METEOROLOGY - CAAP CPL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Every |physical |process |of |weather |is |accompanied |by |or |is |the |result |of..... |
-a |heat |exchange |
-the |movement |of |air |
-a |pressure |differential |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |heat |exchange
Moisture |is |added |to |a |parcel |of |air |by..... |
-Sublimation |and |condensation |
-Evaporation |and |condensation |
-Evaporation |and |sublimation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--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. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Close |together, |the |pressure |gradient |force |is |greater |and |wind |
velocities |are |stronger.
What |causes |wind? |
-The |earth's |rotation |
-Air |mass |modification |
-Pressure |differences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Pressure |differences
, 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. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔--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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--long |streaks |of |cirrus |clouds
Which |feature |is |associated |with |the |tropopause? |
-Constant |height |above |the |Earth |
-Abrupt |change |in |temperature |lapse |rate. |
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Every |physical |process |of |weather |is |accompanied |by |or |is |the |result |of..... |
-a |heat |exchange |
-the |movement |of |air |
-a |pressure |differential |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--a |heat |exchange
Moisture |is |added |to |a |parcel |of |air |by..... |
-Sublimation |and |condensation |
-Evaporation |and |condensation |
-Evaporation |and |sublimation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--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. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Close |together, |the |pressure |gradient |force |is |greater |and |wind |
velocities |are |stronger.
What |causes |wind? |
-The |earth's |rotation |
-Air |mass |modification |
-Pressure |differences |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Pressure |differences
, 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. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔--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. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--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 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--long |streaks |of |cirrus |clouds
Which |feature |is |associated |with |the |tropopause? |
-Constant |height |above |the |Earth |
-Abrupt |change |in |temperature |lapse |rate. |
