METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Every physical process of weather is accompanied by or is the result of.....
-a heat exchange
-the movement of air
-a pressure differential - ANS -a heat exchange
Moisture is added to a parcel of air by.....
-Sublimation and condensation
-Evaporation and condensation
-Evaporation and sublimation - ANS -Evaporation and sublimation
With regards to windflow patterns show on surface analysis charts; when the isobars are.....
Close together, the pressure gradient force is slight and wind velocities are weaker
-Not close together, the pressure gradient force is greater and wind velocities are stronger.
-Close together, the pressure gradient force is greater and wind velocities are stronger. -
ANS -Close together, the pressure gradient force is greater and wind velocities are stronger.
What causes wind?
-The earth's rotation
-Air mass modification
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-Pressure differences - ANS -Pressure differences
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, Which is true regarding cold front occlusion? The air ahead of the warm front....
-Is colder than the air behind the overtaking cold front.
-Is warmer than the air behind the overtaking cold front.
-Has the same temperature as the air behind the overtaking cold front. - ANS -Is warmer
than the air behind the overtaking cold front.
Which is true with respect to a high-or-low pressure system?
-A high-pressure area or ridge is an area of rising air.
-A high-pressure area or trough is an area descending air.
-A high-pressure area or ridge is an area of descending air. - ANS -A high-pressure area or
ridge is an area of descending air.
What prevents air from flowing directly from high-pressure are to low-pressure areas?
-Coriolis Force
-Surface friction
-Pressure gradient force - ANS -Coriolis Force
The jet stream and associated clear air turbulence can sometimes be visually identified in flight
by.....
-dust or haze at flight level
-long streaks of cirrus clouds
-a constant outside air temperature - ANS -long streaks of cirrus clouds
Which feature is associated with the tropopause?
-Constant height above the Earth
-Abrupt change in temperature lapse rate.
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-Absolute upper limit of cloud formation - ANS -Abrupt change in temperature lapse rate.
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Every physical process of weather is accompanied by or is the result of.....
-a heat exchange
-the movement of air
-a pressure differential - ANS -a heat exchange
Moisture is added to a parcel of air by.....
-Sublimation and condensation
-Evaporation and condensation
-Evaporation and sublimation - ANS -Evaporation and sublimation
With regards to windflow patterns show on surface analysis charts; when the isobars are.....
Close together, the pressure gradient force is slight and wind velocities are weaker
-Not close together, the pressure gradient force is greater and wind velocities are stronger.
-Close together, the pressure gradient force is greater and wind velocities are stronger. -
ANS -Close together, the pressure gradient force is greater and wind velocities are stronger.
What causes wind?
-The earth's rotation
-Air mass modification
1
Page
-Pressure differences - ANS -Pressure differences
@COPYRIGHT BRAINBARTER 2025/2026
, Which is true regarding cold front occlusion? The air ahead of the warm front....
-Is colder than the air behind the overtaking cold front.
-Is warmer than the air behind the overtaking cold front.
-Has the same temperature as the air behind the overtaking cold front. - ANS -Is warmer
than the air behind the overtaking cold front.
Which is true with respect to a high-or-low pressure system?
-A high-pressure area or ridge is an area of rising air.
-A high-pressure area or trough is an area descending air.
-A high-pressure area or ridge is an area of descending air. - ANS -A high-pressure area or
ridge is an area of descending air.
What prevents air from flowing directly from high-pressure are to low-pressure areas?
-Coriolis Force
-Surface friction
-Pressure gradient force - ANS -Coriolis Force
The jet stream and associated clear air turbulence can sometimes be visually identified in flight
by.....
-dust or haze at flight level
-long streaks of cirrus clouds
-a constant outside air temperature - ANS -long streaks of cirrus clouds
Which feature is associated with the tropopause?
-Constant height above the Earth
-Abrupt change in temperature lapse rate.
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Page
-Absolute upper limit of cloud formation - ANS -Abrupt change in temperature lapse rate.
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