AMT 220: Aviation Metereology Test 1

Question 1

	What is considered a "Variable" gas in the atmosphere?

 

• Question 2

  1 out of 1 points

  	What is "absolute zero"?

   

• Question 3

  1 out of 1 points

  	What is the lowest level of the atmosphere?

   

• Question 4

  1 out of 1 points

  	At what approximate altitude is is the tropopause?

   

• Question 5

  1 out of 1 points

  	At what daytime cabin pressure altitude is supplemental oxygen recommended?

   

• Question 6

  1 out of 1 points

  	What is the temperature at sea level in the standard atmosphere?

   

• Question 7

  1 out of 1 points

  	In the standard atmosphere, what would the approximate temperature be at 10,000 feet?

   

• Question 8

  0 out of 1 points

  	What refers to the transfer of energy through the movement of mass?

   

• Question 9

  1 out of 1 points

  	What is the tilt of the earth's axis in reference to the plane of its orbit around the sun?

   

• Question 10

  1 out of 1 points

  	What is the measurement of the temperature of air approximately 5 feet off of the ground called?

   

• Question 11

  1 out of 1 points

  	What temperature measurement is normally higher because of air friction?

   

• Question 12

  1 out of 1 points

  	Where Isotherms are depicted as being close together-

   

• Question 13

  1 out of 1 points

  	What is the weight of a single column of air, 1 inch by 1 inch at sea level, on a standard day?

   

• Question 14

  1 out of 1 points

  	What would the measurement be from a mercurial barometer at 5000 feet above sea level on a standard day?

   

• Question 15

  0 out of 1 points

  	What type of pressure measuring instrument is the most used outside of the observatory or laboratory?
  	Response Feedback: Pg 3-5

   

• Question 16

  1 out of 1 points

  	What is the atmospheric pressure that is extrapolated to give a reading accounting for variances in station elevation?
  	Adjusted pressure   Elevation pressure

   

• Question 17

  1 out of 1 points

  	On a constant pressure chart, lines of constant height are called

   

• Question 18

  1 out of 1 points

  	What would the approximate pressure altitude be in millibars at 34,000 feet?

   

• Question 19

  0 out of 1 points

  	The most important aviation application of the concept of atmospheric pressure is

   

• Question 20

  0 out of 1 points

  	Which is not a specific cause of altimeter error?
  	Response Feedback: Pg 3-12

   

• Question 21

  1 out of 1 points

  	What does "1/2SM R36L/2400FT" mean on a METAR report?

   

• Question 22

  1 out of 1 points

  	What is pressure altitude corrected for nonstandard temperature differences?

   

• Question 23

  1 out of 1 points

  	What relative direction does Air Traffic Control give wind direction readings from?

   

• Question 24

  1 out of 1 points

  	Coriolis force makes things in motion deflect to the _______ in the Northern Hemisphere and ________ in the Southern Hemisphere
  	Answers:

   

• Question 25

  1 out of 1 points

  	Regarding friction, when the winds are strong, the boundary layer is ________ over rough terrain

   

Monday, September 19, 2016 6:18:24 AM MST