Meteorology - Exam BPL Gas - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

In a METAR, "heavy rain" is designated by the identifier...

Accepted Answer

+RA

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RA

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+SHRA

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SHRA

Question 2

What type of fog emerges if humid and almost saturated air, is forced to rise upslope of hills or shallow mountains by the prevailing wind?

Accepted Answer

Orographic fog

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Radiation fog

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Steaming fog

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Advection fog

Question 3

Which stage of a thunderstorm is dominated by updrafts?

Accepted Answer

Cumulus stage

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Upwind stage

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Mature stage

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Dissipating stage

Question 4

How do spread and relative humidity change with increasing temperature?

Accepted Answer

Spread increases, relative humidity decreases

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Spread increases, relative humidity increases

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Spread remains constant, relative humidity increases

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Spread remains constant, relative humidity decreases

Question 5

What is referred to as mountain wind?

Accepted Answer

Wind blowing down the mountain side during the night

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Wind blowing uphill from the valley during daytime

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Wind blowing uphill from the valley during the night

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Wind blowing down the mountain side during daytime

Question 6

What is the mean height of the tropopause according to ISA (ICAO Standard Atmosphere)?

Accepted Answer

11000 m

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36000 m

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11000 ft

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18000 ft

Question 7

At what rate does the temperature change with increasing height according to ISA (ICAO Standard Atmosphere) within the troposphere?

Accepted Answer

Decreases by 2° C / 1000 ft

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Increases by 2° C / 1000 ft

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Decreases by 2° C / 100 m

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Increases by 2° C / 100 m

Question 8

The symbol labeled (2) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005)

Accepted Answer

Warm front

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Front aloft

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Cold front

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Occlusion

Question 9

What is the ISA standard pressure at FL 180 (5500 m)?

Accepted Answer

500 hPa

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1013.25 hPa

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300 hPa

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250 hPa

Question 10

How can wind speed and wind direction be derived from surface weather charts?

Accepted Answer

By alignment and distance of isobaric lines

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By annotations from the text part of the chart

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By alignment of lines of warm- and cold fronts

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By alignment and distance of hypsometric lines

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