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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 - What is the correct term for the descending air flow in a large high pressure area?
2 - In relation to the polar front jet stream, the greatest rate of wind shear is most likely to occur
3 - 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?
4 - Under the weather conditions depicted, which of the following statements is likely to apply?
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5 - If the QFE at Locarno (200 metres above sea level) is 1000 hPa, what is the approximate QNH?
6 - 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?
7 - Hoar frost forms on an aircraft as a result of:
8 - What is a trend forecast?
9 - Which of the following circumstances most favour the development of radiation fog?
10 - What relationship exists between the wind at 3000 feet and the surface wind?
11 - During a flight over the sea at FL 135, the true altitude is 13500 feet
12 - An air mass is stable when
13 - An air temperature of -15°C at the 700 hPa level over central Europe in summer is:
14 - Geostrophic wind is the wind when isobars are:
15 - The tropopause is lower
16 - In still air the temperature decreases at an average of 1.2°C per 100 m increase in altitude. This temperature change is called:
17 - The type of icing that occurs in dense clouds with large supercooled drops that have a temperature of -5°C is most likely to be
18 - The Chinook is a
19 - You are flying from east to west in the northern hemisphere at the 500 hPa pressure surface. Which of the following statements is correct?
20 - The boundary between polar and tropical air is known as:
21 - What pressure is defined as QFE?
22 - What is the average vertical extent of radiation fog?
23 - Which statement is correct concerning a mountain ridge where a marked mountain wave has been reported ?
24 - What feature is normally associated with the initial stage of a thunderstorm?
25 - An outside air temperature of -35°C is measured while cruising at FL 200. What is the temperature deviation from the ISA at this level?
26 - Which of the following statements about lightnings and lightning strikes is correct?
27 - 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
28 - Of what does lenticular cloud provide evidence?
29 - The air mass affecting position "A" is most likely to be
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30 - What type of cloud can produce hail showers?
31 - Supercooled droplets can occur in:
32 - An aircraft lands at an airport (airport elevation 1240 FT, QNH 1008 hPa). The altimeter is set to 1013 hPa. The altimeter will indicate:
33 - Which of the following processes will increase the stability of an air mass?
34 - The formation of morning fog before sunrise is possible if
35 - What weather conditions in the region of the Alps would you expect with Foehn from south?
36 - If the QNH at Locarno (200 metres above sea level) is 1025 hPa, what is the approximate QFE?
37 - At what degree of icing should ICAO's 'Change course and/or altitude immediately' instruction be followed?
38 - In which of the following areas do surface high pressure systems usually predominate over the North Atlantic region between 30°N and 65°N and the adjoining land areas during the northern summer?
39 - Where, in central Europe, are the highest wind speeds to be found ?
40 - The transition from SW to NE monsoon in India occurs in
41 - A wind of 20 knots corresponds to an approximate speed of
42 - Over Central Europe what type of cloud cover is typical of the warm sector of a depression during winter?
43 - Tropical revolving storms do not occur in the southeast Pacific and the south Atlantic because
44 - The approximate inclined plane of a warm front is:
45 - What causes surface winds to flow across the isobars at an angle rather than parallel to the isobars ?
46 - In mature Cb's the probability of severe icing, according to meteorological rules, is greatest in the following temperature range:
47 - What is the average height of the arctic jet stream core?
48 - What is the approximate speed of a 90 km/h wind, expressed in knots?
49 - Precipitation in the form of showers occurs from
50 - An aircraft is flying over the sea at FL 100, with a true altitude of 10000 feet
51 - On a particular day part of a polar front jet stream runs from north to south in the northern hemisphere. This means that
52 - 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 ?
53 - The stability in a layer increases by advection of
54 - On a clear sky, continental ground surface, wind calm, the minimum temperature is reached approximately:
55 - What are squall lines?
56 - Which form of precipitation from clouds containing only water is most likely to fall in mid- latitudes?
57 - 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
58 - Where, as a general rule, is the core of the polar front jet stream to be found?
59 - QNH is defined as
60 - In which of these cloud types can icing be virtually ruled out?
61 - Which of the following statements concerning the variation in wind speed between summer and winter on the North Atlantic between FL 300 and FL 400 is most correct?
62 - Frontal fog is most likely to occur
63 - The QNH at an airfield in California located 69 metres below sea level is 1018 hPa. The air temperature is 10°C higher than a standard atmosphere. What is the QFF?
64 - The environmental lapse rate in an actual atmosphere
65 - A blocking anticyclone in the northern hemisphere is
66 - 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?
67 - Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for FL 390?
68 - Where is the most dangerous zone in a tropical revolving storm?
69 - The temperature at FL 110 is -5°C. What will the temperature be at FL 50 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied ?
70 - 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
71 - Which of the following best describes the intertropical convergence zone ?
72 - A layer in which the temperature increases with height is:
73 - Which of the following is the definition of relative humidity ?
74 - In a land- and sea-breeze circulation the land-breeze blows:
75 - Considering the route indicated from Recife to Dakar the mean height of the tropopause during January is approximately
76 - You cross a jet stream in horizontal flight at approximately right angles. While crossing, in spite of a strong wind of 120 kt, you notice the temperature barely changes. Which of the following statements is correct ?
77 - Which type of air mass never occurs over central Europe ?
78 - In the troposphere the decrease of pressure per 100 m increase in height
79 - In a mountain-valley wind circulation, the mountain wind blows
80 - 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?
81 - Which of the following statements is true regarding moderate to severe airframe icing?
82 - The temperature at FL110 is -5 °C. What will the temperature be at FL50 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied?
83 - In temperate latitudes what weather conditions may be expected over land during the summer in the centre of a stationary high pressure zone?
84 - What are the typical differences with regard to the temperature and humidity between an air mass with its origin in the Azores and an air mass with its origin over northern Russia ?
85 - How are the air masses distributed in a cold occlusion ?
86 - 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?
87 - When a cold front has passed over a meteorological station it will result in:
88 - A horizontal tailwind gust may cause an aeroplane to:
89 - What does the symbol indicate on a significant weather chart?
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90 - Above and below a low level inversion the wind is likely to
91 - What is the classification of the air mass affecting position 'Q' at 0600 UTC?
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92 - You are flying at FL 300 where the outside air temperature is -57,5°C and the pressure at MSL is 1013,25 hPa. If you assume that the difference between the actual temperature and the temperature in the ISA is valid for the whole troposphere, then the true altitude is:
93 - 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?
94 - In the mid-latitudes of the northern hemisphere the wind blows:
95 - 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?
96 - 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?
97 - Which of the following conditions are you most likely to encounter when approaching an active warm front at medium to low level ?
98 - When a front has to cross a chain of mountains, its activity
99 - During the winter months in mid-latitudes in the northern hemisphere, the polar front jet stream moves toward the
100 - Clear ice forms on an aircraft by the freezing of:
101 - Which one of the following statements regarding the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is correct?
102 - The greater the pressure gradient the
103 - For an aircraft what are the meteorological dangers associated with a Harmattan wind?
104 - A parcel of rising air stays unsaturated. Which of the following statements is correct?
105 - What is a characteristic of stable air?
106 - 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?
107 - In which of these temperature bands is ice most likely to form on the aircraft's surface?
108 - With what type of clouds are showers most likely associated?
109 - A vertical spacing of 1000 FT is the standard required separation between two FL. Under conditions of cold air advection (ISA -15°C), what would the true vertical separation be?
110 - Assuming the usual direction of movement, where will this polar frontal wave have moved to (after a certain time)?
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111 - 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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112 - LFPG 221100Z 1219 22010KT 4500 RA BKN010 OVC015 TEMPO 1214 1500 +RA OVC005 FM1430 29020G35KT 6000 SHRA BKN008TCU OVC015 TEMPO 1619 25010KT 9999 NSW BKN020 PROB30 TEMPO 1619 1500 TSGR BKN007CBWhat is the most likely visibility for landing at 13:45Z?
113 - The QFF at an airfield located 400 metres above sea level is 1016 hPa. The air temperature is 10°C higher than a standard atmosphere. What is the QNH?
114 - Which one of the displayed cloud forms is representative of altocumulus lenticularis?
115 - Which one of the following local winds is a Foehn wind?
116 - Which of the following statements concerning the use of airborne weather radar in the vicinity of thunderstorms is true?
117 - A parcel of unsaturated air is forced to rise through an isothermal layer. So long as it remains unsaturated, the temperature of the parcel
118 - When planning a flight at FL 110, which upper wind and temperature chart would be nearest your flight level ?
119 - The air mass affecting position "S" is most likely to be
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120 - 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:
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