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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 - Pressure altitude is obtained by:
2 - Large hail stones
3 - In the northern hemisphere a pilot flying at 1000 FT/AGL directly towards the centre of a low pressure area, will find the wind blowing from
4 - What is the name of the northerly, cold and strong wind, that sometimes blows over a certain part of Europe (France)?
5 - 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?
6 - How are the air masses distributed in a cold occlusion?
7 - An air mass is unstable when
8 - A small supercooled cloud droplet that collides with an airfoil will most likely
9 - A microburst phenomenon can arise in the:
10 - What is the vertical temperature lapse rate, up to 11 km, in the standard ICAO atmosphere?
11 - A plain in Western Europe with an average height of 500 m (1600 FT) above sea level is covered with a uniform SC layer of cloud during the summer months. At what height above the ground is the base of this cloud to be expected?
12 - In a low pressure system the convergence at the surface is caused by
13 - Which of the following statements is true with regard to a mature thunderstorm:
14 - Which of the following types of clouds are evidence of unstable air conditions?
15 - Convective weather phenomena include:
16 - In an air mass with no clouds the surface temperature is 15°C and the temperature at 1000 m / AGL is 13°C. This layer of air is:
17 - During a cross-country flight at FL 50, you observe the following sequence of clouds: Nimbostratus, Altostratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus. Which of the following are you most likely to encounter?
18 - During a flight over the sea at FL 100 from Marseille (QNH 1016 hPa) to Palma de Mallorca (QNH 1016 hPa), the true altitude is constantly decreasing. What is the probable reason for this?
19 - The ICAO Standard Atmosphere (ISA) assumes that temperature will reduce at the rate of:
20 - What weather conditions are expected at Paris airport (LFPO) around 0550 UTC?
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21 - Extensive cloud and precipitation is often associated with a non frontal thermal depression because of:
22 - How do air masses move at a warm front?
23 - 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
24 - In a METAR message, the wind group is 23020kt. This means:
25 - Contour heights are:
26 - Clouds in patches, sheets or grey or whitish layers made up of elements resembling large pebbles or rollers, together or not, and always clear of the ground are:
27 - A layer is conditionally unstable if the air
28 - An airborne weather radar installation makes it possible to detect the location of
29 - 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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30 - The radiation of the sun heats
31 - For a given airfield the QFE is 980 hPa and the QNH is 1000 hPa. The approximate elevation of the airfield is
32 - The wind indicator for a weather observation receives the measured value from an anemometer. Where is this instrument placed?
33 - QNH is defined as
34 - The final stage of a thunderstorm is reached when:
35 - What weather conditions are prevalent during the summer, over the North sea, approximately 300 km behind a quickly moving cold front?
36 - The most dangerous form of airframe icing is
37 - The conditions most favourable to the formation of mountain waves are
38 - Where, in central Europe, are the highest wind speeds to be found?
39 - Which of the following zones is most likely to encounter little or no precipitation?
40 - Which of the following statements is true of the dew point of an air mass?
41 - 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?
42 - 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:
43 - The air mass affecting position "S" is most likely to be
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44 - Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for FL 390?
45 - After passing at right angles through a very active cold front in the direction of the cold air, what will you encounter at FL 50, in the northern hemisphere immediately after a marked change in temperature?
46 - Which one of the displayed cloud forms is representative of a cumulonimbus capillatus?
47 - At which time, if any, are polar front jet streams over the South Pacific usually strongest?
48 - The upper wind and temperature chart of 250 hPa corresponds, in a standard atmosphere, to about
49 - Which of the following phenomena is least likely to lead to the formation of a Cumulonimbus with thunderstorm?
50 - Which FL corresponds with the 700 hPa pressure level?
51 - A wind sounding in the region of a polar front jet stream gives the following wind profile (Northern hemisphere):900 hPa 220/20kt800 hPa 220/25kt700 hPa 230/35kt500 hPa 260/60kt400 hPa 280/85kt300hPa 300/100kt250hPa 310/120kt200hPa 310/80ktWhich system is the jet stream associated with?
52 - What is the surface visibility most likely to be, in a warm sector of tropical maritime air, during a summer afternoon in western Europe?
53 - 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?
54 - When a cold front has passed over a meteorological station it will result in:
55 - Assuming that an initial 'trigger' force is present, the conditions most likely to result in the formation of thunderstorms are
56 - What is the approximate ratio between height and width for a jet stream cross section?
57 - What is the approximate composition of the dry air by volume in the troposphere?
58 - In what height range and at what intensity could you encounter turbulence in CAT area n°2?
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59 - When the subscale is set to the QNH of an airfield the pressure altimeter indicates
60 - In mature Cb's the probability of severe icing, according to meteorological rules, is greatest in the following temperature range:
61 - Which of the following best describes the intertropical convergence zone?
62 - In which of the following regions does polar maritime air originate?
63 - In still air the temperature decreases at an average of 1.2°C per 100 m increase in altitude. This temperature change is called:
64 - During a flight at FL 100 from Marseille (QNH 1012 hPa) to Palma de Mallorca (QNH 1015 hPa), an aircraft remains at a constant true altitude. The reason for this is that:
65 - Which of the following factors have the greatest effect on the formation of the various types of ice on an aircraft?
66 - Which statement is true?
67 - What is the likely track for a hurricane in the Caribbean area?
68 - Surface temperature inversions are frequently generated by
69 - The value of the saturated adiabatic lapse rate is closest to that of the dry adiabatic lapse rate in:
70 - Which is true of a typical non frontal thermal depression?
71 - Which statement is correct concerning a mountain ridge where a marked mountain wave has been reported?
72 - 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?
73 - In which of these temperature bands is ice most likely to form on the aircraft's surface?
74 - The morning following a clear, calm night when the temperature has dropped to the dewpoint, is likely to produce
75 - In which zone of a polar front jet stream is the strongest CAT to be expected?
76 - The presence of altocumulus castellanus indicates
77 - In temperate latitudes what weather conditions may be expected over land during the summer in the centre of a stationary high pressure zone?
78 - 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?
79 - Absolute instability in the atmosphere will occur when the environmental lapse rate is
80 - What process in an air mass leads to the creation of wide spread NS and AS cloud coverage?
81 - A wind speed of 350 kt within a jet stream core should be world-wide regarded as:
82 - 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.
83 - An air temperature of -55°C at the 200 hPa level over central Europe in summer is
84 - In which of the following conditions is moderate to severe airframe icing most likely to be encountered?
85 - During which stage of thunderstorm development are rotor winds characterized by roll clouds most likely to occur?
86 - A sample of moist but unsaturated air may become saturated by
87 - Which of the following statements about lightnings and lightning strikes is correct?
88 - 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
89 - The region of the globe where the greatest number of tropical revolving storms occur is
90 - In a mountain-valley wind circulation, the mountain wind blows
91 - 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:
92 - If Paris reports a wind of 30012KT on the METAR, what wind velocity would you expect to encounter at a height of 2000 feet above the ground?
93 - The dry adiabatic lapse rate
94 - When planning a flight at FL 110, which upper wind and temperature chart would be nearest your flight level?
95 - Steaming fog (arctic sea smoke) occurs in air
96 - When water evaporates into unsaturated air:
97 - 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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98 - If a saturated air mass descends down a slope its temperature increases at
99 - What is signified if an occlusion is described as 'cold'?
100 - The environmental lapse rate in an actual atmosphere
101 - 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?
102 - 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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103 - How does freezing rain develop?
104 - EHAM 120600Z 02025KT 3000 RA BKN005 OVC015 11/10 Q1012= Which of the following is the correct decode for the Amsterdam METAR?
105 - Advection fog is most likely to form when
106 - When visibility is reduced by water droplets to less than 1000 metres it is classified as
107 - The temperature at FL110 is -5 °C. What will the temperature be at FL50 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied?
108 - The air mass affecting position "C" is most likely to be:
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109 - The following statements deal with precipitation, turbulence and icing. Select the list containing the most likely alternatives for NS cloud:
110 - A layer in which the temperature increases with height is:
111 - Mark the correct statement concerning the flight through an inversion caused by subsidence.
112 - Which of the following statements concerning jet streams is correct?
113 - What cloud cover is typical for a wide warm sector of a polar front depression over Central Europe in the summer?
114 - When, if at all, is a tropical revolving storm most likely to affect Darwin, on the central north coast of Australia?
115 - A wide body takes off on a clear night in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Shortly after take off the aircraft's rate of climb drops to zero. This can be due to
116 - During a flight over the sea at FL 135, the true altitude is 13500 feet; local QNH is 1019 hPa. What information, if any, can be gained about the air mass in which the aircraft is flying?
117 - An isothermal layer is a layer of air in which the temperature
118 - The 0° C isotherm is forecast to be at FL 50. At what FL would you expect a temperature of-6° C?
119 - The degree of clear air turbulence experienced by an aircraft is proportional to the
120 - 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?
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