RSC2601 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL
●● The average temperature decrease within the troposphere is
Answer: 2 degrees Celsius every 1000 feet of altitude
●● A major factor that causes the atmosphere to constantly move is
Answer: Uneven heating of the Earth's surface
●● Which way does Coriolis force deflect moving air in the Northern
hemisphere?
Answer: To the right
●● Why does the wind direction at the surface vary from the wind
direction at 2000 feet?
Answer: Friction
●● What is standard sea level pressure and temperature in the
International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)?
Answer: 29.92 "Hg and 59 degrees F
, ●● Falling pressure generally indicates what kind of weather?
Answer: Approaching bad weather
●● What happens to barometric pressure as altitude increases?
Answer: Pressure decreases
●● What effect does altitude have on takeoff distance in an airplane?
Answer: The higher the altitude the longer the takeoff run
●● Which way does air flow?
Answer: From high pressure to low pressure
●● Which way does air circulate around a high pressure area (Northern
Hemisphere)
Answer: Clockwise
●● Which of the following is true?
Answer: Land heats up faster than water due to solar energy
●● A pilot can expect the following when encountering wind shear that
produces a change in wind direction from a headwind to a tailwind.
Answer: A decrease in airspeed and performance
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL
●● The average temperature decrease within the troposphere is
Answer: 2 degrees Celsius every 1000 feet of altitude
●● A major factor that causes the atmosphere to constantly move is
Answer: Uneven heating of the Earth's surface
●● Which way does Coriolis force deflect moving air in the Northern
hemisphere?
Answer: To the right
●● Why does the wind direction at the surface vary from the wind
direction at 2000 feet?
Answer: Friction
●● What is standard sea level pressure and temperature in the
International Standard Atmosphere (ISA)?
Answer: 29.92 "Hg and 59 degrees F
, ●● Falling pressure generally indicates what kind of weather?
Answer: Approaching bad weather
●● What happens to barometric pressure as altitude increases?
Answer: Pressure decreases
●● What effect does altitude have on takeoff distance in an airplane?
Answer: The higher the altitude the longer the takeoff run
●● Which way does air flow?
Answer: From high pressure to low pressure
●● Which way does air circulate around a high pressure area (Northern
Hemisphere)
Answer: Clockwise
●● Which of the following is true?
Answer: Land heats up faster than water due to solar energy
●● A pilot can expect the following when encountering wind shear that
produces a change in wind direction from a headwind to a tailwind.
Answer: A decrease in airspeed and performance
