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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 - 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
2 - Pressure altitude is obtained by:
3 - What is the classification of the air mass affecting position 'Q' at 0600 UTC?
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4 - 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:
5 - The QNH at an airfield located 0 metres above sea level is 1022 hPa. The air temperature is not available.What is the QFF?
6 - The approximate inclined plane of a warm front is:
7 - Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the movement of the ITCZ in the region of West Africa?
8 - In Geneva, the local QNH is 994 hPa. The elevation of Geneva is 1411 FT. The QFE adjustment in Geneva is
9 - Which of the following cloud types is found at high levels?
10 - 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?
11 - How does relative humidity and the dewpoint in an unsaturated air mass change with varying temperature?
12 - An easterly wave is a
13 - 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?
14 - An aircraft is flying over the sea at FL 120, with a true altitude of 12000 feet
15 - In the TAF for Dehli, during the summer, for the time of your landing you note: TEMPO TS. What is the maximum time this deterioration in weather can last in anyone instance ?
16 - Advection fog is most likely to form when
17 - During the climb after take-off, the altimeter setting is adjusted at the transition altitude. If the local QNH is 966 hPa, what will happen to the altimeter reading during the resetting procedure?
18 - Which statement is correct for the southern hemisphere?
19 - In which of these temperature bands is ice most likely to form on the aircraft's surface?
20 - What is the strong relatively cold katabatic wind, blowing down the northern Adriatic coast, mainly during the winter and spring called?
21 - An air mass acquires its basic properties
22 - A cumulus congestus is:
23 - 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:
24 - Which of the following cloud types is least likely to produce precipitation ?
25 - On a clear summer day, turbulence caused by solar heating is most pronounced:
26 - The Chinook is a
27 - Which of the following cloud is classified as low level cloud?
28 - 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?
29 - The wind indicator for a weather observation receives the measured value from an anemometer. Where is this instrument placed?
30 - The greater the pressure gradient the
31 - The most dangerous form of airframe icing is
32 - The pressure altitude is equal to the true altitude if
33 - The value of the saturated adiabatic lapse rate is closest to that of the dry adiabatic lapse rate in:
34 - From summer to winter the average geographic position of the polar front jet stream over the North Atlantic moves
35 - In temperate latitudes what weather conditions may be expected over land during the summer in the centre of a stationary high pressure zone?
36 - One of the most serious consequences of icing on the wings of an aircraft is?
37 - An aircraft is approaching under visual flight rules an airfield whose runway is parallel to the coast. When downwind over the sea, the airfield is on the right. What wind effect should be anticipated on final approach and landing during a sunny afternoon?
38 - What relationship exists between the wind at 3000 feet and the surface wind?
39 - Between which latitudes are you most likely to find the region of travelling low pressure systems during summer?
40 - During the winter months in mid-latitudes in the northern hemisphere, the polar front jet stream moves toward the
41 - During the formation of rime ice in flight, water droplets freeze
42 - What is the meaning of the expression 'FEW'?
43 - In which of the following 1850 UTC METAR reports, is the probability of fog formation, in the coming night, the highest?
44 - What is a characteristic of stable air?
45 - An aircraft is descending to 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?
46 - Which of the following conditions would cause the altimeter to indicate a lower altitude than that actually flown?
47 - Under the weather conditions depicted, which of the following statements is likely to apply?
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48 - You are flying at FL 130, and your true altitude is 12000 FT. What is the temperature deviation from that of the standard atmosphere at FL 130 (QNH 1013,2 hPa) ?
49 - Which of the following statements concerning the intertropical convergence zone is true?
50 - What is the surface visibility most likely to be, in a warm sector of tropical maritime air, during a summer afternoon in western Europe?
51 - What is the approximate speed of a 40-knot wind, expressed in m/sec?
52 - An air mass is called stable when
53 - At which time, if any, are polar front jet streams over the South Pacific usually strongest?
54 - 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?
55 - What is the optimum flight level between Rome and Paris according to the significant weather chart?
56 - What weather conditions are prevalent during the summer, over the North sea, approximately 300 km behind a quickly moving cold front?
57 - Which of the following conditions are most favourable to the formation of mountain waves?
58 - Ice accretion to the airframe is likely to be most hazardous at temperatures
59 - What is the difference between radiation fog and advection fog ?
60 - Strongly developed cumulus clouds are an indication of
61 - How, if at all, is the relative humidity of an unsaturated air mass influenced by temperature changes?
62 - Hoar frost is most likely to form when
63 - Low level vertical wind shear can be expected during the night
64 - Above and below a low level inversion the wind is likely to
65 - Which of the following weather reports could be, in accordance with the regulations, abbreviated to 'CAVOK'?
66 - In the northern hemisphere the gradient wind of a cyclonic pressure distribution is 350/24, over the sea the surface wind would approximate
67 - Which of the following is a possible consequence of subsidence?
68 - Clouds, fog or dew will always be formed when:
69 - 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 ?
70 - Which of the following statements is true regarding moderate to severe airframe icing?
71 - What is the boundary layer between troposphere and stratosphere called?
72 - The stability in a layer increases by advection of
73 - 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 ?
74 - Which weather phenomena are typical for the northern side of the Alps with strong winds from the south (Foehn)?
75 - Stratus formed by turbulence will occur when
76 - In order to calculate QFE from QNH, which of the following must be known ?
77 - Which FL corresponds with the 200 hPa pressure level ?
78 - Tropical revolving storms do not occur in the southeast Pacific and the south Atlantic because
79 - An isothermal layer is a layer of air in which the temperature
80 - An air temperature of -55°C at the 200 hPa level over central Europe in summer is
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 - A sample of moist but unsaturated air may become saturated by
83 - 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?
84 - 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?
85 - What name is given to the jet stream lying across India (A)?
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86 - Hoar frost forms on an aircraft as a result of
87 - An occlusion is called a warm occlusion when the cold air:
88 - 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?
89 - 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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90 - The air mass affecting position "A" is most likely to be
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91 - Cold air pools
92 - In the troposphere the decrease of pressure per 100 m increase in height
93 - What is the correct term for the descending air flow in a large high pressure area?
94 - The troposphere
95 - During the climb after take-off, the altimeter setting is adjusted at the transition altitude. If the local QNH is 1023 hPa, what will happen to the altimeter reading during the resetting procedure ?
96 - In a land- and sea-breeze circulation the land-breeze blows:
97 - If the QNH at Locarno (200 metres above sea level) is 1025 hPa, what is the approximate QFE?
98 - Which one of the following local winds is a Foehn wind?
99 - Freezing fog consists of
100 - Overcast layer of stratus clouds with bases at 200 ft AGL is observed at sunrise at an aerodrome in the north of France. The QNH is 1028 hPa and there is a variable wind of 3 kts. What change in these clouds is likely at 12:00 UTC in summer and winter?
101 - Isolated thunderstorms of a local nature are generally caused by:
102 - A parcel of rising air stays unsaturated. Which of the following statements is correct?
103 - A layer is conditionally unstable if the air
104 - What weather conditions in the region of the Alps would you expect with Foehn from south?
105 - What is the approximate composition of the dry air by volume in the troposphere?
106 - The geostrophic wind is greater than the gradient wind around a low pressure system because the:
107 - Considering the route from Lisbon to Freetown, the Harmattan is a
108 - The dewpoint temperature
109 - When a cold front has passed over a meteorological station it will result in:
110 - Which is true of a typical non frontal thermal depression?
111 - In Zurich during a summer day the following weather observations were taken: 160450Z 23015KT 3000 +RA SCT008 SCT020 OVC030 13/12 Q1010 NOSIG = 160650Z 25008KT 6000 SCT040 BKN090 18/14 Q1010 RERA NOSIG = 160850Z 25006KT 8000 SCT040 SCT100 19/15 Q1009 NOSIG =161050Z 24008KT 9999 SCT040 SCT100 21/15 Q1008 NOSIG =161250Z 23012KT CAVOK 23/16 Q1005 NOSIG =161450Z 23016KT 9999 SCT040 BKN090 24/17 Q1003 BECMG 25020G40KT TS =161650Z 24018G35KT 3000 +TSRA SCT006 BKN015CB 18/16 Q1002 NOSIG =161850Z 28012KT 9999 SCT030 SCT100 13/11 Q1005 NOSIG =What do you conclude based on these observations?
112 - A small supercooled cloud droplet that collides with an airfoil will most likely
113 - What prevents air from flowing directly from high-pressure areas to low-pressure areas ?
114 - After a sunny day, followed by a long clear night, you take-off from an airfield at mid- latitudes in the northern hemisphere an hour before sunrise. The field is not situated close to the coast. Though the pressure gradient is rather large, the easterly surface wind is weak. What do you expect?
115 - How long does a typical microburst last?
116 - The conditions most favourable to the formation of mountain waves are
117 - With what type of cloud is 'DZ' precipitation most commonly associated?
118 - Which of the following are medium level clouds ?
119 - Maximum wind speeds associated with subtropical jet streams are usually located in the
120 - A strong, dry and warm downslope wind, produced by prior enforced ascent of air over hills or mountains is known as a
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