Meteorology - EASA PPL(A) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

A boundary between a cold polar air mass and a warm subtropical air mass showing no horizontal displacement is called...

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Stationary front.

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Cold front.

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Warm front.

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Occluded front.

Question 2

What situation may result in the occurrence of severe wind shear?

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When a shower is visible close to the airfield

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Flying ahead of a warm front with visible Ci clouds

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Cross-country flying below Cu clouds with about 4 octas coverage

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During final approach, 30 min after a heavy shower has passed the airfield

Question 3

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

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+RA

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RA

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+SHRA

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SHRA

Question 4

The saturated adiabatic lapse rate is...

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Lower than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Proportional to the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Higher than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Equal to the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

Question 5

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

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Calm winds and widespread areas with high fog

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Changing weather with passing of frontal lines

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Calm weather and cloud dissipation, few high Cu

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Squall lines and thunderstorms

Question 6

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

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Surface weather chart.

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Wind chart.

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Significant Weather Chart (SWC).

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Hypsometric chart.

Question 7

What is the name of the cold, katabatic wind phenomena blowing from northeast into the Adriatic Sea?

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Bora

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Scirocco

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Mistral

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Passat

Question 8

Winds blowing downhill are defined as...

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Katabatic winds.

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Anabatic winds.

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Convergent winds.

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Subsident winds.

Question 9

What visual flight conditions can be expected within the warm sector of a polar front low during summer time?

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Moderate to good visibility, scattered clouds

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Visibility less than 1000 m, cloud-covered ground

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Good visibility, some isolated high clouds

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Moderate visibility, heavy showers and thunderstorms

Question 10

The movement of air flowing apart is called...

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Divergence

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Convergence

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Concordence

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Subsidence

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