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15 METEO. EXAM. PREP.

Questão 1 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O dew point

  • O condensation temperature

  • O saturation temperature

  • O latent temperature

Explicação

Questão 2 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O updrafts mainly.

  • O downdrafts only.

  • O updrafts and downdrafts equally distributed.

  • O none of those.

Explicação

Questão 3 de 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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O 390 feet.

  • O 810 feet. .

  • O 2100 feet.

  • O 2010 feet

Explicação

Questão 4 de 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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 5 de 25

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368 Moist air is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O less dense than dry air.

  • O warmer than dry air.

  • O denser than dry air.

  • O colder than dry air

Explicação

Questão 6 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O trough.

  • O col.

  • O ridge.

  • O anticyclone

Explicação

Questão 7 de 25

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370 Air associated with high pressure is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O subsiding.

  • O ascending.

  • O stagnant.

  • O cold

Explicação

Questão 8 de 25

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371 Which of the following never appear in a TAF?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O QNH and temperature.

  • O Visibility

  • O QNH.

  • O Temperature

Explicação

Questão 9 de 25

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372 A warm occlusion forms when

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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.

Explicação

Questão 10 de 25

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373 A sea breeze blows:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O from the sea by day.

  • O from the sea by night.

  • O from the land by day.

  • O from the land by night

Explicação

Questão 11 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O above official aerodrome level.

  • O above the 1013.25 hpa level.

  • O above mean sea level (AMSL).

  • O none of those

Explicação

Questão 12 de 25

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375 As a warm front approaches, the cloud base:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O lowers.

  • O rises.

  • O remains constant.

  • O depents on the temperature

Explicação

Questão 13 de 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 14 de 25

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377 When water changes to ice:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O latent heat is released.

  • O latent heat is absorbed.

  • O specific heat is absorbed.

  • O Specific heat is released

Explicação

Questão 15 de 25

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378 What are the conditions generally associated with anticyclones?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 16 de 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O geostrophic wind.

  • O gradient wind.

  • O geoisobaric wind.

  • O katabatic wind

Explicação

Questão 17 de 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:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 18 de 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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O A ridge.

  • O A trough.

  • O A col.

  • O none of those

Explicação

Questão 19 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O Water.

  • O Desert.

  • O Forest.

  • O Plowed Field

Explicação

Questão 20 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O The Coriolis force.

  • O Surface friction.

  • O The pressure gradient force.

  • O Centrifugal force

Explicação

Questão 21 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

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

  • O Cirrocumulus, altocumulus, nimbostratus, stratus.

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

  • O Altocumulus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus

Explicação

Questão 22 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O Outward, downward and clockwise.

  • O Inward, downward and anticlockwise.

  • O Outward, upward and anticlockwise.

  • O Inward, upward and anticlockwise

Explicação

Questão 23 de 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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 24 de 25

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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

Explicação

Questão 25 de 25

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388 The Lapse Rate in the ISA troposphere is:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • O 6.5°C/ 1000 meters

  • O 2°C/1000 meters

  • O 5.6°C/1000 feet

  • O 6.5°C/1000 feet

Explicação

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