Meteorology - BPL Hot Air - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

What kind of reduction in visibility is not very sensitive to changes in temperature?

Accepted Answer

Haze (HZ)

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Radiation fog (FG)

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Mist (BR)

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Patches of fog (BCFG)

Question 2

The symbol labeled (1) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005)

Accepted Answer

Cold front

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Front aloft

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Occlusion

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Warm front

Question 3

What change of wind direction can be expected during the passage of a polar front low in Central Europe?

Accepted Answer

Veering wind during passage of the warm front, veering wind during passage of the cold front

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Backing wind during passage of the warm front, veering wind during passage of the cold front

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Backing wind during passage of the warm front, backing wind during passage of the cold front

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Veering wind during passage of the warm front, backing wind during passage of the cold front

Question 4

What clouds and weather may result from a humid and unstable air mass, that is pushed against a chain of mountains by the predominant wind and forced to rise?

Accepted Answer

Embedded CB with thunderstorms and showers of hail and/or rain

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Overcast low stratus (high fog) with no precipitation

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Smooth, unstructured NS cloud with light drizzle or snow (during winter)

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Thin Altostratus and Cirrostratus clouds with light and steady precipitation

Question 5

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 6

The symbol labeled (3) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005)

Accepted Answer

Occlusion

Answer

Cold front

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Warm front

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Front aloft

Question 7

Mountain side updrafts can be intensified by ...

Accepted Answer

Solar irradiation on the windward side

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Solar irradiation on the lee side

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Thermal radiation of the windward side during the night

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By warming of upper atmospheric layers

Question 8

Light turbulence always has to be expected...

Accepted Answer

Below cumulus clouds due to thermal convection

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When entering inversions

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Above cumulus clouds due to thermal convection

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Below stratiform clouds in medium layers

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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