Meteorology CPL Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
A Trough is associated with a - CORRECT ANSWER - High or anti-cyclone.
Calculate the height above ground for an aircraft passing over a ridge.
Reported altimeter setting: 28.82" Hg
Indicated altitude: 3,000'
Aircraft altimeter: 29.92 "Hg
Height of the ridge: 1,900 ft ASL - CORRECT ANSWER - Nil
Calculate Airport Pressure Altitude. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,817 ft.
Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Latent heat release of saturated air upon condensation
Determine the height of convective cloud base and freezing level under these conditions:
Surface Temp: 20 C
Dewpoint Temp: 14 C - CORRECT ANSWER - Cloud base: 2,000 ft AGL
Freezing level: 11,300 ft AGL
Note the following cloud types:
1. Cumulonimbus.
2. Altoscumulus Castellanus
3. Nimbo Stratus
4. Altostratus
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
A Trough is associated with a - CORRECT ANSWER - High or anti-cyclone.
Calculate the height above ground for an aircraft passing over a ridge.
Reported altimeter setting: 28.82" Hg
Indicated altitude: 3,000'
Aircraft altimeter: 29.92 "Hg
Height of the ridge: 1,900 ft ASL - CORRECT ANSWER - Nil
Calculate Airport Pressure Altitude. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1,817 ft.
Why is the saturated adiabatic lapse rate less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Latent heat release of saturated air upon condensation
Determine the height of convective cloud base and freezing level under these conditions:
Surface Temp: 20 C
Dewpoint Temp: 14 C - CORRECT ANSWER - Cloud base: 2,000 ft AGL
Freezing level: 11,300 ft AGL
Note the following cloud types:
1. Cumulonimbus.
2. Altoscumulus Castellanus
3. Nimbo Stratus
4. Altostratus
