METEOROLOGY (MFZ 3764)

MODEL E-EXAM (ATPL) NO.1

1) Isolated thunderstorms of a local nature are generally caused by: THERMAL

TRIGGERING
2) Which of the following statements is true of the dew point of an air mass?
IT CAN ONLY BE EQUAL TO, OR LOWER, THAN THE TEMPERATURE OF THE
AIR MASS
3) In relation to air density which of the following responses are correct: DRY
WARM AIR IS LESS DENSE THAN COLD AIR
4) Which constant pressure chart is standard for FL 140? 600 HPA
5) The presence of lenticular cloud is an indication of : JET STREAMS
6) What intensity and type of aircraft icing is likely to occur at FL 100 in a
thunderstorm, with the freezing level at 7000 FT? MODERATE TO SEVERE
ICING DUE TO CLEAR ICE
7) In the following TAF, what is the forecast weather at 0800 UTC?; TAF EHAM
152300Z 160009 33005KT 9999 SCT025 BKN100 BECMG 0002 27015KT 4500
-SN SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 0206 0400 +SN VV002 BECMG 0406 01008KT
9999 NSW SCT030 TEMPO 0709 03015G25KT 1200 SHSN SCT006
SCT015CB= MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS OR NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
8) A trough of low pressure on a surface is an area of: CONVERGENCE AND
WIDESPREAD ASCENT
9) An air mass is unstable when: PARCELS OF AIR MAY RISE OR DESCEND
SPONTANEOUSLY
10) Which statement is true for a conditionally unstable layer? THE
ENVIRONMENTAL LAPSE RATE IS BETWEEN THE DRY AND THE SATURATED
ADIABATIC LAPSE RATE

11) Which type of fog is likely to form over flat land during a clear night, with
calm or light wind condition? RADIATION FOG
12) If the pressure surfaces bulge upwards in all levels then the pressure system
is a: WARM HIGH
13) On which latitudes can the coriolis force in practice be neglected for
meteorological purposes? FROM 0 TO ABOUT 10 DEGREES NORTH AND
SOUTH
14) The region of the atmosphere which is normally stable and has few clouds is
known as: STRATOSPHERE
15) What is the lowest possible cloud base forecast for 2300 UTC? EDDF
272200Z 280624 VRB05KT 4000 BR SCT005 OVC013 BECMG 1314 9000
SHRA OVC015 PROB40 TEMPO 1416 VRB15G25KT 1600 TSRA OVC010CB
BECMG 1618 26010KT BKN030 BECMG 2122 CAVOK= 5000 FT
16) During summer, the cloud type most applicable to square 2A is: CB
17) At which height and at what time of the year can an aircraft be affected by
the equatorial jet stream? FL500 FROM JUNE TO AUGUST
18) An isohypse (contour): INDICATES THE TRUE ALTITUDE OF A PRESSURE
LEVEL
19) The isohypse 2960m can be expected at the constant pressure chart for the
following pressure level : 700hPa
20) Where does wind shear occur? AT ANY LEVEL IN THE ATMOSPHERE IF
ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER A CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION AND/OR
WINDSPEED
21) Judging by the chart, on which of these routes can you expect to encounter
moderate CAT at FL 300? ZURICH-ATHENS
22) Overcast layer of stratus clouds with bases at 200 FT/AGL is observed at
sunrise at an aerodrome in the north of France. The QNH is 1028 hPa and
there is a variable wind of 3 kts. What change in these clouds is likely at
12:00 UTC in summer and winter?
WINTER: OVC. BASE 500 FT/AGL;
SUMMER: SCT, BASE 3000 FT/AGL

23) The main components of an altostratus are: ICE CRYSTALS AND WATER
DROPLETS
24) The typical height of the vertical area affected by the sea breeze in midaltitudes is approximately: 1000 FT
25) With the development of a thunderstorm, at what stage will there be only
updraughts of air? INITIAL STAGE
26) For an aircraft making an approach to an airfield located in square 3B, the
most likely weather conditions are: LOW CLOUD, MIST
27) The turbulence which occurs at high flight levels (above FL 250) is mainly of
the type Clear Air Turbulence. In what way can moderate to severe Clear Air
Turbulence affect an aircraft, the flight and the passengers? THE
TURBULENCE IS A SMALL SCALE ONE AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE. THE
MANOEUVRING OF THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE MADE MORE DIFFICULT OR
IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE PASSENGERS THE FLIGHT WILL BE UNPLEASANT
28) Moderate to severe CAT is encountered especially in: AN AREA WITH
STRONGLY CURVED, CLOSELY PACKED ISOHYPSES
29) What is the vertical temperature lapse rate, up to 11km, in the standard
ICAO atmosphere? 6.5C PER 1000M
30) What is the wind speed given in a METAR report based on? THE AVERAGE
SPEED OF THE PREVIOUS 10 MINUTES
31) A METAR from an airfield reporting visibility 8km. Added to the report is a
BECMG 4000. From this you will expect the visibility to: DECREASE TO
4KM WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS
32) During a landing approach, the aircraft is subjected to windshear with a
decreasing tailwind. In the absence of a pilot action, the aircraft :
1. Flies above the glide path
2. Flies below the glide path
3. Has an increasing true airspeed 4. Has a decreasing true airspeed
The combination of correct statements is: 1, 3

33) What is the relationship between visibility and RVR in homogeneous

fog? THE VISIBILITY IS GENERALLY LESS THAN THE RVR
34) Mountain waves should be expected: ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE
MOUNTAIN CHAIN
35) Hoar frost is most likely to form when: TAKING OFF FROM AN AIRFIELD
WITH A SIGNIFICANT GROUND INVERSION
36) Considering the North Atlantic region between 30N and 65N together with
the adjacent land areas during winter, the normal disposition of the main
anticyclones at the surface is: AZORES, SIBERIA
37) What kind of fog is often observed in the coastal region of Newfoundland in
spring time? ADVECTION FOG
38) What are the expected weather conditions for a flight from Zurich to
Stockholm at FL 240? THE CRUISE PART OF YOUR FLIGHT WILL BE
PERMANENTLY CLEAR OF CLOUDS
39) Which of the four radio soundings corresponds with OVC010? 3
40) Most tornadoes have a speed of movement that usually ranges from: 20 TO
40 KNOTS
41) State the four families of clouds: HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW CLOUDS, AND
CLOUDS WITH EXTENSIVE VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT
42) Which of the following statements is true concerning the coalescence
process? IN THE MID-LATITUDES THIS PROCESS PRODUCES ONLY DRIZZLE
OR VERY LIGHT RAIN
43) A stationary observer in the northern hemisphere is situated in front of a
depression. The centre of the depression passes from west to east and
south of the observer. For this observer the wind: CONTINUOUSLY BACKING
44) Which of the following statements is correct concerning the typical weather
in a warm sector in mid- and high latitudes over continental areas during
summer? GENERALLY MODERATE TO GOOD VISIBILITY, HAZE, SOMETIMES
FEW OR SCATTERED CUMULUS

45) Which is true of the temperature at the tropopause? IT IS HIGHER IN POLAR

REGIONS THAN IN EQUATORIAL REGIONS
46) The air mass type indicated by arrow number 4 is designated: MARITIME
TROPICAL
47) The position of the intertropical convergence zone: SHOWS MORE
VARIATION OVER THE CONTINENTS THAN OVER THE OCEANS
48) A pressure altimeter indicates: THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO ISOBARIC
SURFACES IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERE
49) How does temperature vary with increasing altitude in the ICAO standard
atmosphere below the tropopause? DECREASES
50) In relation to the wind speed and direction at the top of the friction layer,
which change in wind will a pilot normally experience during descent to the
surface over land in the northern hemisphere? BACKING CA. 30 DEGREES,
SPEED IS REDUCED BY CA. 50%
51) What is signified if an occlusion is described as "cold"? THE AIR AHEAD OF
THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT IS LESS COLD THAN THE AIR BEHIND THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
52) From indications shown on the chart, when front "S" passes the Paris-Orly
airport (LFPO) the surface wind should: VEER AND REMAIN MORE OR LESS
AT THE SAME SPEED
53) The air mass affecting position "S" is most likely to be: MARITIME TROPICAL
AND STABLE
54) Which is true of Nairobi (Kenya)? THERE ARE TWO WET SEASONS
55) For the same pressure gradient at 60N, 50N and 40N the speed of the
geostrophic wind will be: GREATEST AT 40N

56) In which conditions would you most likely encounter clear icing, and how
would it normally appear? CUMULIFORM CLOUDS, LARGE WATER
DROPLETS, TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 0C AND -15C. APPEARS SMOOTH
AND TENDS TO SPREAD BACK OVER AN AIRCRAFT WING
57) From which direction do the trade winds blow, in the southern
hemisphere? SE
58) In what hPa range is an upper weather chart for FL 340 situated? 300-200
hPa
59) In the typical weather pattern behind a cold front, the visibility outside
precipitation is : GOOD AND THE PRECIPITATION IS SHOWERS
60) Relative humidity: CHANGES WHEN WATER VAPOUR IS ADDED, EVEN
THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE REMAINS CONSTANT
61) If Paris reports a wind of 190/15KT on the METAR, what wind velocity
would you expect to encounter at a height of 2000 feet above the ground
?220/ 30KTS
62) Which of the following conditions would cause the altimeter to indicate a
lower altitude than that actually flown? AIR TEMPERATURE HIGHER THAN
STANDARD
63) In which of the following changes of state is latent heat absorbed? SOLID TO
LIQUID

64) (Refer 050-16) An aircraft is flying from Point A to Point B at the flight level
corresponding to the pressure surface of the constant pressure chart. Which
of the following statements is correct? WIND SPEED OVER A IS HIGHER
THAN OVER B

65) What is the final temperature of unsaturated surface at 12C, which rises to
6000 ft? -6C
66) During the formation of rime ice in flight, water droplets freeze: RAPIDLY
AND DO NOT SPREAD OUT
67) Which of the following statements is correct concerning the mediterranean
climate? THE ANNUAL RAINFALL IS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW 700 MM
68) What is drizzle? SMALL WATER DROPLETS OF 0.2 TO 0.5 MM IN DIAMETER
69) Which cloud species is described by the following definition?; "Clouds which
present, in at least some portion of their upper part, cumuliform
protuberances in the form of turrets which generally give the clouds a
crenellated appearance. The turrets, some of which are taller than they are
wide, are connected by a common base and seem to be arranged in lines.
The typical character is especially evident when the clouds are seen from
the side." CASTELLANUS
70) The QFF at an airfield located 400 metres above sea level is 1016 hPa. The
air temperature is 10C lower than a standard atmosphere. What is the
QNH? LESS THAN 1016 HPA
71) Air mass thunderstorms are triggered off by: CONVECTION AND/OR
OROGRAPHIC UPLIFT
72) Which of the following types of clouds are evidence of unstable air
conditions? CU, CB
73) In the middle of the eye of a hurricane the wind speed is; LOWER THAN 63
KNOTS AND THE AIR IS DESCENDING
74) A wind of 20 knots corresponds to an approximate speed of: 10 M/SEC
75) If you are flying from Zurich to London at FL 220, what conditions can you
expect at cruising altitude? INDIVIDUAL CUMULONIMBUS
76) In which of the following 1850 UTC METAR reports, is the probability of fog
formation, in the coming night, the highest? VRB01KT 8000 SCT 250 11/10
Q1028 BECMG 3000 BR=

77) On a route segment from A to B the highest terrain elevation is

approximately 200 feet. For an instrument flight the minimum obstacle
clearance is 1000 feet. The subscale of the altimeter is set to the local QNH
of 1013 hPa and the temperature on the ground is -5C. Assume a standard
temperature lapse rate. What is the approximate minimum acceptable
altimeter indication during the flight on this route segment? 1.300 FEET

78) (Refer to 050-13) Assuming the usual direction of movement, to which

position will the polar frontal wave have moved? POSITION 3
79) What information is given on a Significant Weather Chart? THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE TIME GIVEN ON THE CHART
80) A surface based inversion is a characteristic of: NOCTURNAL RADIATION
DURING CLEAR NIGHTS
81) In the ICAO standard atmosphere, which of the following alternatives
indicates the correct vertical temperature distribution in the lowest 11
km?15C AT MEAN SEA LEVEL, DECREASING AT 0.65 C PER 100 METRES

82) (Refer 050-91) On which of the following routes can you expect icing to
occur, on the basis of the chart? ROME-FRANKFURT
83) An aircraft encounters atmospheric conditions in which abrupt changes of
attitude and altitude of the aircraft occur. Changes in accelerometer
readings go up to 1.2 g measured at the aircraft's centre of gravity. Lose
objects inside the aircraft are tossed about. ; Which report, if any, is
required? SPECIAL AIR-REPORT
84) You are flying in the southern hemisphere at FL 180 from east to west. If the
wind at FL 180 is southerly, which of the following statements is
correct? THE TRUE ALTITUDE IS INCREASING