Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

The polar front is the boundary between:

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Polar air and tropical air.

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Maritime polar air and continental polar air.

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Arctic air and tropical air.

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Arctic air and polar air.

Question 2

What is a favourable synoptic situation for the development of a Scirocco?

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Low pressure area in the western part of the Mediterranean sea

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High pressure area over Italy

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Extension of the Azores high pressure area over the Alps

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High pressure area in the western part of the Mediterranean sea

Question 3

In which of the following 1850 UTC METAR reports, is the probability of fog formation, in the coming night, the highest?

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VRB01KT 8000 SCT250 11/10 Q1028 BECMG 3000 BR =

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VRB02KT 2500 SCT120 14/M08 Q1035 NOSIG =

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00000KT 9999 SCT030 21/01 Q1032 NOSIG =

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22004KT 6000 -RA SCT012 OVC030 17/14 Q1009 NOSIG =

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning jet streams is correct?

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In the northern hemisphere both westerly and easterly jet streams occur

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In the northern hemisphere only westerly jet streams occur

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In the southern hemisphere only easterly jet streams occur

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In the southern hemisphere no jet streams occur

Question 5

You are flying at FL 160. Outside air temperature is -27°C, and the pressure at sea level is 1003 hPa. What is the true altitude?

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15090'

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15630'

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16370'

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16910'

Question 6

Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for FL 300?

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300 hPa

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200 hPa

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700 hPa

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500 hPa

Question 7

Which one of the following statements concerning the formation of aircraft icing is most correct ?

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A cloud consisting of both supercooled water droplets and ice crystals produces aircraft icing

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Probability of icing increases when dry snow starts to fall from a cloud.

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Risk for icing increases when cloud temperature decreases well below minus 12 degrees

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Greatest risk of icing conditions is experienced in cirrus clouds.

Question 8

In which of the following areas do surface high pressure systems usually predominate over the North Atlantic region between 30°N and 65°N and the adjoining land areas during the northern summer?

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Azores, SE USA, SW Europe

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Iceland, SW USA, Azores

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Greenland, Azores, NE Canada

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Greenland, SW Europe, NE Canada

Question 9

In mid-latitudes, the tops of Cumulus are often limited by:

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A temperature inversion

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A radiation inversion

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A layer of unstable air

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The tropopause

Question 10

Considering the route indicated from Recife to Dakar the mean height of the tropopause during January is approximately

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56 000 FT

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43 000 FT

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36 000 FT

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29 000 FT

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