Meteorology
Subjects include:
- Atmosphere
- Weather
- Air Masses
- Climatology
- Thunderstorms
- Forecasting
Books to read: Brian Cosgrove (8th Edition)
Test exam questions: Quiz Aero
Results
#1. Aircraft should always take off:
Sorry – Wrong answer. Ref Page 114 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#2. If the Wind changes from South-West to West it will said to be :
Sorry – Wrong Answer – Ref Page 111 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#3. 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
#4. The rate at which temperature drops with height is called:
Sorry – Wrong answer – Ref Page 121 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#5. High Pressure is also known as :
Sorry – Wrong answer – Ref Page 140 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#6. Geostrophic Winds flow:
Sorry – Wrong answer – Ref Page 111 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#7. 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
#8. The part of the atmosphere, where all of the weather takes place is called:
Sorry – Wrong answer – Ref Page 122 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#9. Which of these statements is correct?
Sorry – Wrong Answer – Ref Page 106 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#10. 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
#11. DALR is an Abbreviation for:
Sorry – Wrong answer – Ref Page 123 of Cosgrove 8th Edition
#12. Air Masses – The Polar Continental type is classed as:
Sorry – Wrong Answer – Ref Page 134 of Cosgrove 8th Edition