Meteorology - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot license

Question 1

The upper wind and temperature chart of 250 hPa corresponds, in a standard atmosphere, to about

Accepted Answer

34 000 FT

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39 000 FT

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30 000 FT

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32 000 FT

Question 2

Examining the pictures, on which one of the tracks (dashed lines) is this cross-section to be expected?

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Track B-D

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Track A-E

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Track A-D

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Track B-C

Question 3

What is a characteristic of stable air?

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Stratiform clouds.

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Temperature decreases rapidly.

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Fair weather cumulus clouds.

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Unlimited visibility.

Question 4

The value of the saturated adiabatic lapse rate is closest to that of the dry adiabatic lapse rate in:

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Cirrus

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Freezing fog

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Stratus

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Cumulus

Question 5

An aircraft maintains a constant indicated altitude of 6500 FT from A (600 FT/AMSL - QNH 1012 hPa) to B (930 FT/AMSL - QNH 977 hPa). Assuming that the altimeter subscale setting remains unchanged at 1012 hPa, the height of the aircraft above the surface at B will be

Accepted Answer

4625 FT

Answer

5555 FT

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6515 FT

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5225 FT

Question 6

Supercooled droplets can be encountered

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At any time of the year

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In winter only in high clouds

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Only in winter above 10000 FT

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Only in winter at high altitude

Question 7

What is a downburst?

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A concentrated downdraft with high speeds and a lower temperature than the surrounding air.

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A concentrated downdraft with high speeds and a higher temperature than the surrounding air.

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An extremely strong wind gust in a tropical revolving storm.

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A small low pressure system where the wind circulates with very high speeds.

Question 8

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

Question 9

In a METAR message, the wind group is 23020kt. This means:

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Wind from 230° true at 20 knots.

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Wind from 230° magnetic at 20 knots.

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Wind from 230° true at 10 miles per hour.

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Wind from 230° magnetic at 10 miles per hour.

Question 10

A parcel of rising air stays unsaturated. Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

Relative humidity increases, temperature decreases

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Mixing ratio increases, temperature decreases

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Relative humidity and mixing ratio remain unchanged

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Relative humidity decreases, mixing ratio remains unchanged

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