1 - The term "trigger temperature" is defined as the temperature which...
2 - What information is NOT found on Low-Level Significant Weather Charts (LLSWC)?
3 - What type of turbulence is typically found close to the ground on the lee side during Foehn conditions?
4 - Cold air inflow in high tropospheric layers may result in...
5 - What condition may prevent the formation of "radiation fog"?
6 - What factors may indicate a tendency to fog formation?
7 - What chart shows areas of precipitation?
8 - What wind conditions can be expected in areas showing large distances between isobars?
9 - What visual flight conditions can be expected after the passage of a cold front?
10 - The barometric altimeter indicates height above...
11 - What weather conditions in Central Europe are typically found in high pressure areas during summer?
12 - The character of an air mass is given by what properties?
13 - What weather conditions can be expected during "Foehn" on the windward side of a mountain range?
14 - The barometric altimeter with QFE setting indicates...
15 - Extensive high pressure areas can be found throughout the year ...
16 - What pressure pattern can be observed during the passage of a polar front low?
17 - Clouds in high layers are referred to as...
18 - Moderate to severe turbulence has to be expected...
19 - What can be expected for the prevailling wind with isobars on a surface weather chart showing large distances?
20 - The term "beginning of thermals" refers to the moment when thermal intensity...
21 - What process causes latent heat being released into the upper troposphere?
22 - Which force causes "wind"?
23 - What wind is reportet as 225/15 ?
24 - The gliding weather report states environmental instability. At morning, dew covers gras and no thermals are presently active. What development can be expected for thermal activity?
25 - What phenomenon is caused by cold air downdrafts with precipitation from a fully developed thunderstorm cloud?
26 - Temperatures will be given by meteorological aviation services in Europe in which unit?
27 - What type of fog emerges if humid and almost saturated air, is forced to rise upslope of hills or shallow mountains by the prevailling wind?
28 - The symbol labeled (1) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005) Siehe Anlage 4
question met-005.jpg
29 - What situation is referred to as "shielding"?
30 - What type of cloud indicates thermal updrafts?
31 - Which process may result in an inversion layer at about 5000 ft (1500 m) height?
32 - While planning a 500 km triangle flight, there is a squall line 100 km west of the departure airfield, extending from north to south, moving east. Concerning the weather situation, what decision would be recommendable?
33 - What visual flight conditions can be expected within the warm sector of a polar front low during summer time?
34 - With regard to global circulation within the atmosphere, where does polar cold air meets subtropical warm air?
35 - In a METAR, "(moderate) showers of rain" are designated by the identifier...
36 - Under which conditions "back side weather" ("Rückseitenwetter") can be expected?
37 - What cloud sequence can typically be observed during the passage of a warm front?
38 - Weather and operational information about the destination aerodrome can be obtained during the flight by...
39 - Which answer contains every state of water found in the atmosphere?
40 - With regard to thunderstorms, strong up- and downdrafts appear during the...
41 - What information can be found in the ATIS, but not in a METAR?
42 - Which conditions are likely for the formation of advection fog?
43 - What weather conditions can be expected in high pressure areas during winter?
44 - The dry adiabatic lapse rate has a value of...
45 - What frontal line divides subtropical air from polar cold air, in particular across Central Europe?
46 - How can wind speed and wind direction be derived from surface weather charts?
47 - What change of wind direction can be expected during the passage of a polar front low in Central Europe?
48 - In a METAR, "heavy rain" is designated by the identifier...
49 - What cloud type does the picture show? See figure (MET-004). Siehe Anlage 3
question met-004.jpg
50 - What kind of reduction in visibility is not very sensitive to changes in temperature?
51 - What cloud type does the picture show? See figure (MET-002). Siehe Anlage 2
question met-002.jpg
52 - What is meant by "inversion layer"?
53 - What weather is likely to be experienced during "Foehn" in the Bavarian area close to the alps?
54 - The movement of air flowing together is called...
55 - Information about pressure patterns and frontal situation can be found in which chart?
56 - Which processes result in decreasing air density?
57 - What weather conditions can be expected in high pressure areas during summer?
58 - What situation may result in the occurrence of severe wind shear?
59 - SIGMET warnings are issued for...
60 - The temperature lapse rate with increasing height within the troposphere according ISA is...
61 - What pressure pattern may result from cold-air inflow in high tropospheric layers?
62 - How does inflowing cold air affect the shape and vertical distance between pressure layers?
63 - "Foehn" conditions usually develop with...
64 - How does air temperatur change in ISA from MSL to approx. 10.000 m height?
65 - What are the air masses that Central Europe is mainly influenced by?
66 - What clouds and weather can typically be observed during the passage of a cold front?
67 - The altimeter can be checked on the ground by setting...
68 - The height of the tropopause of the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) is at...
69 - What change in thermal activity may be expected with cirrus clouds coming up from one direction and becoming more dense, blocking the sun?
70 - Which type of ice forms by very small water droplets and ice crystals hitting the front surfaces of an aircraft?
71 - What weather phenomenon designated by "2" has to be expected on the lee side during "Foehn" conditions? See figure (MET-001). Siehe Anlage 1
question met-001.jpg
72 - What weather phenomena have to be expected around an upper-level trough?
73 - What conditions are mandatory for the formation of thermal thunderstorms?
74 - The saturated adiabatic lapse rate is...
75 - Which weather chart shows the actual air pressure as in MSL along with pressure centers and fronts?
76 - What is meant by "isothermal layer"?
77 - What process results in the formation of "advection fog"?
78 - Clouds are basically distinguished by what types?
79 - What is the mass of a "cube of air" with the edges 1 m long, at MSL according ISA?
80 - The movement of air flowing apart is called...
81 - An inversion layer close to the ground can be caused by...
82 - Light turbulence always has to be expected...
83 - Above the friction layer, with a prevailing pressure gradient, the wind direction is...
84 - What process results in the formation of "orographic fog" ("hill fog")?
85 - An inversion is a layer ...
86 - What pressure pattern can be observed when a cold front is passing?
87 - What is the usual direction of movement of a polar front low?
88 - How do spread and relative humidity change with increasing temperature?
89 - What information can be obtained from satallite images?
90 - With other factors remaining constant, decreasing temperature results in...
91 - Measured pressure distribution in MSL and corresponding frontal systems are displayed by the...
92 - Weather phenomena are most common to be found in which atmospheric layer?
93 - How is an air mass described when moving to Central Europe via the Russian continent during winter?
94 - The term "tropopause" is defined as...
95 - Which of the following conditions are most favourable for ice accretion?
96 - Mountain side updrafts can be intensified by ...
97 - What factor may affect the top of cumulus clouds?
98 - Heavy downdrafts and strong wind shear close to the ground can be expected...
99 - What conditions are favourable for the formation of thunderstorms?
100 - What is the ISA standard pressure at FL 180 (5500 m)?
101 - What danger is most immenent when an aircraft is hit by lightning?
102 - What temperatures are most dangerous with respect to airframe icing?
103 - The symbol labeled (2) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005) Siehe Anlage 4
question met-005.jpg
104 - What is the mean height of the tropopause according to ISA (ICAO Standard Atmosphere)?
105 - What danger is most imminent during an approach to an airfield situated in a valley, with strong wind aloft blowing perpendicular to the mountain ridge?
106 - What weather conditions may be expected during conditionally unstable conditions?
107 - How do dew point and relative humidity change with decreasing temperature?
108 - Which of the stated surfaces will reduce the wind speed most due to ground friction?
109 - What clouds and weather may result from an humid and instable air mass, that is pushed against a chain of mountains by the predominant wind and forced to rise?
110 - What is referred to as mountain wind?
111 - The pressure at MSL in ISA conditions is...
112 - The saturated adiabatic lapse rate should be assumed with a mean value of:
113 - What situation is called "over-development" in a weather report?
114 - What is the gas composition of "air"?
115 - The formation of medium to large precipitation particles requires...
116 - The barometric altimeter with QNH setting indicates...
117 - When air masses meet each other head on, how is this referred to and what air movements will follow?
118 - A boundary between a cold polar air mass and a warm subtropical air mass showing no horizontal displacement is called...
119 - What cloud type can typically be observed across widespread high pressure areas during summer?
120 - At what rate does the temperature change with increasing height according to ISA (ICAO Standard Atmosphere) within the troposphere?