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met 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What, approximately, is the average height of the tropopause over the Equator?

a)

8 km

b)

16 km

c)

11 km

d)

50 km

2.

What is the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere called?

a)

Ionosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Tropopause

3.

How does the height of the tropopause normally vary with lattitude in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

It decreases from south to north

b)

It increases from south to north

c)

It remains constant from north to south

d)

It remains constant throughout the year.

4.

The temperature at FL110 is -12°C. What will the temperature be at FL140 if the ICAO standard lapse rate is applied?

a)

-6°C

b)

-18 c

c)

-9°C

d)

-15°C

5.


Atmosphere is heated by​____

a)

Solar radiation

b)

none

c)

From above.

d)

Heat from earth surface.

6.

Which one of the following statements applies to the tropopause?

a)

It is, by definition, an isothermal layer

b)

It indicates a strong temperature lapse rate

c)

It is, by definition a temperature inversion

d)

It separates the troposphere from the stratosphere.

7.

Tropopause is discontinuous at about

a)

30°lat

b)

40°lat

c)

80°lat

d)

None

8.

In the International Standard Atmosphere the decrease in temperature with height below 11 km is:

a)

0.5°C/100 m

b)

0.6°C/100 m

c)

0.65°C/100 m

d)

1°C/100 m

9.

Mother of Pearl clouds occur in………….

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

None

10.

The 200 hPa pressure altitude level can vary in height. In temperate regions which of the following average heights is applicable?

a)

FL390

b)

FL300

c)

FL100

d)

FL50

11.

The temperature in ISA at 17 km is

a)

-56.5°C

b)

-65.5° C

c)

-35.5° C

12.

By weight, approximate ratio of O2 to Na in the atmosphere is ..........

a)

1:3

b)

1:4

c)

1:5

d)

3:1

13.

Which constant pressure altitude chart is standard for 4781ft pressure level (FL50)?

a)

500 hPa

b)

300 hPa

c)

850 hPa

d)

700 hPa

14.

Most of atmospheric mass is contained in .

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Heterosphere

d)

None

15.

Additional oxygen is needed while flying above

a)

5000ft

b)

7000 ft

c)

10,000 ft

d)

12,000 ft

16.

By volume, the proportion of CO2 in the atmosphere is…….

a)

3%

b)

0.3%

c)

0.03%

d)

None

17.

An outside air temperature of -30°C is measured whilst cruising at FL200. What is the temperature deviation from the ISA at this level?

a)

5°C colder than ISA

b)

5°C warmer than ISA

c)

10°C colder than ISA

d)

10°C warmer than ISA

18.

What is the most likely temperature at the tropical tropopause?

a)

-56.5°C

b)

-75°C

c)

-40°С

d)

-25°C

19.

By volume, the approximate ratio of O2 to N2 in the atmosphere is .

a)

1:3

b)

1:4

c)

4:1

d)

1:5

20.

In ISA, the mean sea level temperature is

a)

15° C

b)

10° C

c)

25° C

d)

none

21.

In the lower part of the stratosphere the temperature:

a)

is almost constant.

b)

decreases with altitude

c)

increases with altitude.

d)

increases at first and decreases afterwards.

22.

What is the approximate composition of the dry air by volume in the troposphere?

a)

10% oxygen, 89% nitrogen and the rest other gases

b)

88% oxygen, 9% nitrogen and the rest other gases

c)

50% oxygen, 40% nitrogen and the rest other gases

d)

21% oxygen, 78% nitrogen and the rest other gases

23.

How does temperature vary with increasing altitude in the ICAO standard atmosphere below the tropopause?

a)

Remains constant.

b)

Decreases

c)

Increases

d)

At first it increases and higher up it decreases

24.

Noctilucent clouds occur in

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

none

25.

Temperature at 2 km is 05°C what is ISA deviation?

(a)  

26.

In actual atmosphere temp. at 19 km is -60°C. Find the ISA deviation?

a)

4.5°C

b)

-05.5° C

c)

-03.5°C

27.

If you are flying at FL300 in an air mass that is 15°C warmer than a standard atmosphere what is the outside temperature likely to be?

a)

-15°C

b)

-30°C

c)

-45°C

d)

-60°C

28.

In ISA atmosphere the tropopause occurs at a height of

a)

8-10 km

b)

11km

c)

16-18 km

d)

16-16.5 km

29.

Half of the atmospheric air mass is contained……. below

a)

20,000 `

b)

15,000 `

c)

10,000 `

d)

10,000 `

30.

In jet standard atmosphere the Lapse Rate is

a)

2°C/1000 `

b)

2°C/km

c)

5°C/km

31.

In actual atmosphere the lapse rate could

a)

Assume any value.

b)

falls up to 8 km.

c)

Rise up to 50 km

d)

None

32.

What is the most important constituent in the atmosphere from a wealth standpoint?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water vapour

d)

Methane

33.

Most of the transfer of heat in the atmosphere is due to

a)

Conduction and freezing

b)

convection and evaporation

c)

Condensation, sublimation and freezing.

d)

sublimation and radiation

34.

Between mean sea level and a height of 20 km the lowest temperature in the international standard atmosphere (ISA) is:

(a)  

35.

One of the characteristics of our atmosphere is

a)

Poor conductor of heat and electricity

b)

Equator is warmer than poles above 10 km

c)

Lapse rate in the stratosphere is positive.

d)

Density is constant above 8 km

36.

The knowledge of the height of tropopause is important for a pilot because.

a)

weather is mainly confined up to this level.

b)

clouds rarely reach up to this height due to Jetstream.

c)

stratosphere starts at this height where all solar radiation are absorbed

37.

A temperature of +15°C is recorded at an altitude of 500 metres above mean sea level. If the vertucal temperature gradient is that of a standard atmosphere, what will be the temperature at the summit of a mountain 2500 metres above mean sea level?

a)

0°C

b)

+2°C

c)

+4°C

d)

2°C

38.

In ICAO ISA the atmosphere is assumed to be isothermal

a)

in stratosphere

b)

11 to 16 km

c)

11 to 20 km

d)

11 to 32 km

39.

In the mid-latitudes the stratosphere extends on average from:

a)

0 to 11 km

b)

11 to 50 km

c)

50 to 85 km

d)

11 to 20 km

40.

Tropical Tropopause extends from the equator to Lat. 35°-40°.Over India it is at

a)

20-21 km

b)

14-15 km

c)

16-16.5 km