FREE CPL Aviation Meteorology Questions and Answers

Question 1

A pilot is flying toward a line of thunderstorms. During the mature stage of a thunderstorm cell, which of the following weather phenomena is most likely to be encountered?

Accepted Answer

Strong updrafts, downdrafts, and the onset of precipitation.

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Strong downdrafts and dissipating cloud tops.

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Strong updrafts and rapid vertical cloud growth.

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Light precipitation and weakening updrafts.

Question 2

A pilot is on approach to an airport and encounters a sudden, powerful downdraft that results in a rapid loss of airspeed and altitude. This phenomenon, typically less than 2.5 miles in diameter and lasting only a few minutes, is known as a:

Accepted Answer

Microburst

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Gust front

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Land breeze

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Mountain wave

Question 3

Under which conditions is advection fog most likely to form?

Accepted Answer

A warm, moist air mass moving over a colder surface.

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Clear skies at night with calm winds over a land surface.

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Moist, stable air being forced up a sloping terrain.

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Cold, dry air moving over a warm body of water.

Question 4

A pilot planning a flight over a mountain range notes a strong wind blowing perpendicular to the range and a stable air mass. Which of the following hazards should the pilot be most concerned about on the leeward side of the mountains?

Accepted Answer

Severe turbulence and strong vertical currents associated with mountain waves.

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Widespread rime icing in stratiform clouds.

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The formation of a sea breeze front.

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Heavy precipitation from orographic lift.

Question 5

During a preflight check of weather, a pilot notes the following in a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF): TEMPO 1416 1/2SM +TSRA. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

Temporarily, between 1400Z and 1600Z, visibility will be one-half statute mile with thunderstorms and heavy rain.

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There is a 30% probability of thunderstorms with heavy rain between 1400Z and 1600Z.

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The wind will temporarily shift to 140 degrees at 16 knots.

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From 1400Z to 1600Z, the conditions will permanently become one-half statute mile visibility with thunderstorms and heavy rain.

Question 6

Which type of structural icing is most likely to form when an aircraft flies through an area of large, supercooled water droplets, typically at temperatures between 0°C and -10°C?

Accepted Answer

Clear ice

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Rime ice

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Frost

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Mixed ice