Meteorology - EASA PPL(A) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

Clouds are basically distinguished by what types?

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Cumulus and stratiform clouds

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Stratiform and ice clouds

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Layered and lifted clouds

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Thunderstorm and shower clouds

Question 2

What weather conditions can be expected during "Foehn" on the windward side of a mountain range?

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Layered clouds, mountains obscured, poor visibility, moderate or heavy rain

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Dissipating clouds with unusual warming, accompanied by strong, gusty winds

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Scattered cumulus clouds with showers and thunderstorms

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Calm wind and forming of high stratus clouds (high fog)

Question 3

Regarding the type of cloud, precipitation is classified as...

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Rain and showers of rain.

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Light and heavy precipitation.

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Showers of snow and rain.

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Prolonged rain and continuous rain.

Question 4

What information can be obtained from satellite images?

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Overview of cloud covers and front lines

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Temperature and dew point of environmental air

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Turbulence and icing

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Flight visibility, ground visibility, and ground contact

Question 5

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 6

The temperature lapse rate with increasing height within the troposphere according ISA is...

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0,65° C / 100 m.

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3° C / 100 m.

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1° C / 100 m.

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0,6° C / 100 m.

Question 7

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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Electrical discharge

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Anvil-head top of Cb cloud

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Freezing Rain

Question 8

Which force causes "wind"?

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Pressure gradient force

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Centrifugal force

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Thermal force

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Coriolis force

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

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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