Atmosphere

Question 1

The station pressure used in surface weather charts is

Answer 1

QFF

Question 2

With regards to the tropopause …

Answer 2

Significant change in TLR can be observed

Question 3

What happens when solar radiation interacts with the ground

Answer 3

One part is absorbed in the ozone layer and another part is reflected by clouds and the surface of the earth all whilst the major part being absorbed by the earth

Question 4

Below MSL if OAT is colder than ISA
Above MSL if OAT is colder than ISA

Answer 4

QFF<QNH> QNH</QNH>

Question 5

Average seasonal tropopause heights

Answer 5

Lat - 55 degrees north
FL250 in winter and FL350 in summer

Question 6

Thickness of the troposphere varies with

Answer 6

Latitude

Question 7

Radiosonde measures

Answer 7

Atmospheric pressure , air temp and humidity

Question 8

Average height around tropopause @equator is

Answer 8

16km and temp is around -80 degrees

Question 9

Isohypse

Answer 9

Indicates the true altitude of a pressure level

Question 10

Thickness of troposphere

Answer 10

Varies with latitude

Question 11

Mean height of the tropical tropopause is

Answer 11

54000ft

Question 12

If you fly from a low pressure to high pressure

Answer 12

Then your altitude would increase