Meteorology - SPL - Sailplane Pilot Licence

Question 1

Extensive high pressure areas can be found throughout the year ...

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Over oceanic areas at latitudes around 30°N/S

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In tropical areas, close to the equator

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In areas showing extensive lifting processes

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In mid latitudes along the polar front

Question 2

What conditions are favourable for the formation of thunderstorms?

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Warm humid air, conditionally unstable environmental lapse rate

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Calm winds and cold air, overcast cloud cover with St or As.

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Warm and dry air, strong inversion layer

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Clear night over land, cold air and patches of fog

Question 3

Which force causes "wind"?

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Pressure gradient force

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Centrifugal force

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Coriolis force

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Thermal force

Question 4

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

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Scattered cumulus clouds with showers and thunderstorms

Question 5

The symbol labeled (1) as shown in the picture is a / an... See figure (MET-005)

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Cold front

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Front aloft

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Occlusion

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Warm front

Question 6

What cloud type does the picture show? See figure (MET-002).

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Cumulus

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Stratus

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Cirrus

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Altus

Question 7

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

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

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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

Question 8

The saturated adiabatic lapse rate should be assumed with a mean value of:

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0,6° C / 100 m.

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1,0° C / 100 m.

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2° C / 1000 ft.

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0° C / 100 m.

Question 9

The saturated adiabatic lapse rate is...

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Lower than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Equal to the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Higher than the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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Proportional to the dry adiabatic lapse rate.

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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