Atmosphere

Question 1

The Height of the tropopause is higher in warmer air than colder air?

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In ascending orders, the layers of the atmosphere are:

Answer 2

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere and Thermosphere

Question 3

What is the approximate temperature at the tropopause in ISA?

Answer 3

MS 56 C

Question 4

What is the appropriate height of the tropopause in the ISA?

Answer 4

36000 FT

Question 5

If an aircraft is flying using ‘Flight Levels’, which of the four altimeter settings has it set on the altimeter?

Answer 5

Standard Altimeter Setting (SAS)

Question 6

If an aircraft was flying at a height of 2000 FT, which of the four altimeter settings has been set on the altimeter?

Answer 6

QFE

Question 7

Which altimeter setting would indicate the elevation of the airfield AMSL for an aircraft on the runway?

Answer 7

QNH

Question 8

The forecast for your station is that warmer air is expected to move up from the south, displacing the current cold air.
What would you expect the arrival of the warmer air to do to the height of the Tropopause overhead?

Answer 8

Rise

Question 9

The temperature at Mean Sea Level in the Standard Atmosphere is

Answer 9

15 C

Question 10

Lapses through the troposphere at an exact rate of

Answer 10

1.98 C per 1000 FT

Question 11

In the Standard Atmosphere the Tropopause is at a height of

Answer 11

36090 AMSL

Question 12

In the Standard Atmosphere the Tropopause the temperature at 36090 FT is

Answer 12

Minus 56.6 C

Question 13

Isothermal layers……

Answer 13

Dont Change Temperature

Question 14

Inversion layers….

Answer 14

Change Temperature

Question 15

What layer in the atmosphere can water be found?

Answer 15

Troposphere

Question 16

At what approximate height would a temperature of Zero Celsius occur in the International Standard Atmosphere.

Answer 16

7500 FT

Question 17

T or F, Liquid water can exist in the atmosphere in clouds, or sometimes as as precipitation, down to a temperature of around minus 40 Celsius.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T or F, Solid particles in the atmosphere can affect visibility, but are also necessary for the formation of clouds.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

The two letter abbreviation often used in meteorology for positive temperatures is

Answer 19

PS

Question 20

The two letter abbreviation often used in meteorology for Negative temperatures is

Answer 20

MS