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Option 1

No correct answers

Precipitation ceases after the passage of A front      

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Cold

Warm

Occluded
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No correct answers

  Fog occurs in cold front 

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Ahead

During

After

The Conditions Are Always Unstable At 

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Cold Front

Warm Front

Visibility is poor in A warm front 

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Ahead

Ahead And During

After And During

Cold front moves at … the speed of A warm front moves 

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Same

Double
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Half

 On approach of A warm front temperature 

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Fall

Rise

Remain Same

The air mass which originates from sea area located in lower lat is 
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Warm & Dry

Warm & Moist

Cold & Moist

After passage of an occluded front in the Northern Hemisphere:

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Wind

Temperature

Precipitation

backs stops falling continues

veers drops rapidly stops abruptly

veers drops or rises begins to dry up

backs rises quickly increases in strength

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Ahead of a warm front the surface wind in S hem

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Backs & Weakens

Veers & Strengthens

Backs & Strengthens

Refer to Appendix ‘C’. Which area will get the most rain at the surface?
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Fronts are associated with 

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Tropical Cyclone

Monsoon Depression

Extra – Tropical Cyclones

.Wds approach india as 

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Cols

Occluded Fronts

Highs

A western disturbances originate over

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Baluchistan

Caspian Sea

Mediterranean, Caspian & Black Seas

Refer to Appendix ‘D’. What type of cloud is most likely at Z? * 1/1

CU

CB

AS

NS

It can be expected that the depth of the friction layer over the UK will be:
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greater in Polar Maritime air due to the instability and moderate wind

greater in Tropical Maritime air due to the warm temperature

greater in Polar Continental air due to the very low temperatures

greater in Tropical Continental air due to the relatively high temperatures in winter
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The air masses involved in the development of a polar front depression *1/1
are:

Polar Maritime and Polar Continental

Tropical Maritime and Polar Continental

Tropical Continental and Polar Maritime

Polar Maritime and Tropical Maritime

The Air mass Which Originates At Sea In Low Latitudes Is Called. 

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Polar Maritime

Tropical Continental

Tropical Maritime

 FZRA & FZFG Occur ….…of A Warm Front 

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Ahead

During

After
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When air from an air mass moves to a lower latitude, it can be expected *1/1
that:

surface layer air will become warmer, the RH will rise and the air will become

surface layer air will become colder, the RH will rise and the air will become more
stable

surface layer air will become warmer, the RH will fall and the air will become
unstable

surface layer air will become warmer, the RH will fall and the air will become more
stable

The cloud in grid square M11 is most likely to be:

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cirrus

nimbostratus

altocumulus

stratus fractus

Referring to the area of the North Atlantic, the mean position of the polar *1/1
front in

January is:

from Florida to southwest England

from Newfoundland to the north of Scotland

from Florida to the north of Scotland

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from Newfoundland to southwest England

 Line squalls occur …….. of cold front 

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Ahead

Behind

At The Front

Precipitation will reach the ground mainly in the area:

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L14 -R14

Q14 -S14

O14 -T14

J14-O14

An air mass that has travelled over an ocean is known as:

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continental air and has a high humidity

continental air and has a low humidity

maritime air and has a high humidity

maritime air and has a low humidity

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Which of the conditions below would lead to the worst icing condition:
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Size of Drop Ambient Temp.

2MM -30°C

1MM -1°C

5 mm -4°C

3 mm -12°C

Refer to Appendix ‘D’. What type of cloud will be found at X?

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CS

NS

SC

CB

Refer to Appendix ‘B’. In a warm occlusion flying at 20 000’ where will the *1/1
most

turbulence be found?

a and c
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a and c

If A Warm Air mass Overtakes A Cold Air Mass, It Is Called 

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Cold Front

Warm Front

Occluded Front

At Warm Front 
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Warm Air Overtakes The Cold Air

Cold Air Undercuts The Warm Air

A warm occlusion occurs when:

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warm air is forcing cool air over cold air

cold air is forcing cool air over warm air

cool air is forcing warm air over cold air

cool air is forcing cold air aloft

The weather associated with polar maritime air is:

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overcast, moderate drizzle

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overcast moderate intermittent rain

broken cloud, light, moderate or heavy rain

broken cloud, moderate continuous rain

 Line Squall Occurs About 100 – 300 Km Ahead of               

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Warm Front

Cold Front

The Air mass Which Originates Over Equatorial Region Is. 

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Warm & Dry

Warm & Moist

Cold & Dry

If the advancing cold front is colder than the cool air mass of the warm *1/1
front, the advancing cold front undercuts and lifts both the warm and cool
air masses of the warm front. This is  

Warm Occlusion

B) Cold Occlusion

During the approach of A warm front, wind 

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Backs

Veers
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Does Not Change

Maximum western disturbances occur in 

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Summers

Post Monsoon

Winters

Tropical continental air normally brings to the UK:

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hot dry cloudless weather with a thick haze

warm weather with broken Cu and showers on coasts, visibility very good except in
showers

warm dry cloudless weather with very good visibility

hot dry cloudless weather on coasts but Cu building up inland with rain showers,
visibility good except in showers

 The surface of discontinuity between the polar easterlies and the *1/1
temperate westerlies is called 

Equatorial Front

Tropopause

Polar Front
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During the passage of A cold front, winds  

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Suddenly Become Squally

Back & Weaken

Veer & Are of Moderate Strength

In grid square M6 the worst cloud conditions for flying could be:
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altrocumulus

cumulonimbus embedded in nimbostratus

cumulonimbus

nimbostratus

The average upper winds at A1, B1 and C1 in Appendix ‘A’ are *1/1
respectively:

easterly, westerly, northwesterly

northwesterly, westerly, southwesterly

southwesterly, westerly, northwesterly

southwesterly, westerly, northerly

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When a cold front passes a station in the British Isles:

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The wind veers and the dew point falls

The wind backs and the dew point falls

The wind veers and the dew point rises

The wind backs and the dew point rises

The Air mass Which Originates Over Land Area Located In Polar Region 
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Warm & dry

Warm & moist

Cold & dry

If air in transit is heated from below it tends to become more:

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stable

neutrally stable

unstable

none of these
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The front at P14 is:

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cold

warm

warm at an occlusion

cold at an occlusion

 A western disturbances with two or more closed isobars, at 2 hpa *1/1

interval, it is termed as

Troughs In Westerlies

Western Depression

Western Cyclone
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Refer to Appendix B
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The air masses indicated in the diagrams by the hand are respectively:

Arctic, Tropical Continental, Polar Maritime, Arctic Maritime

Polar Continental, Tropical Maritime, Tropical Continental, Arctic

Polar Maritime, Tropical Maritime, Polar Continental, Arctic

Polar Continental, Polar Maritime, Tropical Maritime, Arctic

Polar maritime air is . . . . . . . . . . . and can bring . . . . . . . . . . . in the UK in *1/1

winter but

. . . . . . . . . in summer.

Complete the above sentence correctly using one of the following:

very unstable/heavy snow showers/does not arrive

cold and stable/advection fog/rain showers

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cold and stable/advection fog/rain showers

unstable/intermittent or continuous snow/cool dry weather

unstable/heavy showers/light rain showers

CI, CS, AS, NS, ST in sequence are associated with the front 
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Warm

Cold

Occluded

Flight conditions at B are likely to be:

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smooth and clear

layer clouds with only light turbulence

some turbulence in NS with the possibility of embedded CB giving

moderate/severe turbulence

flight in CU, CB with some turbulence

Characteristic weather associated with a mPc air mass transiting the *1/1
British Isles in

summer would include:

widespread Cu and Cb activity overland during the day

clear quiet settled weather overland by day with good visibility

warm moist conditions with some Sc or Cu and moderate to poor visibility

extensive low stratus cloud giving drizzle to light rain overland by day
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 Western disturbances is an ………. front 

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Cold

Warm

Occluded

Precipitation at the surface underneath B is likely to be:

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Light drizzle

Continuous moderate

Showers, heavy with the possibility of hail

Nil

With a cold occlusion:

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the air ahead of the warm front is colder than the air behind the cold front

the warm sector remains on the surface

the cloud type is predominately layer with a wide precipitation band

there is a risk of CB embedded in NS

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When flying from west to east through a cold occlusion (below the warm *1/1
air) over

the North Atlantic you would expect the wind to . . . . . . . . . . and the
temperature

to . . . . . . . . . . . . . .:

veer/decrease

back/increase

back/decrease

veer/increase

In the N. Hemisphere when flying in the troposphere above the surface *1/1
friction

layer in the polar maritime air mass behind the cold front of a fully
developed

frontal depression:

the wind will tend to veer in direction and increase in speed with progressive
increase of altitude

the wind will tend to veer in direction with increase of altitude but the speed may
remain constant in the lower layers of the atmosphere

the wind speed will reduce progressively with increase of altitude until at about 10
000 feet above mean sea level where it will then tend to increase in speed from
another direction

the wind will tend to back in direction and increase in speed with progressive
increase of altitude
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The average surface level winds at A3, B3 and C3 in Appendix ‘A’ are *1/1
respectively:

easterly, westerly, southwesterly

westerly, westerly, southwesterly

southwesterly, westerly, northwesterly

southwesterly, westerly, northerly

Precipitation Occurs Over A Belt of 30 – 50 Km On Both Side of Front 

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Cold Front

Warm Front

 Induced lows develop to the …… of A western disturbances 

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NE

 CB, roll type clouds, SC, AC with embedded CB are associated 

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Cold Front
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Warm Front

The relative temperatures at A, B, and C could be respectively:

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6+ 8+ +10

+6 +10 +8

+8 +10 +8

+10 +6 +8

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