Meteorology - Quiz BPL Hot Air - Balloon Pilot License

Question 1

Which answer contains every state of water found in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Liquid, solid, and gaseous

Answer

Gaseous and liquid

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Liquid and solid

Answer

Liquid

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Turbulence in rotors

Answer

Clear-air turbulence (CAT)

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Inversion turbulence

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Thermal turbulence

Question 3

Information about pressure patterns and frontal situation can be found in which chart?

Accepted Answer

Surface weather chart.

Answer

Hypsometric chart.

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Wind chart.

Answer

Significant Weather Chart (SWC).

Question 4

What is the mass of a "cube of air" with the edges 1 m long, at MSL according ISA?

Accepted Answer

1,225 kg

Answer

0,1225 kg

Answer

12,25 kg

Answer

0,01225 kg

Question 5

What factors may indicate a tendency to fog formation?

Accepted Answer

Low spread, decreasing temperature

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Low pressure, increasing temperature

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Strong winds, decreasing temperature

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Low spread, increasing temperature

Question 6

An inversion is a layer ...

Accepted Answer

With increasing temperature with increasing height

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With increasing pressure with increasing height.

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With constant temperature with increasing height.

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With decreasing temperature with increasing height.

Question 7

What process results in the formation of "orographic fog" ("hill fog")?

Accepted Answer

Warm, moist air is moved across a hill or a mountain range

Answer

Prolonged radiation during nights clear of clouds

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Evaporation from warm, moist ground area into very cold air

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Cold, moist air mixes with warm, moist air

Question 8

The symbol labeled (3) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005) Siehe Anlage 4

Accepted Answer

Occlusion.

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Cold front.

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Warm front.

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Front aloft.

Question 9

How does air temperatur change in ISA from MSL to approx. 10.000 m height?

Accepted Answer

From +15° to -50°C

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From +30° to -40°C

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From -15° to 50°C

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From +20° to -40°C

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Surface weather chart.

Answer

Significant Weather Chart (SWC)

Answer

Prognostic chart

Answer

Hypsometric chart.

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