MODEL E-EXAM (ATPL) NO.

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1.

Among the ten groups of clouds, the following two are mentioned
specifically in MET-reports and forecasts intended for aviation:
CUMULONIMBUS AND TOWERING CUMULUS

2.

A mountain breeze (katabatic wind) blows :

DOWN THE SLOPE DURING THE NIGHT

3.

On a clear sky, continental ground surface, wind calm, the minimum

temperature is reached approximately: HALF AN HOUR AFTER SUNRISE

4.

The region of the globe where the greatest number of tropical revolving
storms occur is: THE NORTH-WEST PACIFIC, AFFECTING JAPAN,
FORMOSA, KOREA AND THE CHINESE COASTLINE

5.

A wind speed of 350 kt within a jet stream core should be world-wide

regarded as: POSSIBLE BUT A VERY RARE PHENOMENON

6.

The pressure distribution located mainly in square 2A is a:

RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE

7.

What is the name of the low level winds between the subtropical high
pressure belt and equatorial trough of low pressure (ITCZ) : TRADE
WINDS

8.

How would you characterize an air temperature of -30C at the 300 hPa
level over Western Europe? HIGH

9.

In the International Standard Atmosphere the decrease in temperature

with height below 11 km is : 0.65C PER 100M

10. The QFF at an airfield located 400 metres above sea level is 1016 hPa.
The air temperature is 10C higher than a standard atmosphere. What is
the QNH? MORE THAN 1016 HPA

11. Considering the route between Valencia and Charleston at FL 340, the
forecast mean temperature is: -50 C
12. Under the weather conditions depicted, which of the following
statements is likely to apply? THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR IN THE
SUMMER MONTHS OVER CENTRAL EUROPE

13. What characteristics will the surface winds have in an area where the
isobars on the weather map are very close together? STRONG AND
BLOWING SOMEWHAT ACROSS THE ISOBARS

14. What cloud cover is typical for a wide warm sector of a polar front
depression over Central Europe in the summer? FAIR WEATHER CU
15. Which of the following are high level clouds? State the most complete
answer: CI,CC
16. In the northern hemisphere the gradient wind of a cyclonic pressure
distribution is 350/24, over the sea the surface wind would
approximate: 340/20
17. What feature is normally associated with the initial stage of a
thunderstorm? CONTINUOUS UPDRAFT
18. You must make an emergency landing at sea. The QNH of a field on a
nearby island with an elevation of 4000 FT is 1025 hPa and the
temperature is -20C. What is your pressure altimeter reading when
landing if 1025 hPa is set in the subscale? LESS THAN 0 FT
19. The morning following a clear, calm night when the temperature has
dropped to the dewpoint, is likely to produce: RADIATION FOG

20. In which conditions would you most likely encounter clear icing, and
how would it normally appear? CUMULIFORM CLOUDS, LARGE WATER
DROPLETS, TEMP BTWN 0C AND -15C. APPEARS SMOOTH AND TENDS TO
SPREAD BACK OVER AN ACFT WING

21. On a Low Level Significant Weather Chart, we see the following for the
area where a VFR-flight will take place: BKN CU SC 100 / 023 If the flight
is planned at FL 85, we can estimate that: WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO
DIVERT AROUND SOME CUMULUS TOPS

22. Where are the westerlies to be expected? IN THE MID-LATITUDES

23. An isohypse of the 500 hPa pressure surface is labelled with the number
552. This means that for all points on the isohypse the:
TOPOGRAPHY IS 552 DECAMETERS ABOVE MSL

24. When planning a flight at FL 60, which upper wind and temperature
chart would be nearest your flight level? 850 HPA

25. What is the vertical temperature lapse rate, up to 11km, in the standard
ICAO atmosphere? 6.5C per 1000m

26. What is the meaning of the abbreviation "OVC? 8 OKTAS

27. The geostrophic wind depends on: DENSITY, EARTHS ROTATION, GEOGRAPHIC
LATITUDE

28. The boundary between polar and tropical air is known as: POLAR FRONT
29. At the same latitude the geostrophic wind is greater than the gradient
wind around a low pressure system with equal pressure gradient
because the: CENTRIFUGAL FORCE OPPOSES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT

30. Where is the projection of the polar front jet stream on the surface
most likely to be found in relation to the cold and warm fronts of a
depression? 50 TO 200 NM BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND 300 TO 450 NM IN
THE WARM FRONT

31. A layer is conditionally unstable if the air: IS UNSTABLE FOR SATURATED

AIR AND STABLE FOR DRY AIR

32. Which of the following statements concerning jet streams is correct? IN

THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE BOTH WESTERLY AND EASTERLY JET STREAMS
OCCUR

33. How would the term "vertical visibility is missing or not measurable" be
indicated in a METAR? VV///
34. Define a HIGH : AN AREA WITH HIGHER PRESSURE THAN THAT OF
THE HORIZONTAL ENVIRONMENT
35. The lines on a contour chart join points of : EQUAL HEIGHT
36. What is the temperature deviation in degrees Celsius, from the ICAO
Standard Atmosphere overhead Frankfurt? ISA - 13C
37. Assuming a generalised zonal system of world climatic and wind
circulation, zone "X" is an area of : SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS
38. The final stage of a thunderstorm is reached when : A WELL
DEVELOPED ANVIL CAN BE SEEN
39. Without readjusting the barometric setting of altimeter, it will under
read when : FLYING FROM LOW TO HIGH PRESSURE AREA
40. Ice accretion to the airframe is likely to be most hazardous at
temperatures: BETWEEN 0C AND -23C IN LARGE CU

41. What is signified if an occlusion is described as "cold"? THE AIR AHEAD

OF THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT IS LESS COLD THAN THE AIR
BEHIND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
42. Why is a calm and clear-sky night colder than cloudy night? THE
RADIATION FROM THE EARTHS SURFACE SLIPS INTO SPACE
43. Where is the most dangerous zone in a tropical revolving storm? IN THE
WALL OF CLOUDS AROUND THE EYE
44. In which of the following conditions is moderate to severe airframe
icing most likely to be encountered? IN NIMBOSTRATUS CLOUD
45. Regarding stratus (ST) and nimbostratus (NS) : ST DOES CAUSE DRIZZLE
AND NS RAIN
46. Which of the following statements is true? THE MORE STABLE THE
ATMOSPHERE, THE LESS TURBULENCE
47. What will be the effect on the reading of an altimeter of an aircraft
parked on the ground as an active cold front is passing? IT WILL FIRST
INCREASE THE DECREASE
48. At the same latitude the geostrophic wind is less than the gradient wind
around an anticyclone with equal pressure gradient because the:
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE IS ADDED TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
49. Which of the following cloud types is found at high levels? CC
50. The layer of the atmosphere above tropopause is known as :
STRATOSPHERE

51. The widest precipitation zone occurs usually: AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT

52. Over Paris at what flight level would you expect to find the tropopause
according to the map? FL 300
53. What is the approximate composition of the dry air by volume in the
troposphere? 21% OXYGEN, 78% NITROGEN, AND THE REST OTHER GASES
54. With reference to a rotor circulation we can say that : IT IS A LOW
LEVEL PHENOMENON
55. In the disturbed temperate regions: THE WEATHER IS MAINLY
GOVERNED BY THE TRAVELLING FRONTAL DEPRESSIONS
56. What is the main energy source of a tropical revolving storm? LATENT
HEAT RELEASED FROM CONDENSING WATER VAPOUR
57. The difference between temp and dew point is greater in : DRY AIR
58. The occurrence of freezing rain at FL 60 is most likely in square: 3C
59. If CAVOK is reported then: NO LOW DRIFTING SNOW IS PRESENT
60. When water vapour condenses or water freezes: HEAT IS RELEASED IN
BOTH CASES
61. What are the expected weather conditions for a flight Zurich to
Stockholm at FL240? THE CRUISE PART OF YOUR FLIGHT WILL BE
PERMANENTLY CLEAR OF CLOUDS
62. Updraughts in a thunderstorm are prevailing during the: INITIAL STAGE
63. Which cloud type (genus) is described by the following definition? ;
"Grey cloud layer, often dark, the appearance of which is rendered
diffuse by more or less continuously falling rain or snow, which in most
cases reaches the ground. It is thick enough throughout to blot out the
sun. Low, ragged clouds frequently occur below the layer, with which
they may or may not merge." NIMBOSTRATUS

64. In January an extended high pressure area is normally observed

over: SIBERIA
65. A dry, sand- and dust-laden North Easterly wind that blows in winter
over large parts of North West Africa is known as a: HARMATTAN
66. The main components of an altostratus are: ICE CRYSTALS AND WATER
DROPLETS
67. The Bora is a: COLD CATABATIC WIND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
VIOLENT GUSTS
68. The weather most likely to be experienced at position "S" is: OVERCAST
WITH DRIZZLE AND OROGRAPHIC FOG
69. Fallstreaks or virga are: WATER OR ICE PARTICLES FALLING OUT OF A
CLOUD THAT EVAPORATE BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND
70. Which of these statements best describes the weather most likely to be
experienced at 1500 UTC?; TAF LSZH 211322 22018G35KT 9999 SCT012
BKN030 BECMG 1315 25025G45KT TEMPO 1720 4000 +SHRA
BKN025TCU BECMG 2022 25015KT T1815Z T1618Z = VISIBILITY 10
KILOMETRES OR MORE, MAIN CLOUDBASE 3000 FEET, WIND 250,
TEMPERATURE 18C
71. Two aircraft, one with a sharp wing profile (S), and the other with a
thick profile (T), are flying through the same cloud with same true
airspeed. The cloud consists of small supercooled droplets. Which of
the following statements is most correct concerning ice
accretion? AIRCRAFT S EXPERIENCES MORE ICING THAN T
72. What is the lowest cloud base that can be expected from the forecast
for 1500 UTC ? KCHS 280430Z 280606 VRB05KT 4000 BR SCT005
OVC013 PROB40 SHRA BECMG 1314 9000 SHRA OVC015 PROB40
TEMPO 1416 VRB15G25KT 1600 TSRA OVC010CB BECMG 1618 26010KT
BKN030 BECMG 2122 CAVOK. 1000 FEET

73. The air masses that are observed most frequently over western Europe
are: POLAR AIR AND TROPICAL AIR
74. Most tornadoes have a life span that lasts for: A FEW MINUTES UP TO
30 MINUTES
75. Which of the following conditions is most likely to lead to the formation
of advection fog? MOIST WARM AIR MOVING OVER A COLD WATER
76. An aircraft is flying at FL 150, with an outside air temperature of -30,
above an airport where the elevation is 1660ft and the QNH is 993hPa.
Calculate the true altitude : 13690ft
77. When are the rainy seasons in equatorial Africa? MARCH TO MAY AND
OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER
78. Frontal thunderstorms are mainly associated with: COLD FRONTS
79. Thermal turbulence is caused by: VERTICAL MOVEMENTS OF AIR DUE
TO CONVECTION IN UNSTABLE
80. Which precipitation type normally indicates freezing rain at some
altitude above the ground? ICE PELLETS
81. Relative humidity: INCREASES IF THE AIR IS COOLED WHILST
MAINTAINING THE VAPOUR PRESSURE CONSTANT
82. Good visibility in the lower levels may be expected when: COOL DRY
AIR IS MOVING OVER A WARMER SURFACE
83. What is the type, intensity and seasonal variation of precipitation in the
equatorial region? RAINSHOWERS, HAIL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR THE WHOLE YEAR, BUT FREQUENCY IS
HIGHUEST DURING TWO PERIODS: APRIL-MAY AND OCTOBERNOVEMBER
84. The most dangerous icing conditions are encountered
in: SUPERCOOLED PRECIPITATION