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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 - Rime ice forms through the freezing onto aircraft surfaces of
2 - The air mass affecting position "C" is most likely to be:
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3 - Where is the coldest air to be found, in an occlusion with cold front characteristics?
4 - How is the direction and speed of upper winds described in forecasts ?
5 - What type of front / occlusion usually moves the fastest?
6 - How are well separated CB clouds described on the Significant Weather Chart?
7 - Precipitation in the form of showers occurs from
8 - Which jet stream blows all year round, over the northern hemisphere?
9 - Hoar frost forms on an aircraft as a result of:
10 - 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=
11 - With the development of a thunderstorm, at what stage will there be only updraughts of air?
12 - The value of the saturated adiabatic lapse rate is closest to that of the dry adiabatic lapse rate in:
13 - 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?
14 - 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
15 - On the Significant Weather Chart, we see the following indications: SCT CU 060/100The forecast charts for FL 050 and FL 100 both indicate a wind from 320°/15 kt. In flight at FL 055 over an area of plains (flat country) during the validity period of the Significant Weather Chart, we observe moderate turbulence. This turbulence is caused by
16 - The wind speed in a system with curved isobars compared to a system with straight isobars is (other conditions being the same)
17 - Which degree of aircraft turbulence is determined by the following ICAO description?'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 centre of gravity. Occupants feel strain against seat belts. Loose objects move about. Food service and walking are difficult.'
18 - The 0° C isotherm is forecast to be at FL 50. At what FL would you expect a temperature of-6° C?
19 - Which of the following best describes the intertropical convergence zone ?
20 - A blocking anticyclone in the northern hemisphere is
21 - Cold air pools
22 - Which of the following statements concerning the use of airborne weather radar in the vicinity of thunderstorms is true?
23 - Between which latitudes are you most likely to find the region of travelling low pressure systems during summer?
24 - The geostrophic wind is greater than the gradient wind around a low pressure system because the:
25 - A strong, dry and warm downslope wind, produced by prior enforced ascent of air over hills or mountains is known as a
26 - Which of the following statements about lightnings and lightning strikes is correct?
27 - For an airfield located in the British Isles, the passage of a warm front will usually be indicated by:
28 - An aircraft is flying in the southern hemisphere at low altitude (less than 2000') and going directly away from a centre of low pressure. What direction, relative to the aircraft, does the wind come from?
29 - An aircraft flying at FL 45 (OAT 6°C) obtains a reading of 1860 ft on its radio altimeter (ground elevation 3090 ft). What is the value of the QNH, to the nearest hPa, at that point?
30 - How are the air masses distributed in a cold occlusion ?
31 - In order to reduce QFE to QNH, which of the following item(s) must be known ?
32 - Which forces are balanced with geostrophic winds?
33 - Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for FL 390?
34 - At the top of orographic waves, in mountainous regions, the cloud most likely to be encountered is
35 - Which of the following cloud types is found at high levels?
36 - What surface weather is associated with a stationary high pressure region over land in the winter?
37 - Under anticyclone conditions in the northern hemisphere, with curved isobars the speed of the gradient wind is
38 - An aircraft maintains a constant indicated altitude of 6500 FT from A (600 FT/AMSL - QNH 1012 hPa) to B (930 FT/AMSL - QNH 977 hPa). Assuming that the altimeter subscale setting remains unchanged at 1012 hPa, the height of the aircraft above the surface at B will be
39 - The temperature at FL 110 is -5°C. What will the temperature be at FL 50 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied ?
40 - Which of the following conditions gives the highest value of the QNH?
41 - The geostrophic wind depends on
42 - When is the RVR reported at most airports?
43 - What causes surface winds to flow across the isobars at an angle rather than parallel to the isobars?
44 - Absolute instability in the atmosphere will occur when the environmental lapse rate is
45 - Absolute instability is said to exist whenever the environmental lapse rate
46 - A layer of stratus is most likely to be dispersed by
47 - 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:
48 - An air temperature of -55°C at the 200 hPa level over central Europe in summer is
49 - The most likely place to encounter clear air turbulence associated with a jet stream is
50 - Steady precipitation, in contrast to showery precipitation falls from
51 - You plan a flight over a mountain range at a true altitude of 15000 FT/AMSL. The air is on an average 15°C colder than ISA, the pressure at sea level is 1003 hPa. What approximate indication should the altimeter (setting 1013.2 hPa) read?
52 - 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?
53 - What are the images of satellites provided daily by the Weather Service used for?
54 - The stability in a layer increases by advection of
55 - An aircraft is flying over the Alps on a very cold winter's day. The regional QNH is 1013 hPa. During the flight, you circle around a mountain at an altitude of its summit. What reading will the aneroid altimeter give, compared to the elevation of the summit?
56 - What is the relationship, if any, between QFE and QNH at an airport situated 50 ft below sea level?
57 - The decrease in temperature, per 100 metres, in an unsaturated rising parcel of air is:
58 - In which of the following 1850 UTC METAR reports, is the probability of fog formation, in the coming night, the highest?
59 - Which FL corresponds with the 700 hPa pressure level ?
60 - For the same pressure gradient at 60°N, 50°N and 40°N the speed of the geostrophic wind will be:
61 - What is meant by an area of divergence?
62 - Which of the following conditions would cause the altimeter to indicate a lower altitude than that actually flown?
63 - An air temperature of -15°C at the 700 hPa level over central Europe in summer is:
64 - At the surface the lifetime of a typical microburst and the diameter of the area affected by damaging winds are in the order of
65 - The degree of clear air turbulence experienced by an aircraft is proportional to the
66 - A wind of 20 knots corresponds to an approximate speed of
67 - Large hail stones
68 - A parcel of rising air stays unsaturated. Which of the following statements is correct?
69 - What positions are connected by contour lines on a weather chart?
70 - The approximate inclined plane of a warm front is:
71 - Where is the projection of the polar front jet on the surface stream most likely to be found in relation to the cold and warm fronts of a depression?
72 - Which of the following statements concerning jet streams is correct?
73 - Which of the following sets of conditions are most favourable to the development of thunderstorms?
74 - 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:
75 - Subsidence is:
76 - Isolated thunderstorms of a local nature are generally caused by:
77 - From which direction do the trade winds blow, in the southern hemisphere?
78 - Vertical wind shear is
79 - Which one of the following statements is correct concerning the movement of the ITCZ in the region of West Africa?
80 - Thunderstorms are often preceded by:
81 - Which of the following cloud types are most likely to produce light to moderate icing when they are not subject to orographic lifting and consist of supercooled cloud droplets?
82 - 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?
83 - What type of weather can usually be expected in a polar maritime air mass over central Europe in the daytime during summer?
84 - Clear ice is formed when supercooled droplets are
85 - On a clear sky, continental ground surface, wind calm, the minimum temperature is reached approximately:
86 - Which of the following cloud types is a medium level cloud ?
87 - The polar front is the boundary between:
88 - Which of the following are medium level clouds ?
89 - Low level vertical wind shear can be expected during the night
90 - Tropical revolving storms do not occur in the southeast Pacific and the south Atlantic because
91 - 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?
92 - Which types of clouds are typical evidence of stable air conditions?
93 - Which of the following statements is true with regard to mountain waves?
94 - The air mass affecting position "A" is most likely to be
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95 - An unstable air mass will normally be characterised by
96 - Clouds, fog or dew will always be formed when:
97 - With what type of cloud is 'DZ' precipitation most commonly associated?
98 - Considering the route from Lisbon to Freetown, the Harmattan is a
99 - If you are flying at FL 120 and the outside temperature is -2°C, at what altitude will the 'freezing level' be?
100 - What name is given to the jet stream lying over North Africa (B) ?
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101 - Which FL corresponds with the 300 hPa pressure level?
102 - An air mass is unstable when
103 - When a front has to cross a chain of mountains, its activity
104 - The pressure altitude is equal to the true altitude if
105 - What weather conditions are expected at Paris airport (LFPO) around 0550 UTC?
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106 - Which one of the following statements applies to the tropopause?
107 - A layer is conditionally unstable if the air
108 - An aircraft lands at an airport (airport elevation 540', QNH 993 hPa) with the altimeter set to 1013 hPa. What will it indicate?
109 - QNH is defined as
110 - Which of the following statements concerning the intertropical convergence zone is true?
111 - In a layer of air the decrease in temperature per 100 metres increase in height is more than 1°C. This layer can be described as being
112 - What is the name of the northerly, cold and strong wind, that sometimes blows over a certain part of Europe (France)?
113 - You are flying from Munich to Amsterdam. Which of the following flight levels would you choose in order to avoid turbulence and icing?
114 - The temperature at FL 140 is -12°C.What will the temperature be at FL 110 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied?
115 - What name is given to the jet stream lying across India (A)?
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116 - What type of low pressure area is associated with a surface front?
117 - 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 ?
118 - Which of the following describes a warm occlusion?
119 - A horizontal tailwind gust may cause an aeroplane to:
120 - An inversion is
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