ATSC Flying Midterm Exam Questions
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Which raincloud is likely to be most turbulent?
A. nimbocirrus
B. altonimbus
C. nimbofractus
D. cumulonimbus
E. nimbostratus - Answer-D. cumulonimbus
Which cloud is NOT associated with mountains?
A. anabatic cumulus
B. lenticular
C. orographic thunderstorms
D. fumulus
E. banner - Answer-D. fumulus
If low clouds cover 2/8 of the sky and mid-level clouds (not hidden behind the low
clouds) actually cover 3/8 of the sky, then the coverage of mid-level clouds would be
reported as ___?
A. 4/8.
B. 5/8.
C. 2/8.
D. 1/8.
E. 3/8. - Answer-B. 5/8
Which statement is correct regarding a cloud ceiling for aviation?
A. To be valid at all locations, cloud ceiling is given as an altitude above mean sea level.
B. Cloud ceiling is the height above ground of the lowest layer of clouds reported as
broken or overcast.
C. The altitude of clouds below 20,000 feet altitude that cover less than half of the sky is
a cloud ceiling.
D. Cloud tops stop rising when they hit the cloud ceiling.
E. No aircraft is allowed to fly above the cloud ceiling. - Answer-B. Cloud ceiling is the
height above ground of the lowest layer of clouds reported as broken or overcast.
If someone uses the word "visibility", with no preceding adjective, to what are they
referring?
, A. Horizontal visibility
B. Oblique visibility
C. Slant visibility
D. Overcast
E. Vertical visibility - Answer-A. Horizontal visibility
Which glyph represents freezing drizzle? (see graph)
A. glyph h
B. glyph b
C. glyph c
D. glyph g
E. glyph a
F. glyph e
G. glyph f
H. glyph d
I. glyph i - Answer-G. glyph f
What are the two primary variables which determine whether take-off and landing can
be VFR or must be IFR?
A. Visibility and precipitation
B. Ceiling and visibility
C. Ceiling and cloud coverage
D. Cloud-base level and cloud coverage
E. Cloud coverage and visibility - Answer-B. Ceiling and visibility
The night is clear and the winds are calm. The most likely type of fog that would form
over land is
A. radiation
B. convection
C. steam
D. advection
E. precipitation - Answer-A. radiation
What aspect of blowing snow would likely be most hazardous to aviation?
A. cold temperatures
B. ice accumulation on the aircraft
C. obscured landmarks
D. build-up of static electric charge on the aircraft
E. fast winds - Answer-C. obscured landmarks
As you gain altitude, air pressure (Hints: Linear = straight line. Exponential = curved
line.):
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Which raincloud is likely to be most turbulent?
A. nimbocirrus
B. altonimbus
C. nimbofractus
D. cumulonimbus
E. nimbostratus - Answer-D. cumulonimbus
Which cloud is NOT associated with mountains?
A. anabatic cumulus
B. lenticular
C. orographic thunderstorms
D. fumulus
E. banner - Answer-D. fumulus
If low clouds cover 2/8 of the sky and mid-level clouds (not hidden behind the low
clouds) actually cover 3/8 of the sky, then the coverage of mid-level clouds would be
reported as ___?
A. 4/8.
B. 5/8.
C. 2/8.
D. 1/8.
E. 3/8. - Answer-B. 5/8
Which statement is correct regarding a cloud ceiling for aviation?
A. To be valid at all locations, cloud ceiling is given as an altitude above mean sea level.
B. Cloud ceiling is the height above ground of the lowest layer of clouds reported as
broken or overcast.
C. The altitude of clouds below 20,000 feet altitude that cover less than half of the sky is
a cloud ceiling.
D. Cloud tops stop rising when they hit the cloud ceiling.
E. No aircraft is allowed to fly above the cloud ceiling. - Answer-B. Cloud ceiling is the
height above ground of the lowest layer of clouds reported as broken or overcast.
If someone uses the word "visibility", with no preceding adjective, to what are they
referring?
, A. Horizontal visibility
B. Oblique visibility
C. Slant visibility
D. Overcast
E. Vertical visibility - Answer-A. Horizontal visibility
Which glyph represents freezing drizzle? (see graph)
A. glyph h
B. glyph b
C. glyph c
D. glyph g
E. glyph a
F. glyph e
G. glyph f
H. glyph d
I. glyph i - Answer-G. glyph f
What are the two primary variables which determine whether take-off and landing can
be VFR or must be IFR?
A. Visibility and precipitation
B. Ceiling and visibility
C. Ceiling and cloud coverage
D. Cloud-base level and cloud coverage
E. Cloud coverage and visibility - Answer-B. Ceiling and visibility
The night is clear and the winds are calm. The most likely type of fog that would form
over land is
A. radiation
B. convection
C. steam
D. advection
E. precipitation - Answer-A. radiation
What aspect of blowing snow would likely be most hazardous to aviation?
A. cold temperatures
B. ice accumulation on the aircraft
C. obscured landmarks
D. build-up of static electric charge on the aircraft
E. fast winds - Answer-C. obscured landmarks
As you gain altitude, air pressure (Hints: Linear = straight line. Exponential = curved
line.):
