ATPL Meteorology

Question 1

What type of fog forms when warm, moist air moves over a cooler surface?

Accepted Answer

Advection fog

Answer

Radiation fog

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Upslope fog

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Steam fog

Question 2

A SIGMET advisory for the contiguous US is valid for a maximum of how many hours?

Accepted Answer

4 hours

Answer

2 hours

Answer

6 hours

Answer

8 hours

Question 3

Which cloud type is most associated with severe turbulence, icing, and lightning?

Accepted Answer

Cumulonimbus

Answer

Altostratus

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Cirrostratus

Answer

Nimbostratus

Question 4

What is the standard lapse rate of temperature in the troposphere?

Accepted Answer

3°C per 1,000 ft

Answer

2°C per 1,000 ft

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2°C per 500 ft

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1°C per 1,000 ft

Question 5

A temperature inversion is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Temperature increasing with altitude

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Temperature decreasing with altitude

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Constant temperature with altitude

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Rapid pressure drop with altitude

Question 6

What weather phenomenon is indicated by a rapidly falling altimeter setting?

Accepted Answer

Approaching storm or low-pressure system

Answer

Improving visibility

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Approaching high pressure

Answer

Stable air mass