Exam quiz Meteorology - EASA PPL(A) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

For safe PPL(A) operation, how should QNH be understood?

Accepted Answer

It is the altimeter setting to indicate elevation above mean sea level

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It determines aircraft empty mass

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It is unrelated to wind or cloud

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It guarantees smooth air

Question 2

How should weather alternates be understood by a private pilot?

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They should be reviewed because destination weather can deteriorate

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It means the aircraft is unserviceable

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They are used only by helicopters

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It always improves visibility

Question 3

For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about METAR?

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It reports observed aerodrome weather at a specific time

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It gives aircraft mass

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It is an aircraft maintenance forecast

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It always improves visibility

Question 4

Which type of ice forms by very small water droplets and ice crystals hitting the front surfaces of an aircraft?

Accepted Answer

Rime ice

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Clear ice

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Mixed ice

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Hoar frost

Question 5

Which practical rule applies to temperature-dew point spread?

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A small spread indicates high humidity and possible mist, fog or low cloud

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It is a runway marking

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It applies only to turbine aircraft

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It is an aircraft maintenance forecast

Question 6

Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of pressure gradient?

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A stronger gradient normally indicates stronger wind

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It replaces NOTAM

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It always reduces landing distance

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It is unrelated to wind

Question 7

What clouds and weather may result from a humid and unstable air mass, that is pushed against a chain of mountains by the predominant wind and forced to rise?

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Embedded CB with thunderstorms and showers of hail and/or rain.

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Thin Altostratus and Cirrostratus clouds with light and steady precipitation.

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Overcast low stratus (high fog) with no precipitation.

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Smooth, unstructured NS cloud with light drizzle or snow (during winter).

Question 8

What type of fog emerges if humid and almost saturated air, is forced to rise upslope of hills or shallow mountains by the prevailing wind?

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Orographic fog

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Steaming fog

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Radiation fog

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Advection fog

Question 9

Clouds are basically distinguished by what types?

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Cumulus and stratiform clouds

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Stratiform and ice clouds

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Layered and lifted clouds

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Thunderstorm and shower clouds

Question 10

What weather phenomenon designated by "2" has to be expected on the lee side during "Foehn" conditions? See figure (MET-001).

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Altocumulus lenticularis

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Altocumulus Castellanus

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Nimbostratus

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Cumulonimbus

Question 11

Which meteorological statement is correct? The average ISA temperature lapse rate in the troposphere is...

Accepted Answer

about 2 °C per 1000 ft

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It means the aircraft is unserviceable

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It always reduces landing distance

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zero at all levels

Question 12

What is the gas composition of "air"?

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Oxygen 21 % Nitrogen 78 % Noble gases / carbon dioxide 1 %

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Oxygen 21 % Water vapour 78 % Noble gases / carbon dioxide 1 %

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Oxygen 78 % Water vapour 21 % Nitrogen 1 %

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Nitrogen 21 % Oxygen 78 % Noble gases / carbon dioxide 1 %

Question 13

During cross-country planning, how should airframe icing be understood by a private pilot?

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It is most likely in visible moisture at temperatures near or below freezing

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It occurs only in dry warm air

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It is an aircraft maintenance forecast

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It removes the need for alternates

Question 14

Extensive high pressure areas can be found throughout the year ...

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Over oceanic areas at latitudes around 30°N/S

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In areas showing extensive lifting processes

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In mid latitudes along the polar front

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In tropical areas, close to the equator

Question 15

What is the ISA standard pressure at FL 180 (5500 m)?

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500 hPa

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250 hPa

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300 hPa

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1013.25 hPa

Question 16

For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about cumulonimbus?

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It is associated with thunderstorms, severe turbulence, icing, hail and wind shear

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It is a runway marking

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It always reduces landing distance

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It always improves visibility

Question 17

In normal private flying, which statement about QNH is correct?

Accepted Answer

It is the altimeter setting to indicate elevation above mean sea level

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It is an aircraft maintenance forecast

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It always improves visibility

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It is unrelated to wind or cloud

Question 18

For safe PPL(A) operation, how should airframe icing be understood?

Accepted Answer

It is most likely in visible moisture at temperatures near or below freezing

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It determines aircraft empty mass

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It removes the need for alternates

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It is a radio licence condition

Question 19

What is referred to as mountain wind?

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Wind blowing down the mountain side during the night

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Wind blowing uphill from the valley during daytime

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Wind blowing uphill from the valley during the night

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Wind blowing down the mountain side during daytime.

Question 20

SIGMET warnings are issued for...

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FIRs / UIRs

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Specific routings.

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Airports

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Countries

Question 21

What is correct about carburettor icing weather?

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It can occur in humid air even when outside temperature is above freezing

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It is a radio licence condition

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It replaces NOTAM

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It affects only jet engines

Question 22

Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of mountain wave?

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It can produce strong turbulence and downdraughts downwind of terrain

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It always improves visibility

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It applies only after landing

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It is checked only once per year

Question 23

A low QNH compared with standard pressure means...

Accepted Answer

the altimeter would overread if left on 1013 hPa near the ground

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the altimeter is unusable

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temperature is always high

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wind is always calm

Question 24

"Foehn" conditions usually develop with...

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Stability, widespread air blown against a mountain ridge.

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Instability, widespread air blown against a mountain ridge.

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Instability, high pressure area with calm wind.

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Stability, high pressure area with calm wind.

Question 25

How do spread and relative humidity change with increasing temperature?

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Spread increases, relative humidity decreases

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Spread remains constant, relative humidity decreases

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Spread increases, relative humidity increases

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Spread remains constant, relative humidity increases

Question 26

In normal private flying, which statement about cold fronts is correct?

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They can bring cloud, showers, turbulence and rapid weather changes

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It is an aircraft maintenance forecast

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It is a radio licence condition

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It is checked only once per year

Question 27

For safe PPL(A) operation, how should pressure gradient be understood?

Accepted Answer

A stronger gradient normally indicates stronger wind

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It is checked only once per year

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It means the aircraft is unserviceable

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It always reduces landing distance

Question 28

What cloud sequence can typically be observed during the passage of a warm front?

Accepted Answer

Cirrus, thickening altostratus and altocumulus clouds, lowering cloud base with rain, nimbostratus

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In coastal areas during daytime wind from the coast and forming of cumulus clouds, dissipation of clouds during evening and night

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Wind becoming calm, dissipation of clouds and warming during summer; formation of extended high fog layers during winter

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Squall line with showers of rain and thunderstorms (Cb), gusting wind followed by cumulus clouds with isolated showers of rain

Question 29

An aeroplane is at 3000 ft altitude with QNH 1005 hPa. What is the approximate pressure altitude?

Accepted Answer

3220 ft

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3520 ft

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2920 ft

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3000 ft

Question 30

Which meteorological statement is correct? A METAR is primarily...

Accepted Answer

an aerodrome routine weather report

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It replaces NOTAM

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a long-term climate forecast

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It determines aircraft empty mass

Question 31

Which statement about carburettor icing weather is correct for a PPL(A) pilot?

Accepted Answer

It can occur in humid air even when outside temperature is above freezing

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It occurs only in snow

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It is impossible above 0 degrees C

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It affects only jet engines

Question 32

When reviewing the flight, what is correct about cumulonimbus?

Accepted Answer

It is associated with thunderstorms, severe turbulence, icing, hail and wind shear

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It applies only after landing

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It means the aircraft is unserviceable

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It is a type of runway marking

Question 33

The symbol labeled (3) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005)

Accepted Answer

Occlusion.

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Front aloft.

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Warm front.

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Cold front.

Question 34

The dry adiabatic lapse rate has a value of...

Accepted Answer

1,0° C / 100 m.

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2° / 1000 ft.

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0,6° C / 100 m.

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0,65° C / 100 m.

Question 35

Stable air is commonly associated with...

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layer cloud and poor vertical mixing

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strong thermals only

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cumulonimbus always

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dust devils only

Question 36

What should a private pilot remember about carburettor icing weather?

Accepted Answer

It can occur in humid air even when outside temperature is above freezing

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It is unrelated to wind or cloud

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It changes magnetic variation

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It always reduces landing distance

Question 37

What is correct about METAR?

Accepted Answer

It reports observed aerodrome weather at a specific time

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It applies only to turbine aircraft

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It replaces all in-flight weather judgement

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It removes the need for alternates

Question 38

In METAR, TS indicates...

Accepted Answer

thunderstorm

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snow

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dust

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mist

Question 39

Which meteorological statement is correct? In METAR, FG indicates...

Accepted Answer

fog

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mist

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It is an aircraft maintenance forecast

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It removes the need for alternates

Question 40

What information is NOT found on Low-Level Significant Weather Charts (LLSWC)?

Accepted Answer

Radar echos of precipitation

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Information about icing conditions

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Information about turbulence areas

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Front lines and frontal displacements

Question 41

Clouds in high layers are referred to as...

Accepted Answer

Cirro-

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Nimbo-.

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Strato-.

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Alto-

Question 42

How should QNH be understood by a private pilot?

Accepted Answer

It is the altimeter setting to indicate elevation above mean sea level

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It applies only to turbine aircraft

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It is wind direction

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It is aircraft empty mass

Question 43

What cloud type does the picture show? See figure (MET-004).

Accepted Answer

Cirrus

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Altocumulus

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Cumulus

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Stratus

Question 44

The character of an air mass is given by what properties?

Accepted Answer

Region of origin and track during movement

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Temperatures at origin and present region

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Wind speed and tropopause height

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Environmental lapse rate at origin

Question 45

For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about sea breeze?

Accepted Answer

It is a local circulation caused by differential heating of land and sea

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It guarantees smooth air

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It applies only to turbine aircraft

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It determines aircraft empty mass

Question 46

Above the friction layer, with a prevailing pressure gradient, the wind direction is...

Accepted Answer

Parallel to the isobars.

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Perpendicular to the isohypses.

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At an angle of 30° to the isobars towards low pressure.

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Perpendicular to the isobars.

Question 47

With regard to global circulation within the atmosphere, where does polar cold air meet subtropical warm air?

Accepted Answer

At the polar front

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At the equator

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At the geographic poles

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At the subtropical high pressure belt

Question 48

Which answer contains every state of water found in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Liquid, solid, and gaseous

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Liquid and solid

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Gaseous and liquid

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Liquid

Question 49

Which statement gives the best operational interpretation of weather alternates?

Accepted Answer

They should be reviewed because destination weather can deteriorate

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It determines aircraft empty mass

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It guarantees smooth air

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It applies only to turbine aircraft

Question 50

The saturated adiabatic lapse rate should be assumed with a mean value of:

Accepted Answer

0,6° C / 100 m

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1,0° C / 100 m

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0° C / 100 m

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2° C / 1000 ft

Question 51

What weather phenomena have to be expected around an upper-level trough?

Accepted Answer

Development of showers and thunderstorms (Cb)

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Calm wind, forming of shallow cumulus clouds

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Calm weather, formation of lifted fog layers

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Formation of high stratus clouds, ground-covering cloud bases

Question 52

What is the correct operational meaning of weather alternates?

Accepted Answer

They should be reviewed because destination weather can deteriorate

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It applies only to turbine aircraft

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It is an aircraft maintenance forecast

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It is a radio licence condition

Question 53

The term "tropopause" is defined as...

Accepted Answer

The boundary area between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

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The layer above the troposphere showing an increasing temperature.

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The boundary area between the mesosphere and the stratosphere.

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The height above which the temperature starts to decrease.

Question 54

What factors may indicate a tendency to fog formation?

Accepted Answer

Low spread, decreasing temperature

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Low pressure, increasing temperature

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Low spread, increasing temperature

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Strong winds, decreasing temperature

Question 55

Advection fog forms when...

Accepted Answer

warm moist air moves over a colder surface

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cold dry air descends from mountains only

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the altimeter is set to QNH

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a thunderstorm dissipates instantly

Question 56

From this METAR, what can be concluded? METAR EGXX 121050Z 00000KT 0300 FG VV002 04/04 Q1002

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fog and very low visibility are present

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CAVOK conditions exist

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wind is 30 kt

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cloud base is 20000 ft

Question 57

Moderate to severe turbulence has to be expected...

Accepted Answer

On the lee side of a mountain range when rotor clouds are present.

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With the appearance of extended low stratus clouds (high fog).

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Overhead unbroken cloud layers.

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Below thick cloud layers on the windward side of a mountain range.

Question 58

In normal private flying, which statement about sea breeze is correct?

Accepted Answer

It is a local circulation caused by differential heating of land and sea

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It changes magnetic variation

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It means the aircraft is unserviceable

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It is a radio navigation aid

Question 59

Which meteorological statement is correct? In METAR, CAVOK means...

Accepted Answer

visibility, cloud and significant weather meet specified favourable criteria

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It applies only to turbine aircraft

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It determines aircraft empty mass

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It guarantees smooth air

Question 60

For safe PPL(A) operation, how should carburettor icing weather be understood?

Accepted Answer

It can occur in humid air even when outside temperature is above freezing

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It is checked only once per year

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It is impossible above 0 degrees C

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It is unrelated to wind or cloud

Question 61

When preparing a PPL(A) flight, what is correct about TAF?

Accepted Answer

It forecasts aerodrome weather for a specified period

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It means the aircraft is unserviceable

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It is an aircraft maintenance forecast

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It applies only after landing

Question 62

Which meteorological statement is correct? Carburettor icing can occur...

Accepted Answer

at temperatures well above 0 °C when humidity is high

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It is checked only once per year

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It applies only to turbine aircraft

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only with fuel tanks empty

Question 63

For a VFR private pilot, what should be remembered about warm fronts?

Accepted Answer

They are often associated with layered cloud and widespread precipitation

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It guarantees smooth air

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It changes magnetic variation

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It replaces NOTAM

Question 64

In METAR, BR indicates...

Accepted Answer

mist

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fog

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heavy rain

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snow grains

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