PPL Ground School Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which statement about longitude and latitude is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lines
of longitude cross the equator at right angles.
The elevation of the Chesapeake Regional airport is... - CORRECT ANSWER - 19 feet
Which public use airport depicted is indicated as having fuel? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Minor International
At Coeur d' Alene, which frequency should be used as a common traffic advisory frequency to
monitor airport traffic? - CORRECT ANSWER - 122.8
Refer to Crawford Airport. What is the runway traffic for 25? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Right hand traffic pattern
With certain exceptions Class B airspace extends upward from either 700 ft or 1200 ft AGL to,
but does not include... - CORRECT ANSWER - 18,000 feet MSL
Pilots flying over a national wildlife refuge are requested to fly no lower than.... - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2000 ft AGL
Which action should a pilot take when operating under VFR in a military operations area
(MOA)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exercise extreme caution when military activity is
being conducted
Flight through restricted area should not be accomplished unless the pilot has... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Received prior authorization from the controlling agency.
, The suffix nimbus used in naming clouds means... - CORRECT ANSWER - Rain cloud
Every physical process of weather is accomplished by, or is the result of... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heat exchange
The development of thermals depends upon a.... - CORRECT ANSWER - Solar heating
When does wind shear occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - At all altitudes and in all
directions
What is meant by the term dew point? - CORRECT ANSWER - The temperature to which
air must be cooled to become saturated.
The boundary between two different air masses is referred to as a.... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Front
One Weather phenomenon which will always occur when flying across a front is a change in
the... - CORRECT ANSWER - Wind direction
If there is thunderstorm activity within the vicinity of a airport in which you plan to land, which
hazardous atmospheric phenomenon might be expected on the landing approach? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Wind shear turbulence
What conditions are necessary for the formation of thunderstorms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - High humidity, lifting force and unstable conditions
One in flight condition necessary for structural icing to form is... - CORRECT ANSWER -
Visible moisture
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which statement about longitude and latitude is correct? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lines
of longitude cross the equator at right angles.
The elevation of the Chesapeake Regional airport is... - CORRECT ANSWER - 19 feet
Which public use airport depicted is indicated as having fuel? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Minor International
At Coeur d' Alene, which frequency should be used as a common traffic advisory frequency to
monitor airport traffic? - CORRECT ANSWER - 122.8
Refer to Crawford Airport. What is the runway traffic for 25? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Right hand traffic pattern
With certain exceptions Class B airspace extends upward from either 700 ft or 1200 ft AGL to,
but does not include... - CORRECT ANSWER - 18,000 feet MSL
Pilots flying over a national wildlife refuge are requested to fly no lower than.... - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2000 ft AGL
Which action should a pilot take when operating under VFR in a military operations area
(MOA)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Exercise extreme caution when military activity is
being conducted
Flight through restricted area should not be accomplished unless the pilot has... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Received prior authorization from the controlling agency.
, The suffix nimbus used in naming clouds means... - CORRECT ANSWER - Rain cloud
Every physical process of weather is accomplished by, or is the result of... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Heat exchange
The development of thermals depends upon a.... - CORRECT ANSWER - Solar heating
When does wind shear occur? - CORRECT ANSWER - At all altitudes and in all
directions
What is meant by the term dew point? - CORRECT ANSWER - The temperature to which
air must be cooled to become saturated.
The boundary between two different air masses is referred to as a.... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Front
One Weather phenomenon which will always occur when flying across a front is a change in
the... - CORRECT ANSWER - Wind direction
If there is thunderstorm activity within the vicinity of a airport in which you plan to land, which
hazardous atmospheric phenomenon might be expected on the landing approach? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Wind shear turbulence
What conditions are necessary for the formation of thunderstorms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - High humidity, lifting force and unstable conditions
One in flight condition necessary for structural icing to form is... - CORRECT ANSWER -
Visible moisture
