Meteorology Question Paper 1

10/18/22, 12:23 AM Meteorology Question Paper 1
Meteorology Question Paper 1

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Questions and Answers 95 of 100 points
The direction of the gradient force is? * 1/1
Parallel to the isobars
Towards high pressure
Same direction as the friction force
Towards low pressure

The relationship between height & pressure is made use in construction *1/1
of
VSI
ASI
Altimeter
Several physical processes contribute to atmospheric warming. Which of *1/1

the following contribute the most?
Absorption and evaporation.
Convection and condensation
Solar radiation and conduction.
Absorption and vaporization.
Which of the following statements concerning trade winds is correct? * 1/1
They reach up to the tropopause and are more pronounced over the continents
They occur only in the lower part of the troposphere and are more pronounced over
the continents
They occur only in the lower part of the troposphere and more pronounced over
the oceans
They reach up to the tropopause and are more pronounced over the oceans
Above 8 km density is ………… at poles than at equator * 1/1
Higher
Same
Lower
Tropopause is discontinues at about…… * 1/1
40º lat
30º lat
60º lat
The average height of the tropopause at 50°N is about * 1/1
8 km
11 km
4 km
16 km
Gale is….. * 1/1

Persistent strong winds exceeding 33 KT, associated with depression
Persistent strong winds with mean speed 44 KT, associated with thunderstorm
Marked increases in wind speed lasting few minutes associated with CB or dust
storm (DS)
Aurora borealis occur in the * 1/1
S hemisphere
N hemisphere
Equator
When water changes state from ice to liquid, latent heat is ______, and *1/1
when it changes state from vapour to ice, latent heat is ______.
Released, released.
Released, absorbed.
Absorbed, absorbed.
Absorbed, released.
If an aircraft in N – hemisphere files from H to L it will experience * 1/1
Port drift
Option 3
Starboard drift
The maximum amount of water vapour that the air can contain depends *1/1
on the
Stability of the air
Air temperature
Dew point
Relative humidity
Warm and moist air moving over a cold ground gives rise to. * 1/1
Thunder clouds
Frontal clouds
Fog and stratus
In S hemisphere if an observer faces the wind, low will be to his …….. * 1/1
Left
Right
Fog is reported when visibility is reduced to * 1/1
Less than 1000 m

1000 m
1000 to 2000M
1500 m
The ………… fog forms due to horizontal movement of air * 1/1
Radiation
Advection
Frontal
DALR > ELR > SALR * 1/1
Potentially stable
Conditionally unstable
Latently stable
Advection fog forms during …… * 1/1
Night only
Any time of day & night
Day time only
A temperature increase with altitude through a layer is called: * 1/1
Unstable air.
An inversion.
Heating aloft.
An extension.
The vertical extent of the friction layer depends primarily on * 1/1
Wind speed, roughness of surface, temperature
Stability, wind speed, roughness of surface
Roughness of surface, temperature, local time
Temperature, local time, environmental lapse rate
Lenticular clouds indicate presence of * 1/1
Mountain waves
Cold front
Warm front
At sea level, the pressure of the atmosphere on a standard day will cause *1/1
the mercury in the column to rise to:
29.92 inches
92.29 inches
19.19 inches
29.29 inches
Dark gray cloud giving continues rain is called * 1/1
NS
AS
ST
CB
An autumn day with rain showers and terminated by evening clear sky will *1/1
be followed in the next morning by:
Orographic fog.
Advection fog.
Frontal fog.
Radiation fog.
The actual amount of water vapour contained in a given volume of air at a *1/1
given temperature is termed as ………..
Relative Humidity
Absolute Humidity
Specific Humidity
Density is …………. at poles than equator * 1/1
Same
Lower
Higher
Flying from low to high an altimeter would read * 1/1
Under
Over
Constant
During the life cycle of a thunderstorm, which stage is characterized *1/1

predominantly by downdrafts?
Anvil stage
Mature stage
Dissipating stage
Cumulus stage
If temp initially is constant & then increases with height, the atmosphere *1/1
is
Unstable
Stable
Indifferent
Adiabatic
Altimeter always measure the height of aircraft above * 1/1
Datum of 1013.2 HPA
Datum at which its sub scale is set
Mean sea Level
Halo occurs from ……… cloud * 1/1
High
Medium
Low
Relative humidity relates to * 1/1
Both - Actual water vapor present to what could be present and the degree of
saturation.
The degree of saturation.
The amount of water vapor present in warm air compared to cold air.
Actual water vapor present to what could be present.
Which statement is true? * 1/1
QFE is always lower than QNH
QNH is always lower than QFE
QNH can be equal to QFE
QFE can be equal to QFF only
How does the height of the tropopause normally vary with latitude in the *1/1
northern hemisphere?
It remains constant from north to south.
It decreases from south to north.
It remains constant throughout the year.
It increases from south to north.

The thickness of the troposphere varies with * 1/1
Rotation of the earth
The wind
Latitude
Longitude
Rain falling from cloud but not reaching ground is * 1/1
Virga
Mirage
Virgo
The clouds composed of ice crystals having feathery appearance * 1/1
CI
CS
AS
Superior mirage occurs in marked * 1/1

Isothermal
Lapse
Inversion
DALR is approximately * 1/1
15 ºC / km
5 ºC / km
10 ºC / km
As a parcel of air cools, its ability to hold water vapour: * 1/1
Decreases
Remains unaltered
Depends, whether the parcel is rising or not
Increases
HALO is associated with the cloud * 1/1
AS
AC
CI
CS
DALR = 9.8º C, ELR = 6.8º C ; atmosphere is * 1/1
Unstable
Stable
Indifferent
Low pressure is associated with * 1/1
None
Bad weather
Good weather
From which direction do the trade winds blow, in the southern *1/1
hemisphere?
SE
NE
SW
RVR is reported when visibility falls below * 1/1
2000 m
1000 m
500 m
1500 m
What type of air movement is associated with the centre line of a trough? * 1/1
Convergence with descending air.
Convergence with lifting.
Divergence with descending air.
Divergence with lifting.
The radiation fog forms due to * 1/1
Advection of cold air
Heating of the earth during day
Radiational cooling of earth at night

Fog is ………. Cloud on ground * 1/1
Stratus
Stratocumulus
Nimbostratus
Wind shear is experienced when: * 1/1
There is a ground inversion and strong winds above the inversion layer.
Gusts have been forecasted or reported.
The wind has been forecasted to be light and variable.
Neither wind direction nor force changes at altitude.
Isallobars are lines of equal * 1/1
Pressure
Pressure tendency
Temperature tendency
A change in wind direction from 310º to 020º is * 1/1

Backing
Veering
Diurnal variation of temperature is maximum over * 1/1
Ocean
Land
Forest
Instrument used for measuring visibility is called * 1/1
Visiometer
Transmissometer
Ceilometers
Height of Tropopause at equator is … * 1/1
16 – 18 km
12 – 14 km
10 – 12 km
Radiation fog occurs * 1/1
Over sea
Over land
During day
Going from the equator to the North Pole, the altitude of the tropopause * 1/1
Decreases and its temperature decreases
Increases and its temperature decreases
Decreases and its temperature increases
Increases and its temperature increases
Winds in a low pressure * 1/1
Go straight
Converge
Diverge
For every 1ºc change in temperature, density altitude differs from *1/1
pressure altitude by
33ft
10ft
100ft
120ft
What is the approximate vertical interval which is equal to a pressure *1/1

change of 1 hPa at an altitude of 5500 m?
15 m (50 FT).
64 m (210 FT)
32 m (105 FT).
8 m (27 FT).
Aurora Australis occur in the * 1/1
Equator
N hemisphere
S hemisphere
SALR approaches DALR * 1/1
At -40º C
At -15º F
At 0º C
Tropos means … * 1/1

Turning
Under current
Convection
A layer is conditionally unstable if the air * 1/1
is unstable for saturated air and stable for dry air
becomes stable by lifting it.
is stable for saturated air and unstable for dry air.
is unstable for saturated air as well as for dry air.
Which feature is associated with the tropopause? * 1/1
Absence of wind and turbulence
Abrupt change of temperature lapse rate
Absolute upper limit of cloud formation
A region between two lows and two highs is * 1/1
Depression
Low
Secondary
Col
Halo signifies predominance in the cloud of * 0/1
Both
Ice crystals
Super cooled water drops
Correct answer
Ice crystals
The tropopause is lower * 1/1
In summer than winter in moderate latitudes
Over the equator than over the South Pole
Over th e North Pole than over the equator
South of the equator than north of it
Density altitude may be defined as: * 1/1
The altitude in a standard atmosphere at which the prevailing pressure occurs
Surface of constant atmospheric pressure related to standard atmosphere of

1013.2 hPa
The altitude in a standard atmosphere at which the prevailing density occurs

Isobars on a surface chart are lines of equal * 1/1
QFF
QNE
QFE
QNH
At a certain position, the temperature on the 300 hPa chart is -48°C; *1/1
according to the tropopause chart, the tropopause is at FL 330. What is
the most likely temperature at FL 350?
-58°C
-56,5°C.
-54°C.
-50°C.
Aurora Australis occur in the * 1/1
S hemisphere
Equator
N hemisphere
Sudden change in wind speed from 10 KT to 30 KT for 2 – 3 minutes * 1/1
Gust
Squall
Winshear
Corona occurs in ……….. clouds. * 1/1
CS
NS
AS
While flying at FL 120, you notice an OAT of -2°C. At which altitude do you *1/1
expect the freezing level to be?
FL 90
FL 130
FL 110
FL 150
By weight approximate ratio of O2 to N2 in the atmosphere is …… * 0/1
1:3
1:5
1:4
Correct answer
1:3
Which clouds have the greatest turbulence? * 1/1
Towering cumulus.
Nimbostratus.
Altocumulus castellanus.
Cumulonimbus.
The temperature in ISA at 17 km is … * 1/1
- 56.5ºC
- 65.5ºC
- 35.5º
Which of the following cloud types can project up into the stratosphere? * 1/1
Cirrostratus
Altostratus
Cumulonimbus
Altocumulus
Freezing fog exists if fog droplets * 0/1
Freeze when temperature falls below zero
Are freezing very rapidly
Are super cooled
Are frozen
Correct answer
Are super cooled
With decreasing temperature and unchanged dew point: * 1/1
The relative humidity will increase
The relative humidity will decrease.
Water vapor will increase.
Water vapor will decrease

Water vapor will decrease.
Atmosphere is heated by …… * 1/1
Heat from Earth surface
From Above
Solar Radiation
The region of the atmosphere which is normally stable and has few *1/1
clouds is known as the:
Stratosphere
Jet stream
Troposphere
Tropopause
The observed temperature is -40 ̊ C at FL 300 (10km). It is termed as * 1/1
10 ̊ C colder than ISA
5 ̊ C warmer than ISA
5 ̊ C colder than ISA
10 ̊ warmer than ISA

By volume the proportion of CO2 in the atmosphere is ……… * 1/1
0.03%
3%
0.3%
The rate of fall of pressure with height is: * 1/1
Greater in warm air than in cold air
Greater in cold air than in warm air
Inversely proportional to temperature
Two aircraft flying at same indicated altitude with altimeters set to *1/1
1013.2 hPa one is flying over cold air mass and other warm air mass.
Which of the two has greater altitude?
Ac flying over warm air mass
Ac flying over cold air mass
Both are at the same altitude regardless of air mass

State the definition for QNH: * 1/1
QNE reduced to MSL, using standard temperature gradient
QFF reduced to MSL, using standard temperature gradient
QFE reduced to MSL, using actual temperature gradient
Pressure reduced to sea level, using the standard temperature gradient
Due to the diurnal variations of temperature the following types of wind *1/1
arise:
Monsoon winds.
Sea and land breeze.
Anabatic winds.
Trade-winds.
With the Onset of Sea Breeze There Is A …….In Temperature & ……..in R.H. * 1/1
Fall / Rise
Rise / Fall
Fall / Fall
Moist air is: * 1/1
Less dense than dry air
Denser than dry air
Warmer than dry air
Colder than dry air
Surface temp is 30ºC. Assuming DALR what is the temperature at 2 km * 1/1
18º C
10º C
42º C
Specific heat of land is …………… than that of water * 0/1
Same
Lower
Higher
Correct answer
Lower
In the Northern Hemisphere the surface wind is blowing around a low *1/1
pressure:
parallel to the isobars.
Anti-clockwise, oblique to the isobars towards the low pressure centre.
Across the isobars.
Opposite the situation described in
Halo is produced by * 0/1
Refraction
Scattering
Diffraction
Correct answer
Refraction
Dry air is unstable when: * 1/1
ELR > DALR
ELR < DALR
ELR = DALR
The rate of fall of pressure with height in a warm air mass compared to *1/1
cold air mass will be
Less
More
Same
Additional oxygen is needed while flying above: * 1/1
10000 ft
7000 ft
5000 ft
Wind shear is experienced when: * 1/1
The wind has been forecasted to be light and variable.
There is a ground inversion and strong winds above the inversion layer.
Gusts have been forecasted or reported.
Neither wind direction nor force changes at altitude.

The percentage concentration of gases in the atmosphere is constant *1/1

from the surface of the earth to a certain altitude with the exception of:
Water vapour
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Convective activity over land in mid-latitudes is greatest in * 1/1
Summer during the night and early morning.
Winter during the night and early morning.
Summer in the afternoon
Winter in the afternoon.
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Questions and Answers 95 of 100 points

The direction of the gradient force is? * 1/1

Parallel to the isobars

Towards high pressure

Same direction as the friction force

Towards low pressure

Several physical processes contribute to atmospheric warming. Which of *1/1

Absorption and evaporation.

Convection and condensation

Solar radiation and conduction.

Absorption and vaporization.

Which of the following statements concerning trade winds is correct? * 1/1

Above 8 km density is ………… at poles than at equator * 1/1

Tropopause is discontinues at about…… * 1/1

The average height of the tropopause at 50°N is about * 1/1

Gale is….. * 1/1

Persistent strong winds exceeding 33 KT, associated with depression

Aurora borealis occur in the * 1/1

If an aircraft in N – hemisphere files from H to L it will experience * 1/1

Stability of the air

Fog and stratus

Fog is reported when visibility is reduced to * 1/1

Less than 1000 m

The ………… fog forms due to horizontal movement of air * 1/1

DALR > ELR > SALR * 1/1

Advection fog forms during …… * 1/1

Any time of day & night

Day time only

A temperature increase with altitude through a layer is called: * 1/1

The vertical extent of the friction layer depends primarily on * 1/1

Wind speed, roughness of surface, temperature

Stability, wind speed, roughness of surface

Roughness of surface, temperature, local time

Temperature, local time, environmental lapse rate

Lenticular clouds indicate presence of * 1/1

Dark gray cloud giving continues rain is called * 1/1

Density is …………. at poles than equator * 1/1

Flying from low to high an altimeter would read * 1/1

During the life cycle of a thunderstorm, which stage is characterized *1/1

Altimeter always measure the height of aircraft above * 1/1

Datum of 1013.2 HPA

Datum at which its sub scale is set

Mean sea Level

Halo occurs from ……… cloud * 1/1

Relative humidity relates to * 1/1

The degree of saturation.

Actual water vapor present to what could be present.

Which statement is true? * 1/1

QFE is always lower than QNH

QNH is always lower than QFE

QNH can be equal to QFE

QFE can be equal to QFF only

It remains constant from north to south.

It decreases from south to north.

It remains constant throughout the year.

It increases from south to north.

The thickness of the troposphere varies with * 1/1

Rotation of the earth

Rain falling from cloud but not reaching ground is * 1/1

The clouds composed of ice crystals having feathery appearance * 1/1