Meteorology Questions EASA
Meteorology Questions EASA
Meteorology Questions EASA
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METEOROLOGY
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4 The layer closest to the earth's surface where the majority of weather is found is
called?
[A] Mesosphere.
[B] Tropopause.
[C] Troposphere.
[D] Stratosphere.
5 The temperature at 2000ft above mean sea level is forecast to be 5°C; compared
to the ICAO Standard Atmosphere (ISA) this is:
[A] IAS +6.
[B] ISA +5.
[C] ISA -6.
[D] IAS -6.
6 What is the name of the instrument which gives a continuous printed reading
and record of the atmospheric pressure?
[A] Barograph.
[B] Anemograph.
[C] Hygrometer.
[D] Barometer.
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9 A line drawn on a chart joining places having the same barometric pressure at
the same level and at the same time is?
[A] An isallobar.
[B] An isohypse.
[C] An isobar.
[D] An isotherm.
10 Compared to ISA, what does warm air do to the distance represented by a 1 hpa
change in pressure?
[A] Decreases it.
[B] Impossible to determine.
[C] Increases it.
[D] Nothing.
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15 Under what conditions would density be the least at any given place?
[A] Low altitude, high temperature and high humidity.
[B] High altitude, high temperature and low humidity.
[C] Low altitude, low temperature and low humidity.
[D] High altitude, high temperature and high humidity.
16 Consider the following statements about air density and select the one which is
correct?
[A] The effect of change of temperature on the air density is much greater than the effect of
change of atmospheric pressure.
[B] Because air density increases with a decrease of temperature, air density must increase
with increase of height in the International Standard Atmosphere (ISA).
[C] Air density increases with an increase of relative humidity.
[D] At any given surface temperature the air density will be greater in anticyclonic conditions
than it will be when the mean sea level pressure is lower.
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20 During the winter months, which of the following weather conditions would most
likely be produced by an anticyclone?
[A] General subsidence with adiabatic warming, clear skies, and an inversion.
[B] During the night, as the land cools, there would be an increase in the vertical cloud
development.
[C] During the day, the surface warming would create an unstable atmosphere with extensive
convective cloud.
[D] Subsidence due to surface cooling creating extensive cloud.
22 An area of indeterminate pressure between two lows and two highs is called:
[A] A trough.
[B] A saddle.
[C] A ridge.
[D] A col.
23 The method by which energy is transferred from one body to another with which
it is in contact is called:
[A] Latent heat.
[B] Radiation.
[C] Convection.
[D] Conduction.
24 The sun gives out ____ amounts of energy with ____ wavelengths. The earth
gives out relatively ____ amounts of energy with relatively ____ wavelengths:
[A] Small / small / large / large.
[B] Large / small / small / large.
[C] Large / large / small / small.
[D] Large / large / small / large.
25 An inversion is when:
[A] There is no change of temperature with height.
[B] There is no horizontal gradient of temperature.
[C] There is an increase of temperature as height increases.
[D] There is a decrease of temperature as height Increases.
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29 When an altimeter sub scale is set to the aerodrome QFE, the altimeter reads:
[A] Zero at the aerodrome reference point.
[B] The appropriate altitude of the aircraft.
[C] The elevation of the aerodrome at the aerodrome reference point.
[D] The pressure altitude at the aerodrome reference point.
31 An aircraft flies at a constant indicated altitude from airfield A (QNH 1009 hPa) to
airfield B (QNH 1019 hPa). If the subscale is not reset from 1009, what would be
expected when over airfield B:
[A] Indicated altitude may be greater or less depending on the airfield elevation.
[B] Indicated altitude to be less than actual altitude.
[C] Indicated altitude to be more than actual altitude.
[D] Indicated altitude to be the same as actual altitude.
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32 An aircraft flies from aerodrome "A", where QNH is given as 1020 hPa, to
aerodrome "B", where the QNH is given as 999 hPa. Aerodrome "A" is 800ft
above mean sea level and aerodrome "B" is 500ft above mean sea level. If the
altimeter sub scale is not changed from 1020, what is the altimeter indication on
landing? (ASSUME 1 hPa = 30ft)
[A] 100 ft.
[B] 130 ft.
[C] 1.130 ft.
[D] 1.430 ft.
33 You experience a constant drift to the right when flying over Europe at a
constant indicated altitude. If the altimeter subscale is not updated, this will
result in?
[A] Flying at a progressively higher indicated altitude.
[B] Flying at a progressively lower true altitude.
[C] Flying at a progressively lower indicated altitude.
[D] Flying at a progressively higher true altitude.
34 You are flying at a constant indicated altitude with the QNH of 1015 set within the
subscale and you notice the outside air temperature has been falling constantly.
What can you expect to have happened to your true altitude?
[A] Decreased.
[B] Remained the same.
[C] Increased.
[D] Increased then decreased.
36 When condensation takes place, the higher the temperature the ____ the amount
of latent heat ____:
[A] Lesser / released.
[B] Greater / absorbed.
[C] Greater / released.
[D] Lesser / absorbed.
37 Wet bulb temperature would normally be lower than dry bulb temperature
because:
[A] Condensation causes a release of latent heat.
[B] Evaporation causes cooling on the wet bulb thermometer.
[C] Of condensation on the muslin wick of the bulb.
[D] Latent heat is absorbed by the bulb thermometer.
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40 During a night with a clear sky, surface temperature will ____, relative humidity
will ____ and dewpoint will ____.
[A] Fall / Rise / Rise.
[B] Fall / Rise / Remain the same.
[C] Rise / Rise / Fall.
[D] Fall / Fall / Remain the same.
41 Which of the processes listed below can cause air to become saturated?
[A] Evaporation.
[B] Heating.
[C] Melting.
[D] Condensation.
42 Given an atmospheric situation where the relative humidity is 60% and the ELR
is less than the DALR, if air is forced to rise it will be:
[A] Unstable and will tend to regain its former position.
[B] Stable and will carry on rising.
[C] Unstable and will carry on rising.
[D] Stable and will tend to regain its former position.
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48 A light aircraft flying at low level near a mountain range across which a strong
wind is blowing may expect:
1. Severe turbulence below or within any rotor zone.
2. Down-draughts which may exceed the climb rate of the aircraft.
3. A greater than normal risk of icing in the cloud over the crest mountain.
4. Lenticular cloud
[A] 1,2, 3 and 4 are correct.
[B] Only 1 and 3 are correct.
[C] Only 1, 2 and 4 are correct.
[D] Only 1 and 2 are correct.
49 One or more coloured rings around the sun or moon may indicate the presence
of which type of cloud?
[A] Cumulus.
[B] Altostratus.
[C] High.
[D] Cirrocumulus.
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52 From the list below, select the Low, Medium and High clouds in ascending order.
[A] Nimbostratus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus.
[B] Cirrus, Cumulonimbus, Stratus.
[C] Altostratus, Altocumulus, Cirrus.
[D] Stratus, Altocumulus, Cirrus.
55 Unstable air is forced to rise up the side of a mountain. What weather might you
expect to see on the windward slopes?
[A] None, as the air will subside and warm adiabatically after passing over the summit.
[B] Cap clouds with possible altocumulus lenticularis.
[C] Cloud of extensive vertical development.
[D] Thick stratiform cloud, probably nimbostratus.
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59 During the ____ stage of a thunderstorm ceil, the cloud contains ____. Complete
the above statement choosing one of the following combinations of words:
[A] Initial /up currents and down currents.
[B] Mature / up currents and down currents.
[C] Dissipating / up currents and down currents.
[D] Initial / down currents only.
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66 The wind at 2000 ft over an aerodrome was reported at 330/15kt. Using the rule of
thumb, what might you expect the surface wind to be?
[A] 300/07 kt.
[B] 315/30 kt.
[C] 305/30 kt.
[D] 355/30 kt.
67 Coriolis force in the Northern Hemisphere will cause moving air to be apparently
deflected to:
[A] The right and cause the wind to blow slightly across the isobars at about 2.000ft agl.
[B] The left and cause the wind to blow slightly across the isobars at about 2.000ft agl.
[C] The left and cause the geostrophic wind to blow parallel to the isobars at about 2.000ft
agl.
[D] The right and cause the geostrophic wind to blow parallel to the isobars at about 2.000ft
agl.
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68 Winds that blow around an anticyclone (high pressure system) at lower levels in
the Northern Hemisphere are represented on a low level chart as blowing in:
[A] A clockwise direction.
[B] A cyclonic direction.
[C] An anticlockwise direction.
[D] A clockwise direction if it is warm air and anticlockwise if it is cold air.
69 Low level winds in the northern hemisphere that blow around a depression are
drawn on surface weather charts in?
[A] A clockwise direction.
[B] An anticlockwise direction.
[C] Either clockwise or anticlockwise depending on whether the depression is cyclonic or
anticyclonic.
[D] An anticyclonic direction.
71 A low level mist layer significantly reduces forward visibility when flying at about
2000ft. To improve your forward visibility you should?
[A] Fly lower.
[B] Fly higher.
[C] Turn on your landing lights and strobe lights.
[D] Fly just on top of the mist layer.
73 Over an inland airfield radiation fog is reported in the morning. As the wind
speed increases to 10 kt what would you expect:
[A] The fog to lift and form low stratus.
[B] The fog to dissipate.
[C] The fog to thicken.
[D] An increase in mixing, allowing more fog to develop.
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75 If a cloudy, granular type of ice is seen to collect and protrude forward from the
leading edge of the aerofoil, what type of ice would it most likely be?
[A] Rime ice.
[B] Hoar ice.
[C] Clear ice.
[D] Rain ice.
76 What will normally happen to the surface wind direction following the passage of
a warm front?
[A] Back.
[B] Stay constant.
[C] Veer then back.
[D] Veer.
77 The extent of rainfall ahead of a typical warm front may be up to a distance of:
[A] 50 miles ahead of the surface position of the warm front.
[B] 500 miles ahead of the surface position of the warm front.
[C] 2 miles ahead of the surface position of the warm front.
[D] 200 miles ahead of the surface position of the warm front.
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80 What would be the change in weather following the passage of a typical warm
front?
[A] Pressure increases steadily, no more than 4 oktas of cloud, and good visibility.
[B] Pressure falls, 8 oktas of cloud with a lowering base and improving visibility.
[C] Pressure falls, 8 oktas of cloud with a lowering base and poor visibility.
[D] Pressure stops falling, 4 oktas of cloud with a very low base and rapidly improving
visibility.
81 What is the main reason water can exist in a liquid state even though the
temperature is sub zero?
[A] Water takes a long time to cool to below zero degrees.
[B] No freezing nuclei.
[C] Water is hygroscopic.
[D] No condensation nuclei.
82 You are flying above the freezing level in the cold air just ahead of a warm front.
If rain were to fall in this area, what kind of icing might you expect?
[A] Rain or clear ice.
[B] Rime ice.
[C] Hoar frost.
[D] Carburettor ice.
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88 In the METAR shown below, the cloud base has been omitted. At what height
might you expect the cloud base to be if cumulus cloud was present?
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90 Which of the following correctly decodes a TAF that reads: LYBE 161100Z
1612/1712 VRB08KT9999 SCT025?
[A] Observed at 1611UTC; the surface wind was variable in direction and speed; averaging
8kt: with a visibility of 10km or more, and a cloud base of 2.500ft above aerodrome level.
[B] Valid from 1612 to 1712 UTC; surface wind variable at 8kt; visibility 10nm or more; with a
cloud base of 2.500ft above mean sea level.
[C] Observed at 1612 UTC; the surface wind was variable in direction and speed; with a
visibility of 10km, and a cloud base of 2.500ft above ground level.
[D] Valid from 1200 Hr on the 16 of the month to 1200 Hr on the 17 of the month; surface
wind will be variable in direction at 8kt with a visibility of 10km or more; 3to4 oktas of
cloud with a base of 2.500ft above the aerodrome.
92 What does this symbol represent on a forecast chart? (See PPL(A) 050-03)
[A] Severe mountain waves.
[B] Severe icing.
[C] Thunderstorms.
[D] Severe turbulence.
93 What does this symbol represent on a forecast chart? (See PPL(A) 050-04)
[A] Thunderstorms.
[B] Severe icing.
[C] Severe mountain waves.
[D] Severe turbulence.
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99 VOLMETS are?
[A] Ground to air radio transmissions on HF and VHF.
[B] Air to ground radio transmissions on HF and SVHF.
[C] Ground to air radio transmissions on LF and VHF.
[D] Air to ground radio transmissions on HF and VHF.
102 In the ATIS broadcast, what is used to identify the current report?
[A] A validity time.
[B] An alphabetical code.
[C] A number.
[D] An issue time.
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104 What air temperature may we expect at 7000 ft if the air temperature at 1500 ft is
15°C?
[A] +4°C.
[B] +3°C.
[C] 0°C.
[D] -2°C.
105 What wind represents depicted symbol from meteorological charts? (See PPL(A)
050-05)
[A] West wind at 60 knots.
[B] North wind at 60 knots.
[C] South wind at 15 knots.
[D] East wind at 15 knots.
106 Every physical process of weather is accompanied by, or is the result of, a:
[A] Pressure differential.
[B] Heat exchange.
[C] Humidity differential.
[D] Movement of air.
108 The most frequent type of ground or surface-based temperature inversion is that
which is produced by:
[A] Terrestrial radiation on a cloudy, relatively windy night.
[B] Warm air being lifted rapidly aloft in the vicinity of mountainous terrain.
[C] Terrestrial radiation on a clear, relatively still night.
[D] The movement of colder air under warm air, or the movement of warm air over cold air.
109 The amount of water vapor which air can hold depends on the:
[A] Air pressure.
[B] Dewpoint.
[C] Air temperature.
[D] Stability of the air.
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110 What is the approximate airfield dewpoint if the surface air temperature is 20 °C
and the reported base of the cumulus clouds is 1100m above the airfield level?
[A] 5°C.
[B] 7°C.
[C] -3°C.
[D] 11°C.
112 What types clouds usually accompany the passage of a warm front?
[A] CC, SC, ST, NS.
[B] CI, CS, AS, NS.
[C] CC, AC, CU, CB.
[D] CI, CC, NS, CB.
115 What is the approximate base of cumulus clouds if the surface air temperature is
27°C and the dewpoint is 15°C?
[A] 2.700m.
[B] 2.000m.
[C] 1.000m.
[D] 1.500m.
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116 What approximate base of cumulus clouds should be expected if the surface air
dewpoint is 5°C and the forcasted daily maximum temperature is 25°C?
[A] 1.500m.
[B] 2.800m.
[C] 2.000m.
[D] 2.500m.
119 There is thunderstorm activity in the vicinity of an airport at which you plan to
land, which hazardous atmospheric phenomenon might be expected on the
landing approach?
[A] Windshear.
[B] Precipitation static.
[C] Light showers.
[D] Steady rain.
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122 In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest
accumulation rate?
[A] Cumulus clouds with below freezing temperatures.
[B] Freezing drizzle.
[C] Freezing rain.
[D] Fog, temperature -25°C.
123 What type of precipitations was observed accordingly to the following METAR
report?
124 What was the ceiling of the lowest cloud layer accordingly to the following
METAR report?
125 Accordingly to the code which of the following METAR reports could be partially
abbreviated by CAVOK (minimum sector altitude 4000 ft)?
[A] 34004KT 7000 MIFG SCT260 09/08 Q1019 NOSIG=
[B] 26012KT 8000 -SHRA BKN025TCU 16/12 Q1018 NOSIG=
[C] 27019G37KT 9999 BKN050 18/14 Q1016 NOSIG=
[D] 00000KT 0100 FG VV001 11/11 Q1025 BECMG 0500=
126 What kind of weather is forecast for the period after 12:00 UTC?
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