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METEOROLOGY TEXT I
INSTRUCTIONS:
1.
The height and the temperature of the tropopause are respectively in the
order of
a) 8 km and - 75C over the poles
b) 16 km and -40C over the poles
c) 16 km and -75C over the equator
d) 8 km and -40C over the equator
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km
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d)
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Which of the following statements is true of the dew point of an air mass?
a) It can be used to estimate the air mass's relative humidity even if the air
temperature is unknown
b) It can only be equal to, or lower, than the temperature of the air mass
c) It can be used together with the air pressure to estimate the air mass's
relative humidity
d) It can be higher than the temperature of the air mass
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uniform layer
an inversion aloft
an isothermal layer
a lapse rate
Sublimation is:
a)
change from liquid to vapour
b)
change from liquid to solid
c)
change from vapour to liquid
d)
change from solid to vapour
13.
The method by which energy is transferred from one body to another by
contact is called:
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
latent heat
14.
What
a)
b)
c)
d)
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How does the height of the tropopause normally vary with latitude in the
northern hemisphere?
a) It decreases from south to north
b) It remains constant throughout the year
c) It increases from south to north
d) It remains constant from north to south
What is the approximate composition of the dry air by volume in the
troposphere?
a) 50 % oxygen, 40 % nitrogen, and the rest other gases
b) 88 % oxygen, 9 % nitrogen, and the rest other gases
c) 21 % oxygen, 78 % nitrogen, and the rest other gases
d) 10 % oxygen, 89 % nitrogen, and the rest other gases
17.
Going from the equator to the north pole, the altitude of the tropopause
a) decreases and its temperature decreases
b) decreases and its temperature increases
c) increases and its temperature increases
d) increases and its temperature decreases
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At what height above ground level is air temperature measured at an
aerodrome?
a)
1 metre
b)
1.25 metres
c)
10 ft
d)
4 metres
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The relative humidity of a sample air mass is 50%. How is the relative
humidity of this air mass influenced by changes of the amount of water
vapour in it?
a) It decreases with increasing water vapour
b) It is not influenced by changing water vapour
c) It increases with increasing water vapour
d) It is only influenced by temperature
32.
When a given mass of air descends, what effect will it have on relative
humidity?
a) It increases
b) It remains constant
c) It increases up to 100%, then remains stable
d) It decreases
33.
During the late afternoon an air temperature of +12C and a dew point of
+7C were measured. What temperature change must occur during the night
in order to induce saturation?
a) It must decrease to +5C
b) It must decrease to +7C
c) It must decrease by 7C
d) It must decrease to +8C
34.
Relative humidity
a) decreases if the air is cooled whilst maintaining the vapour pressure
constant
b) is higher in cool air than in warm air
c) is higher in warm air than in cool air
d) increases if the air is cooled whilst maintaining the vapour pressure
constant
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What
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b)
c)
d)
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When
a)
b)
c)
d)
43.
At FL 200, the air temperature is -6C.The air density at this level is:
a) Less than the density of the ISA atmosphere at FL 200
b) Equal to the density of the ISA atmosphere at FL 200
c) Greater than the density of the ISA atmosphere at FL 200
d) Unable to be determined without knowing the QNH
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Air density is mass of air per unity of volume, and is influenced by:
a) Altitude
b) Pressure, temperature and the amount of water vapour
c) Pressure, latitude and season
d) both a) and b) are correct
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The process by which water vapour is transformed directly into ice is known
as
a) sublimation
b) supersaturation
c) supercooling
d) radiation cooling
49.
The rate of decrease of temperature with height per 1km in the International
Standard Atmosphere is:
a) variable
b) 1C
c) 6.5C
d) 0.65C
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