Meteorology - BPL Hot-Air Balloon Pilot Licence

Question 1

What cloud type does the picture show? See figure (MET-004).

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Cirrus

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Altocumulus

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Stratus

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Cumulus

Question 2

What is referred to as mountain wind?

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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 3

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

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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

Question 4

Measured pressure distribution in MSL and corresponding frontal systems are displayed by the...

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Surface weather chart

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Significant Weather Chart (SWC)

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Prognostic chart

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Hypsometric chart

Question 5

What type of turbulence is typically found close to the ground on the lee side during Foehn conditions?

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Turbulence in rotors

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Clear-air turbulence (CAT)

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Inversion turbulence

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Thermal turbulence

Question 6

The barometric altimeter indicates height above...

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A selected reference pressure level

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Mean sea level

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Ground

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Standard pressure 1013.25 hPa

Question 7

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?

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Orographic fog

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Radiation fog

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Steaming fog

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Advection fog

Question 8

With regard to thunderstorms, strong up- and downdrafts appear during the...

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Mature stage

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Dissipating stage

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Thunderstorm stage

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Initial stage

Question 9

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

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Warm front

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Front aloft

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Cold front

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Occlusion

Question 10

What phenomenon is caused by cold air downdrafts with precipitation from a fully developed thunderstorm cloud?

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Gust front

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Freezing rain

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Electrical discharge

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Anvil-head top of Cb cloud

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