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Weather Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Inflight weather advisory issued as an amendment to the area forecast, concerning weather phenomena of operational interest to all aircraft and that is potentially hazardous to aircraft with limited capability due to lack of equipment, instrumentation, or pilot qualifications.

a)

AIRMET

b)

SIGMET

c)

TAF

d)

METAR

2.

A term used in aviation for coordinated universal time (UTC) which places the entire world on one time standard.

a)

ZULU

b)

UNI-T

c)

EST

d)

EDT

3.

A report established for the 5 statute mile radius around an airport

a)

METAR

b)

TAF

c)

SIGMET

d)

PIREP

4.

The atmospheric termperature (varying accoudring to pressure and humidity below which water droplets begin to condense and dew can form.

a)

SUB-TROPICAL

b)

HUMIDITY

c)

DEW POINT

d)

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

5.

A unit of linear measurement equaal to 1,760 yards (approximately 1.609 kms).

a)

DECAMETER

b)

LEAGUE

c)

NAUTICAL MILE

d)

STATUTE MILE

6.

Observation of current surface weather reported in a standard international format.

a)

PROG CHART

b)

TAF

c)

METAR

d)

SIGMET

7.

The time between official sunset and thirty minutes after sunset, or thirty minutes before sunrise.

a)

DUSK/DAWN

b)

CIVIL TWILIGHT

c)

UTC

d)

ZULU

8.

A weather advisory in abbreviated plain language concerning the occurrence or expected occurrence of potentially hazardous en route weather phenomena that may affect the safety of aircraft operations.

a)

METAR

b)

TAF

c)

PIREP

d)

SIGMET

9.

Makes available to the aviation community text, digital and graphical forecasts, analyses, and observations of aviation-related weather variables.

a)

GARMIN

b)

NATIONAL AIRBORNE WEATHER DATA

c)

AVIATION DIGITAL DATA SERVICE

d)

DAVE TURLEY

10.

Shown on a METAR in degrees and speed in knots.

a)

ALTIMETER

b)

WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED

c)

TEMPERATURE

d)

VISIBILITY

11.

What day was this METAR created on?

a)

11th

b)

10th

c)

30th

12.

What direction is the wind blowing from?

a)

010

b)

165

c)

100

13.

What is the wind speed?

a)

100

b)

10

c)

11

14.

What is the current temperature?

a)

29

b)

17

c)

35

d)

111

15.

What is the current dew point?

a)

23

b)

17

c)

35

d)

53

16.

What is the current barometric pressure?

a)

3015

b)

035

c)

2500

d)

17

17.

The weather report indicates you should expect strong thunderstorms beginning at 1535. What time is this?

a)

2:25 p.m.

b)

3:35 p.m.

c)

5:35 a.m.

d)

7:35 p.m.

18.

If the wind is indicated to be 270 at 11 knots, where is the wind coming from?

a)

NORTH

b)

SOUTH

c)

EAST

d)

WEST

19.

Greenwich Mean Time is the standard time all over the world. This is because the 0°____ goes through Greenwich, England.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

20.

Which of the following does NOT represent the common world time?

a)

GMT

b)

UTC

c)

ZULU

d)

EST