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MET-BNC-MODULE16
1.
What type of precipitation might occur at 1700 UTC? MKJP 160430Z 160606 36010KT 9999 FEW025 BECMG 1315 14020G34KT FEW015CB SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 1720 6000 +SHRA SCT010 BKN015CB BECMG 2224 34010KT FEW025=
a) Light drizzle
b) Heavy rain showers
c) Continuous moderate rain
d) Intermittent light rain
2.
What is the lowest forecast visibility that can be expected during an approach into Madrid at 2300 UTC ? TAF LEMD 281200Z 281812 13005KT CAVOK TEMPO 1821 8000 SCT020 SCT030 BECMG 2123 21005KT 9999 SCT015 BKN080 PROB40 TEMPO 2306 6000 SCT008
a) 10 kilometres or more
b) 6000 metres
c) 8000 metres
d) Greater than 10 kilometres
3.
What is the most likely forecast lowest cloud base that can be expected during an approach to Madrid into 2300 UTC ? TAF LEMD 281200Z 281812 13005KT CAVOK TEMPO 1821 8000 SCT020 SCT030 BECMG 2123 21005KT 9999 SCT015 BKN080 PROB40 TEMPO 2306 6000 SCT008
a) 1500 feet
b) 2000 feet
c) 3000 feet
d) 800 feet
4.
What is the lowest visibility that may be expected during an approach into Dhahran at ETA 0600 UTC ? TAF OEDR 280000Z 280110 VRB08KT CAVOK BECMG 0103 7000 TEMPO 0410 28014G24KT 4000 SA=
a) 4 km
b) 10 km or more
c) 7 km
d) 4000 yards
5.
What is the lowest visibility forecast for Bangkok at ETA 1400 UTC ? TAF VTBD 271800Z 280024 VRB05KT 1200 BR TEMPO 0002 4000 BECMG 0205 9999 SCT015 BKN100 TEMPO 1118 04010G20KT 5000 TSRA SCT009 BKN014 BKN018CB BECMG 2024 6000=
a) 5 km
b) 1200 metres
c) 6 km
d) 10 km or more
6.
What is the height of the lowest cloud forecast for Bangkok at ETA 1400 UTC ? TAF VTBD 271800Z 280024 VRB05KT 1200 BR TEMPO 0002 4000 BECMG 0205 9999 SCT015 BKN100 TEMPO 1118 04010G20KT 5000 TSRA SCT009 BKN014 BKN018CB BECMG 2024 6000=
a) 900 feet
b) 1400 feet
c) 1200 feet
d) 1800 feet
7.
What surface wind is forecast for ETA 1700 UTC at Kingston? MKJP 160430Z 160606 36010KT 9999 FEW025CB BECMG1315 14020G34KT FEW015CB SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 1720 6000 +SHRA SCT010 BKN015CB BECMG 2301 34010KT FEW025=
a) 340° / 10 kt
b) 140° / 20 kt gusts 34 kt
c) 360° / 10 kt
d) 140° / 27 kt
8.
What is the lowest probable cloud base forecast for ETA 1700 UTC at Kingston ? TAF MKJP 160000Z 160606 36010KT 9999 FEW025 BECMG 1315 14020G34KT FEW015CB SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 1520 6000 +SHRA SCT010 BKN015CB BECMG 2301 34010KT FEW025=
a) 1500 FT
b) 1500 m
c) 1000 m
d) 1000 FT
9.
What is the lowest cloud base forecast for arrival at Geneva (ETA 1200 UTC)? TAF LSGG 020900Z 021019 18007KT 9999 SCT020 BKN100 BECMG 1114 8000 RA SCT010 OVC020 PROB30 TEMPO 1018 VRB10G25KT TSRA SCT005 BKN015CB=
a) 1000 FT
b) 500 m
c) 1000 m
d) 500 FT
10.
What is the lowest visibility forecast for approach into Geneva (ETA 1200 UTC)? TAF LSGG 020900Z 021019 18007KT 9999 SCT020 BKN100 BECMG 1114 8000 RA SCT010 OVC020 PROB30 TEMPO 1018 VRB10G25KT TSRA SCT005 BKN015CB=
a) 8 NM
b) 8 km
c) 10 km
d) 6 NM
11.
What type of meteorological hazard to safe flight is most likely to be experienced during the final approach to Geneva (ETA 1200 UTC) ? TAF LSGG 020900Z 021019 18007KT 9999 SCT020 BKN100 BECMG 1114 8000 RA SCT010 OVC020 PROB30 TEMPO 1018 VRB10G25KT TSRA SCT005 BKN015CB=
a) Low level wind shear
b) Radiation fog
c) Anabatic winds
d) Roll cloud associated with standing waves
12.
Before landing, an altimeter set to QFE indicates
a) the flight level.
b) the height of the aircraft's wheels above the runway.
c) the aircraft's altitude above the mean sea level.
d) in standard atmosphere, the height of the aircraft above the official airport elevation.
13.
On the Significant Weather Chart, we see the following indications: 100 SCT CU ----- 060 The forecast charts for FL 050 and FL 100 both indicate a wind from 320°/15 kt. In flight at FL 055 over an area of plains (flat country) during the validity period of the Significant Weather Chart, we observe moderate turbulence. This turbulence is caused by
a) the instability of the air mass between the surface and the top of Cumulus clouds.
b) the surface radiation.
c) system waves.
d) a wind shear.
14.
Relative humidity at a given temperature is the relation between
a) water vapour weight and humid air volume
b) actual water vapour content and saturated water vapour content
c) water vapour weight and dry air weight
d) dew point and air temperature
15.
In mid-latitudes, the tops of Cumulus are often limited by
a) a radiation inversion
b) the tropopause
c) a temperature inversion
d) a layer of unstable air
16.
Which of the following phenomena is least likely to lead to the formation of a Cumulonimbus with thunderstorm ?
a) Convergence
b) Ground radiation
c) Convection
d) Orographic lift
17.
From what type of cloud does drizzle fall ?
a) Stratus.
b) Cumulus
c) Cirrostratus.
d) Altostratus
18.
The lowest cloud type observed in Stratus fractus, and there is moderate continuous rain. The area of the system in which you are at this moment is
a) the high pressure area
b) the warm sector
c) behind the cold front
d) the main body of the warm or cold front, or of the occlusion
19.
For a VFR aircraft, the conditions in which it could encounter severe airframe icing are:
a) flight into an area outside of clouds where the temperature is below 0°C, resulting in rime ice formation
b) flight into freezing rain, resulting in clear ice formation
c) flight between two cloud layers, without precipitation, resulting in clear ice formation
d) flight into supercooled rain, resulting in rime ice formation
20.
The most dangerous icing conditions are encountered in
a) icy clouds at high levels.
b) supercooled precipitation.
c) zones where the air temperature is below -15°C.
d) unstable clouds at medium levels.
21.
Mountain waves should be expected
a) when instability is high
b) on the upwind side of the mountain chain
c) on the downwind side of the mountain chain
d) directly over the mountain chain
22.
When a front has to cross a chain of mountains, its activity
a) ceases immediately.
b) is not disturbed by the mountains.
c) decreases when it reaches the mountains.
d) strengthens "upwind" of the mountains.
23.
On a Significant Weather Chart, we see the following for the area where a VFR-flight will take place: 100 BKN CU SC ___ 023 If the flight is planned at FL 85, we can estimate that
a) we will fly just below the cloud base where the cloud cover is between 5 and 7 oktas.
b) we will fly above a solid cloud cover.
c) we will be in solid clouds and consequently a VFR flight is not possible.
d) we will probably have to divert around some cumulus tops.
24.
The TAF weather messages are
a) landing forecasts of the "trend" type
b) airport forecasts
c) special weather observations
d) hourly or semi-hourly weather observations
25.
In a METAR message, BR and HZ mean respectively:
a) BR = mist HZ = haze
b) BR = mist HZ = widespread dust
c) BR = fog HZ = haze
d) BR = mist HZ = smoke
26.
The temperature lapse rate of the standard atmosphere in the troposphere is:
a) -6,5°C/1000 FT
b) -3°C/1000 FT
c) -2°C/1000 FT
d) -2,5°C/1000 FT
27.
A wind of 20 knots corresponds to an approximate speed of
a) 50 km/h
b) 10 m/sec
c) 10 km/h
d) 40 m/sec
28.
You are flying in the northern hemisphere at 2000 FT over a flat country area. An anticyclone is ahead of you and a depression is behind you. The wind affecting you, will be
a) from ahead
b) from your left
c) from your right
d) from behind
29.
When flying at 5000 feet in the northern hemisphere over plains (flat country) with an anticyclone on the left and a depression on the right, the wind will be
a) from the left.
b) a head wind.
c) a tail wind.
d) from the right.
30.
When fog is reported, the visibility is below
a) 0.8 km
b) 1.5 km
c) 3 km
d) 1 km
31.
What type of clouds are associated with rain showers ?
a) Nimbostratus.
b) Towering cumulus and altostratus.
c) Altostratus and stratus.
d) Towering cumulus and cumulonimbus.
32.
What type of clouds are associated with snow showers ?
a) Cumulus and altostratus
b) Altostratus and stratus
c) Nimbostratus
d) Cumulus and cumulonimbus
33.
An occlusion has the characteristics of a warm front when:
a) the cold air behind is warmer than the cold air ahead
b) the cold air behind is lifted by the warm air
c) the cold air ahead is lifted
d) the cold air behind is colder than the cold air ahead
34.
After a prolonged VMC descent in very cold air, you penetrate a humid air mass. What type of icing will you encounter?
a) Hoar frost
b) Clear ice
c) Smooth icing
d) Rime ice
35.
An aircraft flies into supercooled rain in an area with a temperature below 0°C. The type of icing it will most likely encounter is
a) rime ice
b) clear ice
c) granular frost
d) hoar frost
36.
In a METAR message, the wind group is 23010MPS. This means:
a) Wind from 230° magnetic at 10 miles per hour
b) Wind from 230° magnetic at 20 knots
c) Wind from 230° true at 20 knots
d) Wind from 230° true at 10 miles per hour
37.
Refer to the following TAF message. LFxx 180800Z 180918 22020KT 6000 SCT015 SCT080 BECMG 1214 24025KT 2000 RA BKN009 OVC070= At 1400 UTC, the lowest cloud base will be
a) between 900 and 1500 feet AGL
b) at 900 feet AGL
c) between 900 and 1500 feet AMSL
d) at 1500 feet AGL
38.
In the mid-latitudes the stratosphere extends on an average from
a) 11 to 50 km
b) 50 to 85 km
c) 85 to more than 200 km
d) 0 to 11 km
39.
At the top of orographic waves, in mountainous regions, the cloud most likely to be encountered is
a) cirrostratus.
b) cumulus mediocris.
c) cirrus.
d) altocumulus lenticularis.
40.
About ten identical clouds are in the sky, well isolated from one another, dense, with well defined contours, developing vertically in a cauliflower shape. The side of these clouds lit by the sun is bright white. Their base, relatively dark, is essentially horizontal and at FL 30, and their tops at FL 150. These clouds are
a) broken Cumulus humilis
b) towering Cumulus
c) Stratocumulus
d) Altocumulus castellanus
41.
The formation of morning fog before sunrise is possible if
a) air temperature and dew point are equal or close to one another
b) the sky is overcast
c) the turbulence in the lower layers is moderate
d) the wind is strong
42.
An air mass acquires its basic properties
a) by widespread thunderstorms
b) by stagnation of the air for a long period of time over areas having particular characteristics
c) by the influence of jet streams
d) in the westerlies of the mid-latitudes
43.
Clouds in patches, sheets or grey or whitish layers made up of elements resembling large pebbles or rollers, together or not, and always clear of the ground are:
a) Stratus.
b) Stratocumulus.
c) Altostratus.
d) Nimbostratus.
44.
In the weather pattern behind a cold front, the visibility outside precipitation is
a) low and the precipitation is showers.
b) low and the precipitation is steady rain.
c) good and the precipitation is showers.
d) good and the precipitation is steady rain.
45.
A METAR message is valid
a) for 9 hours
b) for the hour following the observation
c) for 2 hours
d) at the time of observation
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