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35 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 35
Ice pellets encountered during flight are normally evidence that:
A warm front has passed
A warm front is about to pass
There are thunderstorms in the area
Term 2 of 35
Which feature is associated with the tropopause?
Constant height above the Earth
Abrupt change in temperature lapse rate.
Absolute upper limit of cloud formation
Term 3 of 35
What is the standard temperature at the 10,000 feet?
-5°C
-15°C
+5°C
Term 4 of 35
The jet stream and associated clear air turbulence can sometimes be visually identified in flight
by.....
dust or haze at flight level
long streaks of cirrus clouds
a constant outside air temperature
,Term 5 of 35
When flying low over hilly terrain, ridges, or mountain ranges, the greatest potential from
turbulent air currents will usually be encountered on the:
Leeward side when flying with a tailwind
Leeward side when flying into the wind
Windward side when flying into the wind
Term 6 of 35
Hazardous wind shear is commonly encountered
Near warm or stationary frontal activity
When the wind velocity is stronger than 35 knots
In area of temperature inversion and near thunderstorms
Term 7 of 35
A moist, unstable air mass is characterized by.....
Poor visibility and smooth air
Cumiliform clouds and showery precipitation
Stratiform clouds and continuous precipitation
Term 8 of 35
Which characteristics of a cold air mass moving over a warm surface?
Cumiliform clouds, turbulence, and poor visibility.
Cumiliform clouds, turbulence, and good visibility.
Stratiform clouds, smooth air and poor visibility.
, Term 9 of 35
When an air mass is stable, which of these conditions is most likely to exist?
Numerous towering cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds
Moderate to severe turbulence at the lower levels
Smoke, dust, haze, etc., concentrated at the lower levels with resulting poor visibility
Term 10 of 35
During an approach, the most important and most easily recognized means of being alerted to
possible wind shear is monitoring the:
Amount of trim required to relieve control pressures
Heading changes necessary to remain on the runway centreline
Power and vertical velocity required to remain on the proper glidepath
Term 11 of 35
The most severe weather conditions such as destructive winds, heavy hail, and tornadoes, are
generally associated with:
Slow-moving warm fronts which slope above the tropopause
Squall lines
Fast-moving occluded fronts
Term 12 of 35
Which weather phenomenon signals the beginning of the mature stage of thunderstorm?
The start of rain
The appearance of an anvil top
Growth rate of cloud is maximum
35 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 35
Ice pellets encountered during flight are normally evidence that:
A warm front has passed
A warm front is about to pass
There are thunderstorms in the area
Term 2 of 35
Which feature is associated with the tropopause?
Constant height above the Earth
Abrupt change in temperature lapse rate.
Absolute upper limit of cloud formation
Term 3 of 35
What is the standard temperature at the 10,000 feet?
-5°C
-15°C
+5°C
Term 4 of 35
The jet stream and associated clear air turbulence can sometimes be visually identified in flight
by.....
dust or haze at flight level
long streaks of cirrus clouds
a constant outside air temperature
,Term 5 of 35
When flying low over hilly terrain, ridges, or mountain ranges, the greatest potential from
turbulent air currents will usually be encountered on the:
Leeward side when flying with a tailwind
Leeward side when flying into the wind
Windward side when flying into the wind
Term 6 of 35
Hazardous wind shear is commonly encountered
Near warm or stationary frontal activity
When the wind velocity is stronger than 35 knots
In area of temperature inversion and near thunderstorms
Term 7 of 35
A moist, unstable air mass is characterized by.....
Poor visibility and smooth air
Cumiliform clouds and showery precipitation
Stratiform clouds and continuous precipitation
Term 8 of 35
Which characteristics of a cold air mass moving over a warm surface?
Cumiliform clouds, turbulence, and poor visibility.
Cumiliform clouds, turbulence, and good visibility.
Stratiform clouds, smooth air and poor visibility.
, Term 9 of 35
When an air mass is stable, which of these conditions is most likely to exist?
Numerous towering cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds
Moderate to severe turbulence at the lower levels
Smoke, dust, haze, etc., concentrated at the lower levels with resulting poor visibility
Term 10 of 35
During an approach, the most important and most easily recognized means of being alerted to
possible wind shear is monitoring the:
Amount of trim required to relieve control pressures
Heading changes necessary to remain on the runway centreline
Power and vertical velocity required to remain on the proper glidepath
Term 11 of 35
The most severe weather conditions such as destructive winds, heavy hail, and tornadoes, are
generally associated with:
Slow-moving warm fronts which slope above the tropopause
Squall lines
Fast-moving occluded fronts
Term 12 of 35
Which weather phenomenon signals the beginning of the mature stage of thunderstorm?
The start of rain
The appearance of an anvil top
Growth rate of cloud is maximum
