Meteorology - SPL - Sailplane Pilot Licence

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Decreasing spread and increasing relative humidity.

Answer

Increasing 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.

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

Orographic fog

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Advection fog

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Steaming fog

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Radiation fog

Question 3

Which force causes "wind"?

Accepted Answer

Pressure gradient force

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Centrifugal force

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Coriolis force

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Thermal force

Question 4

The term "tropopause" is defined as...

Accepted Answer

The boundary area between the troposphere and the stratosphere.

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The layer above the troposphere showing an increasing temperature.

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The height above which the temperature starts to decrease.

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The boundary area between the mesosphere and the stratosphere.

Question 5

Which process may result in an inversion layer at about 5000 ft (1500 m) height?

Accepted Answer

Widespread descending air within a high pressure area

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Ground cooling by radiation during the night

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Intensive sunlight insolation during a warm summer day

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Advection of cool air in the upper troposphere

Question 6

Weather and operational information about the destination aerodrome can be obtained during the flight by...

Accepted Answer

ATIS

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PIREP

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SIGMET

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VOLMET

Question 7

Temperatures will be given by meteorological aviation services in Europe in which unit?

Accepted Answer

Degrees Centigrade (° C)

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Gpdam

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Kelvin

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Degrees Fahrenheit

Question 8

How does air temperature change in ISA from MSL to approx. 10.000 m height?

Accepted Answer

From +15° to -50°C

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From +30° to -40°C

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From +20° to -40°C

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From -15° to 50°C

Question 9

How can wind speed and wind direction be derived from surface weather charts?

Accepted Answer

By alignment and distance of isobaric lines

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By annotations from the text part of the chart

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By alignment and distance of hypsometric lines

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By alignment of lines of warm- and cold fronts.

Question 10

The altimeter can be checked on the ground by setting...

Accepted Answer

QNH and comparing the indication with the airfield elevation.

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QFF and comparing the indication with the airfield elevation.

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QFE and comparing the indication with the airfield elevation.

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QNE and checking that the indication shows zero on the ground.

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