Exam quiz Meteorology - PPL(H) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

What visual flight conditions can be expected within the warm sector of a polar front low during summer time?

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Moderate to good visibility, scattered clouds

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Visibility less than 1000 m, cloud-covered ground

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Moderate visibility, heavy showers and thunderstorms

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Good visibility, some isolated high clouds

Question 2

The movement of air flowing together is called...

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Convergence.

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Subsidence.

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Divergence.

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Confluence.

Question 3

The pressure which is measured at a ground station and reduced to mean sea level (MSL) by means of the actual atmospheric conditions is called...

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QFF

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QFE

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QNE

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QNH

Question 4

Weather and operational information about the destination aerodrome can be obtained during the flight by...

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ATIS.

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VOLMET

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SIGMET.

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PIREP.

Question 5

When air masses meet each other head on, how is this referred to and what air movements will follow?

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Convergence resulting in air being lifted

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Divergence resulting in air being lifted

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Convergence resulting in sinking air

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Divergence resulting in sinking air

Question 6

The barometric altimeter with QNH setting indicates...

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Height above MSL.

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True altitude above MSL.

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Height above the pressure level at airfield elevation.

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Height above standard pressure 1013.25 hPa.

Question 7

How can wind speed and wind direction be derived from surface weather charts?

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By alignment and distance of isobaric lines

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By annotations from the text part of the chart

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By alignment of lines of warm- and cold fronts

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By alignment and distance of hypsometric lines

Question 8

What condition may prevent the formation of "radiation fog"?

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Overcast cloud cover

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Low spread

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Calm wind

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Clear night, no clouds

Question 9

SIGMET warnings are issued for...

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FIRs / UIRs.

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Specific routings.

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Countries.

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Airports.

Question 10

What cloud type does the picture show? See figure (MET-002).

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Cumulus

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Altus

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Stratus

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Cirrus

Question 11

What factors are required for the formation of precipitation in clouds?

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Moderate to strong updrafts

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Calm winds and intensive sunlight insolation

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The presence of an inversion layer

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High humidity and high temperatures

Question 12

Temperatures will be given by meteorological aviation services in Europe in which unit?

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Degrees Centigrade (° C)

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Degrees Fahrenheit

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Gpdam

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Kelvin

Question 13

At what rate does the temperature change with increasing height according to ISA (ICAO Standard Atmosphere) within the troposphere?

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Decreases by 2° C / 1000 ft

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Decreases by 2° C / 100 m

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Increases by 2° C / 100 m

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Increases by 2° C / 1000 ft

Question 14

The symbol labeled (2) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005)

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Warm front.

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Occlusion.

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Front aloft.

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Cold front.

Question 15

What weather is likely to be experienced during "Foehn" in the Bavarian area close to the alps?

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Nimbostratus cloud in the southern alps, rotor clouds at the lee side, warm and dry wind

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Cold, humid downhill wind on the lee side of the alps, flat pressure pattern

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High pressure area overhead Biskaya and low pressure area in Eastern Europe

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Nimbostratus cloud in the northern alps, rotor clouds at the windward side, warm and dry wind

Question 16

Clouds in high layers are referred to as...

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Cirro-.

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Nimbo-.

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Strato-.

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Alto-.

Question 17

In a METAR, "(moderate) showers of rain" are designated by the identifier...

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SHRA

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TS

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+RA

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+TSRA

Question 18

Winds blowing uphill are defined as...

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Anabatic winds.

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Subsident winds.

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Katabatic winds.

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Convergent winds.

Question 19

Which force causes "wind"?

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Pressure gradient force

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Thermal force

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Coriolis force

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Centrifugal force

Question 20

What are the air masses that Central Europe is mainly influenced by?

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Polar cold air and tropical warm air

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Arctic and polar cold air

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Tropical and arctic cold air

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Equatorial and tropical warm air

Question 21

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 22

What pressure pattern may result from cold-air inflow in high tropospheric layers?

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Formation of a low in the upper troposphere

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Alternating pressure

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Formation of a large ground low

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Formation of a high in the upper troposphere

Question 23

The term "tropopause" is defined as...

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The boundary area between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

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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.

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The layer above the troposphere showing an increasing temperature.

Question 24

Information about pressure patterns and frontal situation can be found in which chart?

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Surface weather chart.

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Wind chart.

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Significant Weather Chart (SWC).

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Hypsometric chart.

Question 25

An inversion layer close to the ground can be caused by...

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Ground cooling during the night.

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Thickening of clouds in medium layers.

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Intensifying and gusting winds.

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Large-scale lifting of air.

Question 26

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

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

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

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

Question 27

The pressure at MSL in ISA conditions is...

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1013.25 hPa.

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1123 hPa.

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113.25 hPa.

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15 hPa.

Question 28

A boundary between a cold polar air mass and a warm subtropical air mass showing no horizontal displacement is called...

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Stationary front

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Warm front

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Occluded front

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Cold front

Question 29

The movement of air flowing apart is called...

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Divergence.

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Subsidence.

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Concordence.

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Convergence.

Question 30

Measured pressure distribution in MSL and corresponding frontal systems are displayed by the...

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Surface weather chart.

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Hypsometric chart

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Prognostic chart.

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Significant Weather Chart (SWC).

Question 31

The temperature lapse rate with increasing height within the troposphere according ISA is...

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0.65° C / 100 m.

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3° C / 100 m.

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0.6° C / 100 m.

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1° C / 100 m.

Question 32

Which of the stated wind phenomena will increase in speed since its path is narrowed by mountains?

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Mistral

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Scirocco

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Bora

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Passat

Question 33

What has to be considered when taking off in a ground inversion?

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During climb, a sudden decrease in speed and climb performance has to be expected

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Due to low temperatures close to the ground, icing has to be expected

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Climb should be performed with the lowest possible speed and maximum power

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During the climb, a sudden increase in speed and climb performance has to be expected

Question 34

What weather conditions can be expected in high pressure areas during summer?

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Calm weather and cloud dissipation, few high Cu

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Squall lines and thunderstorms

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Changing weather with passing of frontal lines

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Calm winds and widespread areas with high fog

Question 35

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

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0.6° C / 100 m.

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2° C / 1000 ft.

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1.0° C / 100 m.

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0° C / 100 m.

Question 36

What is the name of the cold, katabatic wind phenomena blowing from northeast into the Adriatic Sea?

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Bora

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Scirocco

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Mistral

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Passat

Question 37

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

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Parallel to the isobars.

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Perpendicular 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.

Question 38

What weather development will result from convergence at ground level?

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Ascending air and cloud formation

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Ascending air and cloud dissipation

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Descending air and cloud dissipation

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Descending air and cloud formation

Question 39

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

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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 40

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 41

What pressure pattern can be observed when a cold front is passing?

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Shortly decreasing, thereafter increasing pressure

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Continually increasing pressure

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Continually decreasing pressure

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Constant pressure pattern

Question 42

Which type of ice forms by large, supercooled droplets hitting the front surfaces of an aircraft?

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Clear ice

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Rime ice

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Hoar frost

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Mixed ice

Question 43

The barometric altimeter indicates height above...

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A selected reference pressure level.

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Mean sea level.

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Standard pressure 1013.25 hPa.

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Ground.

Question 44

What temperatures are most dangerous with respect to airframe icing?

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0° to -12° C

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+20° to -5° C

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+5° to -10° C

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-20° to -40° C

Question 45

What information can be found in the ATIS, but not in a METAR?

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Operational information such as runway in use and transition level

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Information about current weather, for example types of precipitation

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Approach information, such as ground visibility and cloud base

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Information about mean wind speeds, maximum speeds in gusts if applicable

Question 46

In a METAR, "heavy rain" is designated by the identifier...

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+RA

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RA

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SHRA

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+SHRA

Question 47

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 48

Air descending behind a mountain range is defined as...

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Katabatic wind.

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Anabatic wind.

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Divergent wind.

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Convergent wind.

Question 49

What clouds and weather can typically be observed during the passage of a cold front?

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

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

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

Question 50

What phenomenon is caused by cold air downdrafts with precipitation from a fully developed thunderstorm cloud?

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Gust front

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Anvil-head top of Cb cloud

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Freezing Rain

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Electrical discharge

Question 51

Which of the following conditions are most favourable for ice accretion?

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Temperatures between 0° C and -12° C, presence of supercooled water droplets (clouds)

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Temperatures below 0° C, strong wind, sky clear of clouds

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Temperatures between -20° C and -40° C, presence of ice crystals (Ci clouds)

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Temperatures between +10° C and -30° C, presence of hail (clouds)

Question 52

How is an air mass described when moving to Central Europe via the Russian continent during winter?

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Continental polar air

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Maritime polar air

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Continental tropical air

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Maritime tropical air

Question 53

The saturated adiabatic lapse rate is...

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Lower than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Proportional to the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Higher than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Equal to the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

Question 54

Which type of cloud is associated with prolonged rain?

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Nimbostratus

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Cumulonimbus

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Cirrostratus

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Altocumulus

Question 55

Given the following information, what is the true altitude? (rounded to the nearest 50 ft) QNH: 983 hPa Altitude: FL 85 Outside Air Temperature: ISA - 10°

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7300 ft

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7600 ft

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7900 ft

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9400 ft

Question 56

Which conditions are likely for the formation of advection fog?

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Warm, humid air moves over a cold surface

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Cold, humid air moves over a warm ocean

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Warm, humid air cools during a cloudy night

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Humidity evaporates from warm, humid ground into cold air

Question 57

Cold air inflow in high tropospheric layers may result in...

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Showers and thunderstorms.

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Stabilisation and calm weather.

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Frontal weather.

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Calm weather and cloud dissipation.

Question 58

What danger arises for a helicopter during flight through a ground inversion in winter?

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Ice formation below the inversion

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Cloud formation above the inversion

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Baffling wind conditions

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Electrostatic charges

Question 59

What cloud type can typically be observed across widespread high pressure areas during summer?

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Scattered Cu clouds

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Overcast low stratus

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Squall lines and thunderstorms

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Overcast Ns clouds

Question 60

Regarding the type of cloud, precipitation is classified as...

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Rain and showers of rain

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Showers of snow and rain

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Light and heavy precipitation

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Prolonged rain and continuous rain

Question 61

What information can be obtained from satellite images?

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Overview of cloud covers and front lines

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Turbulence and icing

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Flight visibility, ground visibility, and ground contact

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Temperature and dew point of environmental air

Question 62

The altimeter can be checked on the ground by setting...

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QNH and comparing the indication with the airfield elevation.

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QNE and checking that the indication shows zero on the ground.

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QFF and comparing the indication with the airfield elevation.

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QFE and comparing the indication with the airfield elevation.

Question 63

The barometric altimeter with QFE setting indicates...

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Height above the pressure level at airfield elevation.

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Height above standard pressure 1013.25 hPa.

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True altitude above MSL.

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Height above MSL.

Question 64

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

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Region of origin and track during movement

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Environmental lapse rate at origin

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Temperatures at origin and present region

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Wind speed and tropopause height

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