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15 METEO. EXAM. PREP.

Frage 1 von 25

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364 The point at which a parcel of air becomes saturated is known as the:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O dew point

  • O condensation temperature

  • O saturation temperature

  • O latent temperature

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Frage 2 von 25

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365 In the cumulus building stage of a thunderstorm, there are:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O updrafts mainly.

  • O downdrafts only.

  • O updrafts and downdrafts equally distributed.

  • O none of those.

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Frage 3 von 25

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366 You depart from MIKONOS(LGMK), situated 400 feet above mean sea level (AMSL)), with a QNH of 988 hpa set on the altimeter subscale. The flight is conducted towards an area of high pressure, and you inadvertently fail to reset the setting on the subscale. What will the altimeter read when the aircraft lands at KASTELI-MIL(LGTL), which has the elevation of approx.1200 feet AMSL, if the QNH there is 1015 hpa?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O 390 feet.

  • O 810 feet. .

  • O 2100 feet.

  • O 2010 feet

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Frage 4 von 25

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367 The environmental lapse rate is observed to be 2.5°C/1000 feet. Which of the
following statements is correct?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O A dry parcel of air would be stable, if it was forced to rise.

  • O A dry parcel of air would be unstable, if it was forced to rise.

  • O A saturated parcel of air would be stable, if it was forced to rise.

  • O none of those.

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Frage 5 von 25

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368 Moist air is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O less dense than dry air.

  • O warmer than dry air.

  • O denser than dry air.

  • O colder than dry air

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Frage 6 von 25

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369 A V-shaped extension of a low pressure area is known as a:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O trough.

  • O col.

  • O ridge.

  • O anticyclone

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Frage 7 von 25

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370 Air associated with high pressure is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O subsiding.

  • O ascending.

  • O stagnant.

  • O cold

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Frage 8 von 25

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371 Which of the following never appear in a TAF?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O QNH and temperature.

  • O Visibility

  • O QNH.

  • O Temperature

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Frage 9 von 25

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372 A warm occlusion forms when

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O cold air is forcing warm air to rise over colder air,

  • O colder air is forcing warm air to rise over warm air.

  • O warm air is forcing warm air to rise over colder air.

  • O none of those.

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Frage 10 von 25

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373 A sea breeze blows:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O from the sea by day.

  • O from the sea by night.

  • O from the land by day.

  • O from the land by night

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Frage 11 von 25

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374 Cloud bases in TAFs and METARs are given in heights:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O above official aerodrome level.

  • O above the 1013.25 hpa level.

  • O above mean sea level (AMSL).

  • O none of those

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Frage 12 von 25

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375 As a warm front approaches, the cloud base:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O lowers.

  • O rises.

  • O remains constant.

  • O depents on the temperature

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Frage 13 von 25

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376 If radiation fog forms on a clear night with light winds, an increase in wind strength from 5 knots to 10 knots:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O may cause the fog to lift and become low stratus.

  • O will change radiation fog to advection fog.

  • O will have no effect.

  • O will dissipate fog

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Frage 14 von 25

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377 When water changes to ice:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O latent heat is released.

  • O latent heat is absorbed.

  • O specific heat is absorbed.

  • O Specific heat is released

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Frage 15 von 25

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378 What are the conditions generally associated with anticyclones?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O Moderate or poor visibility and no convective cloud of any extent.

  • O Fair weather cumulus and light winds.

  • O Stratus and drizzle and advection fog.

  • O Convective clouds and light rain

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Frage 16 von 25

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379 If the pressure gradient force is balanced by the Coriolis force, so that the wind blows parallel to the isobars, then this wind is known as the:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O geostrophic wind.

  • O gradient wind.

  • O geoisobaric wind.

  • O katabatic wind

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Frage 17 von 25

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380 If the pilot of a light aircraft sees a thunderstorm 10 nm ahead and assesses it to be in the mature stage, he/she:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O should alter heading and navigate around the storm.

  • O has enough visibility and terrain clearance to fly beneath the storm.

  • O still has enough time to climb above the storm.

  • O should land immediately

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Frage 18 von 25

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381 What type of pressure pattern can be described as an area in which along it is
axis the pressure is higher than on either side?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O A ridge.

  • O A trough.

  • O A col.

  • O none of those

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Frage 19 von 25

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382 Of the following potential surfaces, which has the highest specific heat capacity?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O Water.

  • O Desert.

  • O Forest.

  • O Plowed Field

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Frage 20 von 25

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383 What force prevents air travelling directly from high to low pressure areas?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O The Coriolis force.

  • O Surface friction.

  • O The pressure gradient force.

  • O Centrifugal force

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Frage 21 von 25

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384 Which of the following cloud sequences most appropriately represents the approach of a warm front?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O Cirrus, cirrostratus, altostratus, nimbostratus, stratus.

  • O Cirrocumulus, altocumulus, nimbostratus, stratus.

  • O Altostratus, cirrus, cirrostratus, stratus, nimbostratus.

  • O Altocumulus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus

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Frage 22 von 25

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385 What is the general circulation pattern of air in the northern hemisphere of an anticyclone?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O Outward, downward and clockwise.

  • O Inward, downward and anticlockwise.

  • O Outward, upward and anticlockwise.

  • O Inward, upward and anticlockwise

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Frage 23 von 25

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386 What determines the structure or cloud types which will form as a result of air that is forced to ascend?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O The stability of the air before lifting occurs.

  • O The method by which the air is lifted.

  • O The relative humidity of the air after lifting occurs.

  • O The temperature of the air

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Frage 24 von 25

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387 Which is true regarding high- or low-pressure systems?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O A low-pressure area or trough is an area of rising air.

  • O A high-pressure area or ridge is an area of rising air.

  • O Both high- and low-pressure areas are characterized by descending air.

  • O A high-pressure area or ridge is an area of cold air

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Frage 25 von 25

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388 The Lapse Rate in the ISA troposphere is:

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • O 6.5°C/ 1000 meters

  • O 2°C/1000 meters

  • O 5.6°C/1000 feet

  • O 6.5°C/1000 feet

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