature be at FL50 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied?
16 - An aircraft is flying at FL 80. The local QNH is 1000 hPa. After the second altimeter has been adjusted to the local QNH, the reading will be approximately:
17 - What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate ?
18 - The Bora is a
19 - At what time of the year, are the paths of north Atlantic lows moving from west to east generally at their most southerly position?
20 - An occlusion is called a warm occlusion when the cold air
21 - What conditions are most likely to lead to the formation of hill fog?
22 - Which of the following clouds are classified as medium level clouds in temperate regions?
23 - What is a favourable synoptic situation for the development of a Scirocco?
24 - In which of the following conditions is moderate to severe airframe icing most likely to be encountered?
25 - The temperature lapse rate of the standard atmosphere in the troposphere is:
26 - 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 ?
27 - The QNH of an airport at sea level is 983 hPa and the temperature deviation from ISA is-15°C below FL 100.What is the true altitude of FL 100?
28 - 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?
29 - Which weather phenomena are typical for the northern side of the Alps with strong winds from the south (Foehn)?
30 - Strongly developed cumulus clouds are an indication of
31 - Relative humidity
32 - 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?
33 - What name is given to the low level wind system between the subtropical high pressure belt and the equatorial trough of low pressure (ITCZ) ?
34 - EHAM 120600Z 02025KT 3000 RA BKN005 OVC015 11/10 Q1012=Which of the following is the correct decode for the Amsterdam METAR?
35 - With what type of cloud is '+TSRA' precipitation most commonly associated?
36 - During the winter months in mid-latitudes in the northern hemisphere, the polar front jet stream moves toward the
37 - The station pressure used in surface weather charts is:
38 - With all other quantities being constant, the density of the atmosphere increases with increasing
39 - Which of the following statements is true regarding moderate to severe airframe icing?
40 - Which type of fog is likely to form when air having a temperature of 15°C and a dew point of 12°C blows at 10 KT over a sea surface having temperatures of 5°C?
41 - Surface temperature inversions are frequently generated by
42 - Which jet stream is connected with a surface front system?
43 - One of the most serious consequences of icing on the wings of an aircraft is?
44 - The dry adiabatic lapse rate
45 - Steaming fog (arctic sea smoke) occurs in air
46 - What is the likely track for a hurricane in the Caribbean area?
47 - You intend to overfly a mountain range. The recommended minimum flight altitude is, according to the aviation chart, 15000' AMSL. The air mass that you will fly through is on average 15°C warmer than the standard atmosphere. The altimeter is set to QNH (1023 hPa). At what altimeter reading will you effectively be at the recommended minimum flight altitude?
48 - Which of the following changes of state is known as sublimation (in meteorology)?
49 - The tropopause is a level at which
50 - What is signified if an occlusion is described as 'cold'?
51 - Glaze or clear ice is formed when supercooled droplets are:
52 - When and where is an easterly jet stream likely to be encountered ?
53 - The stability in a layer increases by advection of
54 - What flying conditions are normally encountered when flying in cirrus clouds?
55 - What characteristics will the surface winds have in an area where the isobars on the weather map are very close together?
56 - Which types of clouds are typical evidence of stable air conditions?
57 - Which of the following cloud types is a medium level cloud ?
58 - The QFF at an airfield in California located 69 metres below sea level is 1030 hPa. The air temperature is 10°C lower than a standard atmosphere. What is the QNH?
59 - During a flight over the sea at FL 135, the true altitude is 13500 feet
60 - The first clouds are thin, wispy cirrus, followed by sheets of cirrus and cirrostratus, and altostratus. The sun is obscured as the altostratus thickens and drizzle or rain begins to fall. The cloud base is lowering as Nimbostratus arrives. These phenomena describe the approach of a
61 - The core of the polar front jet stream is usually located in the
62 - Considering the North Atlantic area north of 60°N during winter, the mean height of the tropopause is approximately:
63 - From which of the following pieces of information can the stability of the atmosphere be derived?
64 - What surface weather is associated with a stationary high pressure region over land in the winter?
65 - An aircraft is flying from south to north, above the polar front jet stream, at FL 400 in the southern hemisphere. What change, if any, in temperature will be experienced?
66 - On a clear sky, continental ground surface, wind calm, the minimum temperature is reached approximately:
67 - At what degree of icing should ICAO's 'Change of course and/or altitude desirable' recommendation be followed?
68 - The transition from SW to NE monsoon in India occurs in
69 - Which of the following clouds may extend into more than one layer?
70 - At what time of the year are typhoons most likely to occur over the southern islands of Japan?
71 - A wind of 20 knots corresponds to an approximate speed of
72 - The maximum vapour pressure over a flat supercooled water surface and the maximum vapour pressure over a flat ice surface of the same temperature are compared. The maximum vapour pressure is
73 - The dry adiabatic lapse rate has a value of
74 - What is the relationship, if any, between QFE and QNH at an airport situated 50 ft below sea level?
75 - The wind direction in a METAR is measured relative to:
76 - Which of the following statements concerning jet streams is correct?
77 - What positions are connected by isobars on the surface weather chart?
78 - What is the approximate ratio between height and width for a jet stream cross section?
79 - Hoar frost forms on an aircraft as a result of
80 - Which of the following are favourable conditions for the formation of freezing rain?
81 - 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 ?
82 - Between which latitudes are you most likely to find the region of travelling low pressure systems during summer?
83 - The thickness of the troposphere varies with
84 - You are flying at FL 160. Outside air temperature is -27°C, and the pressure at sea level is 1003 hPa. What is the true altitude?
85 - The temperature at 10000 FT in the ICAO Standard Atmosphere is:
86 - Supercooled droplets can be encountered
87 - 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?
88 - What type of cloud is being described ?A generally grey cloud layer with fairly uniform base and uniform appearance, which may give drizzle or snow grains. When the sun is visible through the cloud, the outline is clearly discernible. Sometimes it appears in the form of ragged patches.
89 - The maximum amount of water vapour that the air can contain depends on the
90 - In what height range and at what intensity could you encounter turbulence in CAT area n°2?
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91 - When in the upper part of a layer and warm air is advected in, the:
92 - Above and below a low level inversion the wind is likely to
93 - The conditions most favourable to the formation of mountain waves are
94 - An aircraft over Western Europe is crossing a jet stream 2500 FT below its core at right angles. While crossing, the outside temperature is increasing. The prevailing wind is
95 - What will be the effect on the reading of an altimeter of an aircraft parked on the ground during the period following the passage of an active cold front?
96 - What is the approximate maximum diameter of a the area affected by damaging winds at the surface caused by a microburst ?
97 - What type of precipitation might occur at 1700 UTC?MKJP 160430Z 160606 36010KT 9999 FEW025 BECMG 1315 14020G34KT FEW015CB SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 1720 6000 +SHRA SCT010 BKN015CB BECMG 2224 34010KT FEW025=
98 - For the same pressure gradient at 60°N, 50°N and 40°N the speed of the geostrophic wind will be:
99 - What is the approximate vertical interval which is equal to a pressure change of 1 hPa at an altitude of 5500 m?
100 - Areas of sinking air are generally cloudless because as air sinks it
101 - A dry, sand- and dust-laden North Easterly wind that blows in winter over large parts of North West Africa is known as a
102 - How does freezing rain develop?
103 - Which one of the following precipitation types gives the most severe icing?
104 - In the lower layers of the atmosphere due to friction the wind changes direction towards the low pressure area because:
105 - In the northern hemisphere the gradient wind of a cyclonic pressure distribution is 350/24, over the sea the surface wind would approximate
106 - 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
107 - Which FL corresponds with the 850 hPa pressure level ?
108 - During which stage of thunderstorm development are rotor winds characterized by roll clouds most likely to occur ?
109 - Under the weather conditions depicted, which of the following statements is likely to apply?
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110 - The validity of a TAF is:
111 - Assuming a generalised zonal system of world wind circulation, the NE trade winds are applicable to zone
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112 - Which type of air mass never occurs over central Europe ?
113 - A high pressure area (slack pressure gradient) covers part of the Mediterranean Sea and coastal region during the summer. What surface wind direction is likely at an airport at the coast on a sunny afternoon?
114 - A parcel of unsaturated air is forced to rise through an isothermal layer. So long as it remains unsaturated, the temperature of the parcel
115 - During a flight over the sea at FL 100 from Marseille (QNH 1012 hPa) to Palma de Mallorca (QNH 1012 hPa), the true altitude is constantly increasing. What action, if any, should be taken ?
116 - If you are flying at FL 100 in an air mass that is 10°C warmer than a standard atmosphere, what is the outside temperature likely to be?
117 - Which of the following extracts of weather reports could be, in accordance with the regulations, abbreviated to 'CAVOK'? (MSA above ground: LSZB 10000 FT, LSZH 8000 FT, LSGG 12000 FT, LFSB 6000 FT)
118 - 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
119 - Considering the sector from 10°N to Nairobi of the route indicated, during January the upper winds at the 300 hPa level are most likely to be
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120 - Which of the following factors have the greatest effect on the formation of the various types of ice on an aircraft ?
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