Meteorology - PPL(H) - Private Pilot License

Question 1

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

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Evaporation from warm, moist ground area into very cold air

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Prolonged radiation during nights clear of clouds

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Cold, moist air mixes with warm, moist air

Question 2

What clouds and weather can typically be observed during the passage of a cold front?

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Strongly developed cumulus clouds (Cb) with showers of rain and thunderstorms, gusting wind followed by cumulus clouds with isolated showers of rain

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In coastal areas during daytime wind from the coast and forming of cumulus clouds, dissipation of clouds during evening and night

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Cirrus, thickening altostratus and altocumulus clouds, lowering cloud base with rain, nimbostratus

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Wind becoming calm, dissipation of clouds and warming during summer; formation of extended high fog layers during winter

Question 3

What is meant by "inversion layer"?

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An atmospheric layer where temperature increases with increasing height

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An atmospheric layer with constant temperature with increasing height

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A boundary area between two other layers within the atmosphere

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An atmospheric layer where temperature decreases with increasing height

Question 4

What type of fog emerges if humid and almost saturated air, is forced to rise upslope of hills or shallow mountains by the prevailing wind?

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Orographic fog

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Steaming fog

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Radiation fog

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Advection fog

Question 5

Which of the stated wind phenomena will increase in speed since its path is narrowed by mountains?

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Mistral

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Scirocco

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Bora

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Passat

Question 6

The dry adiabatic lapse rate has a value of...

Accepted Answer

1.0° C / 100 m.

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0.6° C / 100 m.

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2° / 1000 ft.

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0.65° C / 100 m.

Question 7

What chart shows areas of precipitation?

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Radar picture

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Satellite picture

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GAFOR

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Wind chart

Question 8

What weather conditions may be expected during conditionally unstable conditions?

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Towering cumulus, isolated showers of rain or thunderstorms

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Layered clouds up to high levels, prolonged rain or snow

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Sky clear of clouds, sunshine, low winds

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Shallow cumulus clouds with base at medium levels

Question 9

Moderate to severe turbulence has to be expected...

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On the lee side of a mountain range when rotor clouds are present.

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Below thick cloud layers on the windward side of a mountain range.

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Overhead unbroken cloud layers.

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With the appearance of extended low stratus clouds (high fog)

Question 10

Under which conditions "back side weather" ("Rückseitenwetter") can be expected?

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After passing of a cold front

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After passing of a warm front

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During Foehn at the lee side

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Before passing of an occlusion

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