NAME: _________________________________

ID NO: _____________________________

CLASS: _________________________________

DATE: _____________________________

PART A FILL IN THE BLANKS (2 marks / answer)

1. Most aircraft flying activities is carried out in the _________________________ and
______________________ layers of the atmosphere.

2. The gases found in the atmosphere consist of 78 % _________________, 21 %

___________________ and 1% _______________________.

3. The International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) values on a standard day (ISA condition) are:
a. Air temperature ________ C or _______ F
b. Air pressure _______________ mbars or ___________ psi.
c. Relative humidity _________%
d. Air temperature lapse rate ______________

4. The relationships between different atmospheric characteristics are as follows. (Fill in the
blanks using the word increase, decrease or constant).
a. Temperature increase: pressure _____________________
b. Altitude increase: pressure _____________________
c. Altitude decrease: density ____________________
d. Temperature decrease: density ____________________
e. Density increase: viscosity ____________________
f. Temperature increase: relative humidity ___________________

5. The temperature remains constant at ________C at an altitude of approximately 36,000 ft.