Meteorology practice exam

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#1. If  the take-off speed of an aircraft is 45 mph and there is a 10 mph headwind, what groundspeed will the aircraft take off?

Sorry – Wrong answer – Ref Page 114 of Cosgrove 8th Edition

#2. Which of these statements is correct?

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#3. The part of the atmosphere, where all of the weather takes place is called:

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#4. Aircraft should always take off:

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#5. Air on meeting mountains will rise to pass over them. As it does so, it will cool adiabatically and form cloud. This cloud is called:

Sorry – Wrong Answer – Ref Page 133 of Cosgrove 8th Edition

#6. As Relative Humidity Increases:

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#7. DALR is an Abbreviation for:

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#8. Geostrophic Winds flow:

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#9. A cloud with a "Cauliflower" shaped top is called a :

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#10. Colder Air from the tops of the mountains rolls down the slopes into the lower ground. This is called:

Sorry – Wrong answer – Ref Page 113 of Cosgrove 8th Edition

#11. Disturbed air left behind an aircraft is called:

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#12. Dew Point refers to :

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#13. Air Masses - The Polar Continental type is classed as:

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#14. If the Wind changes from South-West to West it will said to be :

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#15. If ELR is Greater than the DALR, conditions are said to be :

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