Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

The maximum vapour pressure over a flat supercooled water surface and the maximum vapour pressure over a flat ice surface of the same temperature are compared. The maximum vapour pressure is

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Greater over the water surface

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Equal over both surfaces

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Smaller over the water surface

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The same over both surfaces if the air pressure is the same

Question 2

Advection is:

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Horizontal motion of air

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The same as convection

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The same as subsidence

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Vertical motion of air

Question 3

On a particular day part of a polar front jet stream runs from north to south in the northern hemisphere. This means that

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The polar air is below and to the east of the core of the jet

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Above the core of the jet the horizontal temperature gradient runs from north to south

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Below the core of the jet the horizontal temperature gradient runs from north to south

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The polar air is on the eastern side and above the core of the jet

Question 4

Steady precipitation, in contrast to showery precipitation falls from

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Stratiform clouds with little or no turbulence

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Convective clouds with little or no turbulence

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Convective clouds with moderate turbulence

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Stratiform clouds with severe turbulence

Question 5

In a land- and sea-breeze circulation the land-breeze blows:

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During the night and is weaker than the sea-breeze.

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During the day and is stronger than the sea-breeze.

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During the night and is stronger than the sea-breeze.

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During the day and is weaker than the sea-breeze.

Question 6

An altimeter adjusted to 1013 hPa indicates an altitude of 3600 FT. Should this altimeter be adjusted to the local QNH value of 991 hPa, the altitude indicated would be

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3006 FT.

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4194 FT.

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4278 FT.

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2922 FT.

Question 7

The temperature at 10000 FT in the ICAO Standard Atmosphere is:

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-5°C

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0°C

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-35°C

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-20°C

Question 8

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 9

What is the approximate speed of a 40-knot wind, expressed in m/sec?

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20 m/sec

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15 m/sec

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30 m/sec

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25 m/sec

Question 10

What are the characteristics of the Bora?

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It is a cold and very strong wind that blows mainly in winter from a tableland (plateau) downwards to the Adriatic

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It is a very cold wind that blows mainly in winter from a north-westerly direction in the Mediterranean

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It is a warm and moist, south-westerly wind experienced in the eastern Mediterranean, that usually carries precipitation.

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It is a dry and hot southerly wind experienced in the Sahara desert, that often carries dust.

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