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WorksheetsAtmosphere Multiple Choice Questions C5-C10
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The ratio in % between the amount of water vapour present in the air to the amount of water vapour that it can hold at the same temperature is
Humidity
Relative humidity
Dew point
The temperature to which air be cooled at constant pressure to become saturated, is called
Wet bulb temperature
Dry bulb temperature
Dew point
Humidity
Free air temperature, Wet bulb temperature and Dew point temperature are equal when
Air temperature is 0°C
Relative humidity is 100%
Air temperature is not below 0°C
On a rainy day compared to sunny day the length of runway required is
More
Less
Same
The spread (difference) between Free air temperature and Dew point temperature is............when air is saturated
Large
Least
Same
The saturation vapour pressure over water is..............greater than the ice
More
Less
Same
As the temperature of the air increases, the amount of water vapour required to saturate it
decreases
increases
remains same
The actual amount of water vapour contained in a given volume of air at a given temperature is termed as
Relative Humidity
Specific Humidity
Absolute Humidity
Humidity Mixing Ratio..............when air is lifted adiabatically
decreases
remains constant
increases
It is the lowest temperature which air would attain by evaporating water into it to saturate it.
Wet bulb temp
Dry bulb temp
Dew point
In S hemisphere if an observer faces wind, low will be to his
Right
Left
In N hemisphere due to rotation of earth winds are deflected to
Left
Right
Local Winds follow Buys Ballot's law
False
True
Coriolis force acts perpendicular to the.............of wind direction in N hemisphere
Left
Right
Geostrophic wind is due to the balance between the forces
Coriolis and Friction
Pressure gradient and Cyclostrophic
Pressure gradient and Coriolis
Coriolis force is strongest at
Mid latitudes
Poles
Equator
Geostrophic rule breaks down at
Mid latitudes
Poles
Equator
Fohn winds are.............on the Leeward side of a mountain,
Dry & Warm
Cold & Humid
The wind sliding down a hill during night is called.............wind.
Fohn
Anabatic
Katabatic
With the onset of sea breeze there is a...........in temperature and.........in RH.
Fall/Rise
Rise/Fall
Fall/Fall
Sea breeze sets in by.............and dies off at.............
Night/Day
Day/Night
Both Day and Night
If an aircraft in Nhemisphere flies from H to L it will experience
Starboard drift
Port drift
In NHemisphere if you experience Port drift, altimeter will read
Under
Over
Lines of constant wind speed drawn on weather charts are called
Isobars
Isotachs
Isogons
Squall are distinguished from gusts by
Shorter duration
Longer duration
Lower wind speed
The thermal wind is
The wind that blows because of thermals
The warm wind that blows down the hill on the leeward side
The wind which must be added vectorially to the lower level geostrophic wind to obtain the upper level geostrophic wind
On a weather map where isobars are closely packed, the surface winds are likely to be
Light and parallel to isobars
Strong and parallel to isobars
Strong and blowing across the isobars
Anabatic wind occurs
At night
Any time of day and night
During day
Anabatic wind is stronger than katabatic
True
False
Katabatic wind is down slope cold wind due to nocturnal cooling
True
False
Katabatic wind occur due to sinking of air down the hill slope
True
False
Anabatic wind occur due to downward movement of air along valley
True
False
Sea breeze is stronger than land breeze
True
False
The wind blows clockwise around low in a Nhemisphere
True
False
The wind blows clockwise around low in S hemisphere
True
False
The wind blows anticlockwise around low in Nhemisphere
True
False
The wind blows anticlockwise around low in S hemisphere
True
False
The resultant wind that blows under the influence of pressure gradient force, geostrophic force and cyclostrophic force is called
Gradient wind
Geostrophic wind
cyclostrophic wind
Due to friction, from day to night for an isobaric pattern (in N hemisphere) the Surface wind backs and weakens
True
False
The winds which spiral inward in a counterclockwise direction in the N Hemisphere are associated with
Turbulence
High pressure area
Low pressure area
Lower level wind 05010 kt, upper level wind 23005 kt, what is the thermal wind
05005 kt
23015 kt
05015 kt
A change in wind direction from 310° to 020° is
Backing
Veering
A change from 270° to 250° is
Backing
Veering
Sudden change in wind speed from 10 kt to 30 kt and then to 15 kt is
Gust
Squall
gale
Sudden change in wind speed from 10 kt to 30 kt for 2–3 minutes
Squall
Gust
A significant wind shear can be associated with TS or line squall
False
True
Cyclostrophic wind gives a good approximation of the 2000' wind in an intense tropical storm
True
False
Rotor clouds have extremely turbulent flying conditions
False
True
Friction causes winds to flow cross isobaric by ...... over land and ...... over sea
20°/10°
20°/30°
40°/30°
If the S is warmer than N, level by level, from surface up to higher levels, then the ........wind will strengthen with height with no change in direction in N hemisphere
Ely
Wly
Sly
Nly
Gradient wind is ............. of geostrophic wind in an anticyclone
Under estimate
Accurate
Over estimate
Gale is
persistent strong winds with mean speed 44 kt, associated with thunderstorm
marked increase in wind speed lasting few minutes associated with CB or DS (dust storm)
persistent strong winds exceeding 33 kt, associated with depression
In N Hemisphere thermal wind is parallel to ....... with low value to left
Isobars
Isotherms
Isallobars
The inertial flow is
cyclonic in both the Hemispheres
anticyclonic in both the Hemispheres
anticyclonic around an anticyclone
Upper level wind is 24025 kt, lower level wind is 16015 kt, the thermal wind is?
16010 kt
24040 kt
24010 kt
Fog is reported when visibility is reduced to
Less than 1000 m
1000 m
1000 to 2000
RVR is reported when visibility falls below
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
Radiation fog occurs
Over land
Over sea
During day
When visibility reduces between 5000 m and 1000 m and RH is almost 100%, it is
Mist
Haze
Fog
Radiation Fog forms over N India during
May to June
Dec to Feb
Oct to Nov
Warm and moist air moving over a cold ground gives rise to:
Thunder clouds
Fog and stratus
Frontal clouds
Warm and moist air moving over a cold surface causes
Radiation Fog
Advection Fog
Frontal Fog
The radiation fog forms due to
Heating of the earth during day
Radiational cooling of earth at night
Advection of cold air
The radiation fog activity increases after the passage of a ..........
WD
Depression
Col
Radiation fog is essentially a .......... phenomena
Nocturnal
Dusk
Day
The radiation fog forms over ..........
Water
Land
Both
The ........ fog forms due to horizontal movement of warm moist air over cold surface
Radiation
Advection
Frontal
Advection fog forms during
night only
day time only
any time of day and night
For formation of Radiation fog
There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, cloudy sky, nil wind
There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, clear sky, light wind.
There should be sufficient moisture in atmosphere, cloudy sky, strong wind
Instrument used for measuring visibility is called ...
Visometer
Transmissometer
Ceilometer
Advection fog forms
over sea
over Land
both over land and sea
Fog is ........ cloud on ground
stratocumulus
stratus
Nimbostratus
Frontal fog is more common with a
Western Disturbance
cyclone
Warm Front
Cold Front
The favourable pressure system for formation of fog is
Lows and Cols
High and Trough
Lows and Ridges
Highs and Cols
Thermal processes / temperature distribution which favours formation of fog is
Isothermal
Adiabatics
Inversion
SALR
Drizzle occurs from
CS
ST
NS
CU
Altostratus (AS) is
Low cloud of sheet type
A medium cloud of sheet type
A cloud of large vertical growth
A high cloud of sheet type
Showers occurs from
CU
CB
AS
AC
Heavy icing is possible in
CI
CS
ST
CB
To avoid icing in cloudy conditions, a pilot is advised to fly through a cloud which shows an optical phenomena
Halo
Corona
With multicoloured clouds
Dark gray cloud giving continuous rain is called
AS
NS
ST
CB
A uniform layer of cloud resembling fog but not on the ground
AS
NS
The clouds composed of ice crystals having feathery appearance
CI
CS
AS
Halo is associated with the cloud
AC
AS
CS
CI
NS clouds occur
At cold front
At warm front
Corona is associated with the cloud
AS
AC
CC
CS
Lenticular clouds indicate presence of
Warm front
Cold front
Mountain waves
The lowest level below which condensation trails will not form is
Mintra Level
Drytra Level
Maxtra Level
Rain falling from cloud but not reaching ground is
Virgo
Virga
Mirage
CB with distinct anvil is called
Castellanus
Capillatus
Uncinus
Cloud ceiling is the height of the cloud covering
3-4/8
8/8
5/8 or more
No condensation trails occur above
Maxtra Level
Dytra Level
Mintra Level
Cloud of operational significance has base below ___ m or below the highest minimum sector altitude, which is greater
1500
2000
1000
AC cloud with cumuliform protuberances are indicative of
Stability
Instability
Neutrality
Hail may be experienced under the anvil of a CB
True
False
DALR =9.8∘C , ELR =6.8∘C ; atmosphere is
stable
unstable
indifferent
SALR =5.5∘C , ELR =4.5∘C ; atmosphere is
unstable
stable
indifferent
DALR > ELR > SALR
conditionally stable
latently stable
potentially stable
Dry air is unstable when
ELR = DALR
ELR > DALR
ELR < DALR
The saturated air is said to be unstable if
SALR = ELR
SALR < ELR
SALR > ELR
If ELR = SALR = DALR the atmosphere is
Stable
Instable
Indifferent
DALR means
The rate at which temperature of unsaturated parcel of air falls with height when made to ascend adiabatically.
The rate at which temperature falls with height.
The rate at which an ascending parcel of saturated air cools.
Surface temperature is 30∘C . Assuming DALR, what is the temperature at 2 km
18°C
10°C
42°C
An isothermal atmosphere is
Stable
Unstable
Neutral
If environmental lapse rate (ELR) is less than SALR, the atmosphere is said to be
Absolutely unstable
Conditionally stable
Absolutely stable
DALR is approximately
5°C/km
15°C/km
10°C/km
SALR at mean sea level is about
10°C/km
5°C/km
5°F/km
SALR approaches DALR
at 0°C
at 15°F
at -40°C
Dry air having a temperature of 35°C on surface when forced to rise adiabatically by 1 km would attain a temperature of
29°C
25°C
45°C
Inversion in the atmosphere indicates
Stability
Instability
Neutrality
Inversion is ____ Lapse Rate (LR)
Positive
Negative
Neutral
Environmental LR can be more than DALR
True
False
The process which to a large extent determines the vertical distribution of temperature in atmosphere is
Adiabatic
Isothermal
Isentropic
Rise in temperature with height is
Inversion
Lapse
Normal
Inversion is common in
Post Monsoon
Monsoon
Winters
Aurora Australis occur in the
S hemisphere
N hemisphere
Equator
Aurora Australis called........Lights
Northern
Southern
Temperate
Aurora Borealis occur in the
S hemisphere
N hemisphere
Equator
Aurora Borealis are called ____ Lights
Northern
Southern
Temperate
Corona occur in ____ clouds
AS
NS
CS
Bishop's ring is due to the diffraction of light by fine particles of
water
dust
ice
The radius of the Bishop's ring is about
32°
22°
42°
Superior Mirage occurs in marked
Lapse
Isothermal
Inversion
Inferior Mirage occurs when there is
Lapse
Isothermal
Inversion
Corona are formed due to the ....... of light
Refraction
Diffraction
Scattering
Corona are formed due to light, passing through
Mist only
Fog only
small water or ice particles only
Any one of all these
Halo is produced by
Refraction
Diffraction
Scattering
Halo is produced when light passes through
water particles
ice crystals
both
Halo occur in the cloud
AS
NS
CS
Halo is luminous ring of ........... radius
32°
22°
42°
Halo round the sun shows a pure clear ............. on the outside
Red
Yellow
Violet
Halo signifies predominance in the cloud of
Supercooled water drops
Ice crystals
Both
The cloud which cause Halo has ... chances of ice accretion
negligible
maximum
medium
Sometimes a halo with a radius of .......... is observed, called Large Halo
32°
42°
22°
Halo occurs from.... cloud
Low
Medium
High
