Meteorology - PPL(A) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

What pressure pattern can be observed when a cold front is passing?

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Shortly decreasing, thereafter increasing pressure

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Continually decreasing pressure

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Continually increasing pressure

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Constant pressure pattern

Question 2

The symbol labeled (2) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005) (1,00 P.) Siehe Anlage 4

Accepted Answer

Warm front.

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Front aloft

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Cold front

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Occlusion.

Question 3

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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By warming of upper atmospheric layers

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Thermal radiation of the windward side during the night

Question 4

What weather conditions can be expected in high pressure areas during summer?

Accepted Answer

Calm weather and cloud dissipation, few high Cu

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Changing weather with passing of frontal lines

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Squall lines and thunderstorms

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Calm winds and widespread areas with high fog

Question 5

How does inflowing cold air affect the shape and vertical distance between pressure layers?

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Decrease in vertical distance, lowering in height (low pressure)

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Increasing vertical distance, raise in height (high pressure)

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Decreasing vertical distance, raise in height (high pressure)

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Increase in vertical distance, lowering in height (low pressure)

Question 6

What weather phenomena have to be expected around an upper-level trough?

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Development of showers and thunderstorms (Cb)

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Calm wind, forming of shallow cumulus clouds

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Calm weather, formation of lifted fog layers

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Formation of high stratus clouds, ground-covering cloud bases

Question 7

With other factors remaining constant, decreasing temperature results in...

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Decreasing spread and increasing relative humidity.

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Decreasing spread and decreasing relative humidity.

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Increasing spread and decreasing relative humidity.

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Increasing spread and increasing relative humidity.

Question 8

Weather phenomena are most common to be found in which atmospheric layer?

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Troposphere

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Stratosphere

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Tropopause

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Thermosphere

Question 9

An inversion layer close to the ground can be caused by...

Accepted Answer

Ground cooling during the night.

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Large-scale lifting of air.

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Intensifying and gusting winds

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Thickening of clouds in medium layers.

Question 10

What frontal line divides subtropical air from polar cold air, in particular across Central Europe?

Accepted Answer

Polar front

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Occlusion

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Cold front

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Warm front

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