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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 - Large hail stones
2 - Isolated thunderstorms of a local nature are generally caused by
3 - During periods of undisturbed radiation weather, overland, the
4 - Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for FL 390?
5 - Absolute instability is said to exist whenever the environmental lapse rate
6 - What name is given to the jet stream lying over North Africa (B) ?
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7 - Steady precipitation, in contrast to showery precipitation falls from
8 - How are the air masses distributed in a cold occlusion ?
9 - What is signified if an occlusion is described as 'cold'?
10 - The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) particularly affects
11 - For an aircraft what are the meteorological dangers associated with a Harmattan wind?
12 - When is the RVR reported at most airports?
13 - Considering the sector Rome to 25°N on the route indicated, what mean upper winds may be expected at FL 300 during winter?
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14 - A layer is absolutely unstable if the temperature decrease with height is
15 - An air mass is called stable when
16 - What is the most significant difference between an equatorial jet stream and all the other jet streams ?
17 - A parcel of unsaturated air is forced to rise through an isothermal layer. So long as it remains unsaturated, the temperature of the parcel
18 - Maximum wind speeds associated with subtropical jet streams are usually located in the
19 - Where is a squall line to be expected?
20 - Convective clouds are formed
21 - In the lower levels of the atmosphere when the environmental lapse rate is greater than saturated adiabatic lapse rate but less than dry adiabatic lapse rate - the air mass is described as being:
22 - Clouds, fog or dew will always be formed when:
23 - The region of the globe where the greatest number of tropical revolving storms occur is
24 - What cloud cover is typical for a wide warm sector of a polar front depression over Central Europe in the summer?
25 - At what time of the year, are the paths of north Atlantic lows moving from west to east generally at their most southerly position?
26 - Which FL corresponds with the 500 hPa pressure level ?
27 - Which FL corresponds with the 200 hPa pressure level ?
28 - Which of the following statements concerning jet streams is correct?
29 - Runway Visual Range (RVR) is
30 - A sample of moist but unsaturated air may become saturated by
31 - Wind is caused by
32 - Advection fog can be formed when
33 - Strongly developed cumulus clouds are an indication of
34 - What weather conditions in the region of the Alps would you expect with Foehn from south?
35 - Over Madrid, what intensity of turbulence and icing is forecast at FL 200 ?
36 - What type of weather can usually be expected in a polar maritime air mass over central Europe in the daytime during summer?
37 - Thunderstorms in exceptional circumstances can occur in a warm front if
38 - 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:
39 - In a mountainous area, the most hazardous flying conditions associated with standing waves are likely to be experienced
40 - What is the most likely cause of a lack of clouds at higher levels in a stationary high?
41 - Vertical wind shear is
42 - Stratus formed by turbulence will occur when
43 - The temperature at FL 110 is -5°C. What will the temperature be at FL 50 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied ?
44 - What is the difference between radiation fog and advection fog ?
45 - An airborne weather radar installation makes it possible to detect the location of
46 - The isobars drawn on a surface weather chart represent lines of equal pressure
47 - What is the correct term for the descending air flow in a large high pressure area?
48 - 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
49 - In a METAR message, the wind group is 23010MPS. This means:
50 - Which statement is correct for the southern hemisphere?
51 - Areas of sinking air are generally cloudless because as air sinks it
52 - During a flight over the sea at FL 135, the true altitude is 13500 feet
53 - When fog is reported, the visibility is below
54 - At what degree of icing should ICAO's 'Change course and/or altitude immediately' instruction be followed?
55 - If the pressure surfaces bulge upwards in all levels then the pressure system is a:
56 - Which one of the following precipitation types gives the most severe icing?
57 - Which of the following weather reports could be, in accordance with the regulations, abbreviated to 'CAVOK'?
58 - The stability in a layer increases by advection of
59 - QNH is defined as
60 - When planning a flight at FL 110, which upper wind and temperature chart would be nearest your flight level ?
61 - What is the likely track for a hurricane in the Caribbean area?
62 - Clear ice forms on an aircraft by the freezing of:
63 - 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?
64 - 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?
65 - In unstable air, surface visibility is most likely to be restricted by
66 - 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
67 - A wind of 20 knots corresponds to an approximate speed of
68 - 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?
69 - In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest rate of accretion ?
70 - 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 ?
71 - A flight is to depart from an airport with runways 09 and 27. Surface wind is 270/05
72 - Tropical revolving storms do not occur in the southeast Pacific and the south Atlantic because
73 - The air mass affecting position "P" is most likely to be
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74 - 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?
75 - Which FL corresponds with the 300 hPa pressure level?
76 - Pressure altitude is obtained by:
77 - What process in an air mass leads to the creation of wide spread NS and AS cloud coverage?
78 - Frontal fog can be formed by
79 - What is the name of the wind or air mass which gives to the main part of India its greatest proportion of precipitation?
80 - What is a downburst?
81 - What intensity and type of airframe icing is most likely to occur when aircraft descend rapidly from FL 320 (temp. -45°C) to FL 60 in warm, moist clear air?
82 - Which of the following is a common cause of ground or surface temperature inversion ?
83 - Which of the following is the definition of relative humidity ?
84 - Which of the following cloud types can project up into the stratosphere?
85 - 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:
86 - What is the technical term for an increase in temperature with altitude?
87 - 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:
88 - The QNH at an airfield located 200 metres above sea level is 1022 hPa. The air temperature is not available. What is the QFF?
89 - Which forces are balanced with geostrophic winds?
90 - The upper wind and temperature chart of 250 hPa corresponds, in a standard atmosphere, to about
91 - When the subscale is set to the QNH of an airfield the pressure altimeter indicates
92 - A cumulus congestus is:
93 - What is the average vertical extent of radiation fog?
94 - Which of the following statements is true regarding moderate to severe airframe icing?
95 - Which of the following weather reports could be, in accordance with the regulations, abbreviated to "CAVOK"?
96 - 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
97 - From which of the following pieces of information can the stability of the atmosphere be derived?
98 - 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?
99 - Which one of the displayed cloud forms is representative of altocumulus lenticularis?
100 - A cold pool
101 - 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?
102 - With what type of cloud is 'DZ' precipitation most commonly associated?
103 - An aircraft is flying over the Alps on a warm summer's day. The weather is fine, and there is a high pressure system in the area. During the flight, a mountain is passed at an altitude of its summit. What reading will the aneroid altimeter give, compared to the summit's elevation?
104 - Isobars on a surface chart are lines of equal
105 - The most dangerous form of airframe icing is
106 - Which of the following statements is true ?
107 - 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?
108 - 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
109 - Divergence in the upper air results, near the surface, in:
110 - An aircraft maintains a constant indicated altitude of 5500 FT from A (1050 FT/AMSL - QNH 968 hPa) to B (650 FT/AMSL - QNH 1016 hPa). Assuming that the altimeter subscale setting remains unchanged at 968 hPa, the height of the aircraft above the surface at B will be
111 - Extensive cloud and precipitation is often associated with a non frontal thermal depression because of:
112 - 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=
113 - What is meant by an area of divergence?
114 - A layer can be:
115 - In a low pressure system the convergence at the surface is caused by
116 - 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?
117 - For a given airfield the QFE is 980 hPa and the QNH is 1000 hPa. The approximate elevation of the airfield is
118 - The greater the pressure gradient the
119 - 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?
120 - What will be the effect on the reading of an altimeter of an aircraft parked on the ground as an active cold front is passing?
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