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Certification > weather : The cloud type most applicable to most of square 3b is . 337 ?

Question 141-1 : Sc cs as ns

. 622.square 3b is from surface to fl70 in this square you can not find any cirrostratus cs high level cloud or altostratus as medium level cloud .you are in the middle of the warm sector in winter you will have stratus in summer the cloud may lift to give stratoscumulus sc low level cloud

For 1300 utc select a metar which you consider to be most appropriate to ?

Question 141-2 : 19010kt 6000 ra bkn016 ovc090 08/06 q1004= 24020kt 5000 ra bkn100 11/10 q1002= 18015kt 9999 sct020 03/01 q1000= 27030kt 8000 sct020 07/03 q1004=

Lasanowc .i don't understand why this answer .as i can see the wind which blows along the isobars comes approximately from 240 .the difference between ovc090 and bkn100 is neglibile i think. .it's a good investigation .but from the isobars the wind comes from 220° .in northern hemisphere at mid latitude over land wind speed in friction layer decrease by 50% the wind in the friction layer blows across the isobars towards the low pressure angle between wind direction and isobars changes by 30° .220° 30° = 190° .there would be low stratus bkn016 and moderate visibility with rain the inclined plane of a warm front is 1/150 and the cloud coverage is very compact ovc . 615.warm front cross section exemple 245 19010kt 6000 ra bkn016 ovc090 08/06 q1004=19010kt 6000 ra bkn016 ovc090 08/06 q1004=

The front labelled 'e' is a . 343 ?

Question 141-3 : Cold front warm front warm occlusion cold occlusion


The front located from 10°w to 10°e is most likely to be . 344 ?

Question 141-4 : A quasi stationary front an active warm front moving north an active occlusion moving south a cold front moving south

exemple 253 a quasi-stationary front.a quasi-stationary front.

From indications shown on the chart when front 's' passes position 'v' the ?

Question 141-5 : Veer and remain more or less at the same speed veer and increase back and remain more or less at the same speed back and decrease

.the isobars ahead of and behind the front are parallel and almost straight the surface wind will not change significantly since the isobars remain at the same spacing in the northern hemisphere on the passage of a front the wind will veer change direction clockwise . 567 exemple 257 veer and remain more or less at the same speed.veer and remain more or less at the same speed.

When front 'g' passes position 't' the surface wind should . 350 ?

Question 141-6 : Veer and increase veer and decrease back and increase back and decrease

. 567.we know that the wind turns counterclockwise around a low pressure but at position 't' the surface wind veers turn clockwise and increases because the isobars after front g are very close together means stronger wind exemple 261 veer and increaseveer and increase

What conditions are most likely to prevail at an aerodrome located in square 3b ?

Question 141-7 : 6 8 oktas sc and st visibility moderate to poor in drizzle broken cu base 2000 ft visibility more than 5 km occasional showers of rain or snow mainly overcast at 8000 ft visibility less than 5 km in continuous moderate rain intermittent thunderstorms otherwise generally clear skies with good visibility

exemple 265 6 - 8 oktas sc and st, visibility moderate to poor in drizzle6 - 8 oktas sc and st, visibility moderate to poor in drizzle

For an aircraft at fl 80 ahead of the front in square 2d the expected flight ?

Question 141-8 : Below as type cloud generally smooth air with light precipitation overcast skies moderate to heavy turbulence with the possibility of thunderstorms imc in cumuliform cloud moderate turbulence with a risk of rime icing high ci and cs type cloud light turbulence and poor visibility

. 619. 622.you are below as type cloud there is usually no thunderstorms ahead of a warm front but a possibility of light precipitation .there might be light to moderate turbulence on the front but not ahead of the front the sky is overcast exemple 269 below as type cloud, generally smooth air with light precipitation.below as type cloud, generally smooth air with light precipitation.

The air mass type indicated by arrow number 4 is designated . 352 ?

Question 141-9 : Maritime tropical continental polar maritime polar continental tropical

. 623 exemple 273 maritime tropical.maritime tropical.

The weather most likely to be experienced at position a is . 353 ?

Question 141-10 : Mainly overcast with stratus or stratocumulus and drizzle medium to strong winds clear skies good visibility in light winds cumulus cumulonimbus clouds heavy rain or snow showers medium to strong winds radiation fog low stratus drizzle no medium or upper cloud light wind

.position a is located between a warm front and a cold front this is the warm sector . 622.in summer we could expect scattered sc and cu with good visibility in winter the cloud base would remain low over the land we could expect poor visibility in mist and drizzle stratus and/or stratocumulus exemple 277 mainly overcast with stratus or stratocumulus and drizzle, medium to strong windsmainly overcast with stratus or stratocumulus and drizzle, medium to strong winds

The widest precipitation zone occurs usually ?

Question 141-11 : Ahead of a warm front ahead of a cold front in rear of a cold front in rear of a warm front

. 622.the question is not asking about the strongest precipitation but only the widest precipitation zone exemple 281 ahead of a warm front.ahead of a warm front.

The slope and speed of a warm front compared to the slope and speed of a cold ?

Question 141-12 : Smaller and slower greater and faster greater and slower smaller and faster

. 621 exemple 285 smaller and slower.smaller and slower.

The air mass affecting position 'a' is most likely to be . 354 ?

Question 141-13 : Maritime polar continental tropical continental polar maritime tropical

. 623 exemple 289 maritime polar.maritime polar.

The air mass affecting position 'r' is most likely to be . 358 ?

Question 141-14 : Maritime polar continental tropical continental polar maritime tropical

.a polar maritime air mass originates over the northern part of the north atlantic ocean it is unstable cool and moist air and can produce anything from cumulus to cumulonimbus with showers and sunny spells in between . 623 exemple 293 maritime polar.maritime polar.

The air mass affecting position 'c' is most likely to be . 359 ?

Question 141-15 : Maritime tropical continental tropical maritime polar continental polar

. 623.a large body of air will have the characteristics of its origin the source region particulary with regard to moisture and temperature in that a mass of air can originate from tropical or polar regions be warm or cold or be maritime or polar wet or dry exemple 297 maritime tropical.maritime tropical.

During the passage of a front in the northern hemisphere the wind veers this ?

Question 141-16 : True not true only true for the passage of a cold front only true for the passage of a warm front

. 567.ahead of a warm front in northern hemisphere as ahead of a cold front the wind veers in the friction layer and veers above the friction layer exemple 301 true.true.

In the northern hemisphere advection of warm air aloft indicates ?

Question 141-17 : The approach of a warm occlusion backing winds with increasing heights increasing probability for showers the formation of advection fog

.with a warm occlusion cold front rides up and over the warm front . 626.advection = horizontal movement .in a warm occlusion the wedge of warm air from a warm sector depression is pushed up by the fast moving cold front and carried along aloft as the depression moves exemple 305 the approach of a warm occlusion.the approach of a warm occlusion.

An air mass is ?

Question 141-18 : An extensive body of air within which the temperature and humidity in horizontal planes are practically uniform a large body of air with temperature and humidity constant in the vertical a body of air with a volume of not more than thousand cubic kilometres a large body of air within which the temperature and humidity is uniform in horizontal and vertical planes

exemple 309 an extensive body of air within which the temperature and humidity in horizontal planes are practically uniform.an extensive body of air within which the temperature and humidity in horizontal planes are practically uniform.

A stationary front is a front in which ?

Question 141-19 : There is no horizontal motion perpendicular to the front there is no difference in temperature between the two air masses there is no wind on both sides of the front there are never frontal clouds

exemple 313 there is no horizontal motion perpendicular to the front.there is no horizontal motion perpendicular to the front.

An air mass acquires its basic properties ?

Question 141-20 : By stagnation of the air for a long period of time over areas having particular characteristics by the influence of jet streams by widespread thunderstorms in the westerlies of the mid latitudes

exemple 317 by stagnation of the air for a long period of time over areas having particular characteristicsby stagnation of the air for a long period of time over areas having particular characteristics

An occlusion is called a warm occlusion when the cold air ?

Question 141-21 : At the rear of the occlusion is less cold than the cold air ahead with the warm air at a higher altitude ahead of the surface position of the occlusion is only at a higher altitude at the rear of the occlusion is colder than the cold air ahead at the rear of the occlusion is colder than the cold air ahead with the warm air at a higher altitude

.with a warm occlusion cold front rides up and over the warm front we have cool air behind and cold air ahead . 626.in a warm occlusion the wedge of warm air from a warm sector depression is pushed up by the fast moving cold front and carried along aloft as the depression moves exemple 321 at the rear of the occlusion is less cold than the cold air ahead, with the warm air at a higher altitude.at the rear of the occlusion is less cold than the cold air ahead, with the warm air at a higher altitude.

At a cold front ?

Question 141-22 : Warm air is lifted as cooler air pushes under it warm air is compressed as cold air rises over it temperature rises owing to increased pressure fog will form from the interaction of cold and warm air

. 621.at a cold front the cold air pushes the warm air up warm air is lifted exemple 325 warm air is lifted as cooler air pushes under it.warm air is lifted as cooler air pushes under it.

At a station at the surface the significant weather with a warm front will come ?

Question 141-23 : Mostly before the front passes only at the same time as the front passes after the front has passed after the warm sector has passed

. 505.the question is asking about what happens at the surface only .the active weather low cloud and continuous rain is ahead of the surface position of the front and the frontal rain stops when the front passes through the surface position exemple 329 mostly before the front passes.mostly before the front passes.

The diagram of the system represents a . 362 ?

Question 141-24 : Warm occlusion cold occlusion warm front cold front

.if the warm frontal surface contacts the ground it's a warm occlusion . 628 exemple 333 warm occlusion.warm occlusion.

The warm sector is indicated by number . 364 ?

Question 141-25 : 3 4 1 2

exemple 337 3.3.

A convergence line is indicated by number . 364 ?

Question 141-26 : 1 2 3 4

exemple 341 1.1.

In which air mass are extremely low temperatures encountered ?

Question 141-27 : Continental polar air maritime polar air continental tropical air maritime arctic air

.the lowest temperature is found within the continental polar region because russia where the continental polar region is located is far way from any sea and ocean for this reason it is very cold and dry exemple 345 continental polar air.continental polar air.

At lyon lfly n4545 e00500 at 1200 utc the sky is overcast with stratocumulus ?

Question 141-28 : 2100 utc 1330 utc 0300 utc the following day 1215 utc

A cold front is currently over lfly travelling at 10 kt as indicated by the arrow and '10' we have to wait for the aera behind this front to have a weather improvement .it will take between 6h to 10 hours the answer '2100 utc' sounds perfect exemple 349 2100 utc.2100 utc.

The following sequence of clouds is observed at an airport cirrus cirrostratus ?

Question 141-29 : The passage of a warm front the passage of a cold front anticyclonic weather the passage of a squall line

505 exemple 353 the passage of a warm front.the passage of a warm front.

The average slope of a cold front is in the order of ?

Question 141-30 : Of 1 80 of 1 800 of 1 500 of 1 10

exemple 357 of 1:80.of 1:80.

The average position of the polar front in the northern hemisphere is ?

Question 141-31 : More southerly during the winter than during the summer more southerly during the summer than during the winter located near 55°n during the whole year located near 65°n during the whole year

The polar front is the boundary between polar air and tropical air.during the winter months in the northern hemisphere the polar front pushes farther southward because of the greater density of the polar air than during the summer months .in winter the mean position of the polar front extends from florida to sw england exemple 361 more southerly during the winter than during the summer.more southerly during the winter than during the summer.

The arctic front is the boundary between ?

Question 141-32 : Polar air and arctic air polar air and tropical air cold polar air and less cold polar air arctic air and tropical air

exemple 365 polar air and arctic air.polar air and arctic air.

Which of the following statements is correct ?

Question 141-33 : Normally atmospheric pressure stops falling rapidly behind a warm front the air temperature rises cumulus clouds and a good visibility are normally observed in a warm sector in autumn cumulus clouds and a good visibility are normally observed in a warm sector in winter at warm fronts thunderstorms are often observed

exemple 369 normally atmospheric pressure stops falling rapidly behind a warm front, the air temperature rises.normally atmospheric pressure stops falling rapidly behind a warm front, the air temperature rises.

Which statement concerning the cold front and warm front of a frontal ?

Question 141-34 : The risk of fog is greater ahead of and behind the warm front than ahead of and behind the cold front the precipitation zone of the cold front is in general wider than the precipitation zone of the warm front while occluding the warm front always becomes a front aloft the wind backs more at the warm front than at the cold front

622.ahead of and behind the warm front you have stratocumulus with rain and stratus the risk of fog is greater at the warm front exemple 373 the risk of fog is greater ahead of and behind the warm front than ahead of and behind the cold front.the risk of fog is greater ahead of and behind the warm front than ahead of and behind the cold front.

Frontal thunderstorms are mainly associated with ?

Question 141-35 : Cold fronts ridges of high pressure cols warm fronts

Cqb15 july 2011 exemple 377 cold fronts.cold fronts.

An air mass which originates over the north atlantic between 50 and 70 degrees ?

Question 141-36 : Maritime polar air continental arctic air maritime arctic air continental polar air

Cqb15 august 2011 exemple 381 maritime polar air.maritime polar air.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning the typical weather in ?

Question 141-37 : Generally moderate to good visibility haze sometimes few or scattered cumulus moderate to poor visibility fog or stratus stratocumulus and drizzle generally good visibility outside the frequent showers of cbs overcast by medium and high clouds stratus with drizzle poor visibility

Cqb15 august 2011 exemple 385 generally moderate to good visibility, haze, sometimes few or scattered cumulus.generally moderate to good visibility, haze, sometimes few or scattered cumulus.

The air mass affecting position 's' is most likely to be . 377 ?

Question 141-38 : Maritime tropical and stable continental tropical and unstable maritime polar and stable maritime polar and unstable

. 623 exemple 389 maritime tropical and stable.maritime tropical and stable.

In a westerly situation the mean time interval between polar frontal waves in ?

Question 141-39 : One to two days three to four days six to twelve hours twelve to eighteen hours

exemple 393 one to two days.one to two days.

What change in temperature will occur at point a during the next hour . 380 ?

Question 141-40 : A drop in temperature a rise in temperature irregular fluctuations approximately constant temperature

.a cold front is passing over point a . 639.the air behind a cold front is noticeably colder and drier than the air ahead of it exemple 397 a drop in temperature.a drop in temperature.


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