Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

Which of the following factors have the greatest effect on the formation of the various types of ice on an aircraft ?

Accepted Answer

Cloud temperature and droplet size

Answer

Aircraft speed and size of cloud droplets

Answer

Relative humidity inside the cloud

Answer

Aircraft speed and curvature of the airfoil

Question 2

The boundary between polar and tropical air is known as:

Accepted Answer

Polar front.

Answer

Tropical front.

Answer

Cold front.

Answer

Warm front.

Question 3

The dewpoint temperature

Accepted Answer

Can be reached by cooling the air whilst keeping pressure constant

Answer

Can not be lower than the air temperature

Answer

Can not be equal to the air temperature

Answer

Can be reached by lowering the pressure whilst keeping temperature constant

Question 4

Steaming fog (arctic sea smoke) occurs in air

Accepted Answer

With cold mass properties

Answer

That is stable

Answer

That is absolutely stable

Answer

With warm mass properties

Question 5

When, if at all, is a tropical revolving storm most likely to affect Darwin, on the central north coast of Australia?

Accepted Answer

December to April

Answer

Not experienced at Darwin

Answer

August to October

Answer

May to July

Question 6

The wind direction in a METAR is measured relative to:

Accepted Answer

True North.

Answer

The 0-meridian.

Answer

Grid North.

Answer

Magnetic North.

Question 7

With the development of a thunderstorm, at what stage will there be only updraughts of air?

Accepted Answer

Initial stage

Answer

Mature stage

Answer

Anvil stage

Answer

Dissipating stage

Question 8

Which of the following statements concerning the lifting of a parcel of air is correct ?

Accepted Answer

Unsaturated parcels cool more rapidly than saturated parcels

Answer

Saturated parcels always cool at a rate of 0.65°C per 100m

Answer

Unsaturated parcels cool at a rate of 0.65°C per 100m

Answer

Unsaturated parcels cool less rapidly than saturated parcels

Question 9

Which of the following clouds are classified as medium level clouds in temperate regions?

Accepted Answer

SC, NS. AS, A

Answer

CI, C

Answer

SC, NS.

Answer

CS, ST.

Question 10

Absolute instability is said to exist whenever the environmental lapse rate

Accepted Answer

Exceeds the dry adiabatic lapse rate

Answer

Is less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate

Answer

Is less than the saturated adiabatic lapse rate

Answer

Is between the dry and saturated adiabatic lapse rate

Quiz Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Test 10 Questions ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license - Meteorology, no time limit