QUIZ ATPL METEOROLOGY

1) 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
2) When the temperature and dew point are less than one degree apart the weather
conditions are most likely to be: FOG OR LOW CLOUD

3) For a given airfield the QFE is 980 hPa and the QNH is 1000 hPa. The approximate elevation
of the airfield is: 160 METRES

4) 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

5) On a clear summer day, turbulence caused by solar heating is most pronounced: DURING
THE EARLY AFTERNOON

6) Which of the following statements about lightnings and lightning strikes is correct? THE
AIRCRAFT IS TEMPORARILY PART OF THE LIGHTNING TRAJECTORY

7) Which of the following phenomena should be described as precipitation at the time they are
observed? SN

8) What altimeter reading would you expect when landing at an airfield 3000 ft above MSL,
altimeter setting is QFE for the field and local temperature is + 25C? 0 ft.

9) Which of the following statements concerning airborne weather radar is correct? IT SHOWS
ON A PLAN POSITION INDICATOR THE AREAS OF PRECIPITATION OF RAIN, SNOW AND/OR
HAIL

10) Which of the following is correct regarding a warm anticyclone? IT INCREASES IN INTENSITY
WITH INCREASING ALTITUDE