Multi-choice Question Which would likely be the best source of lift? Answers Option 1 a grass field. Option 2 a lake. Option 3 a corn field. Option 4 a gravel pit. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question The most important atmospheric element from the weather standpoint is: Answers Option 1 water vapor. Option 2 nitrogen. Option 3 oxygen. Option 4 wind. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question Clouds form when moist air over-runs cold air as the warm air: Answers Option 1 is cooled by the cold air underneath. Option 2 is cooled by the surrounding cold air aloft. Option 3 becomes unstable as a result of cooling from below. Option 4 cools as a result of expansion as it rises. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question Wind is caused by: Answers Option 1 the rotation of the earth. Option 2 friction between the air and the ground. Option 3 horizontal pressure differences in the atmosphere. Option 4 the movement of fronts. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question In the northern hemisphere the wind blows: Answers Option 1 clockwise about a high and clockwise about a low. Option 2 counter-clockwise about a high, and counter-clockwise about a low. Option 3 clockwise about a high, and counter-clockwise about a low. Option 4 counter-clockwise about a high, and clockwise about a low. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback)
Multi-choice Question A front is: Answers Option 1 a narrow transition zone between cyclone and anticyclone. Option 2 a line of thunderstorms. Option 3 a narrow transition zone between two air masses. Option 4 a thick cloud layer which covers a wide area. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The general characteristics of the warm front are: Answers Option 1 good flying weather. Option 2 clear but unstable air. Option 3 clear, good ceilings and stable air. Option 4 precipitation, low ceilings and poor visibility. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question The kind of front that accompanies a line squall is a: Answers Option 1 cold front. Option 2 warm front. Option 3 stationary front. Option 4 occluded front. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The dissipation of fog is assumed to result from: Answers Option 1 an increase in wind to blow the fog away. Option 2 condensation of the suspended water droplets in the fog in the form of rain or dew, thus ridding the suspended droplets from the atmosphere. Option 3 heating from below by sunlight which filters down through the fog. Option 4 cooling the airmass resulting in a decrease in the vapor pressure. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question A pilot can expect airframe icing when flying in: Answers Option 1 clear air with temperatures below 0 degrees C. Option 2 with visible moisture present and temperatures at or below 0 degrees C. Option 3 cloud with temperatures above 0 degrees C. Option 4 under any of the above conditions. Feedback Try again. Correct! Try again. Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback)
Multi-choice Question Some of the hazards of thunderstorms are turbulence, hail,and lightning. The type of cloud in which these conditions are likely to occur is: Answers Option 1 nimbostratus. Option 2 altocumulus. Option 3 stratocumulus. Option 4 cumulonimbus. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question Severe turbulence in mountain waves would most likely be associated with: Answers Option 1 rotor cloud. Option 2 cap cloud. Option 3 lenticular cloud. Option 4 cumulonimbus cloud. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The Dewpoint is: Answers Option 1 a figure representing relative humidity. Option 2 the temperature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to become saturated. Option 3 the amount of moisture present in the air. Option 4 the temperature to which the air must be warmed to become saturated. Feedback Try again. Correct! Try again. Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question The main source for weather conditions between reporting stations is from: Answers Option 1 pilot reports en route (PIREPS). Option 2 Transport Canada control towers. Option 3 commercial broadcast stations. Option 4 weather sequence reports. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question METAR CYXE 292000Z CCA 30015G25KT 3/4SM R33/4000FT/D -SN BLSN BKN008 OVC040 13/12 A2992 REFZRA WS RWY33 RMK SF5 SC3 VIS 3/8 TO NW SLP134 Of what significance is the temperature dewpoint spread in this report? Answers Option 1 The weather should clear rapidly. Option 2 Gusty surface winds can be expected. Option 3 The fog and the rain showers are a result of the spread. Option 4 The spread will lead to a rising barometer. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback)
Multi-choice Question The following cloud type are indicated in order of ascending altitude: Answers Option 1 cumulus - altocumulus - cirrus. Option 2 cirrus - cumulus - altocumulus. Option 3 cirrus - altocumulus - cumulus. Option 4 cumulus - cirrus - cirrostratus. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question If a negative lapse rate is found beginning at 1000 ft. ASL: Answers Option 1 the standard rate will be -1.8 degrees Celsius per 1000 ft. Option 2 the water vapour content will decrease above 1000 ft.ASL. Option 3 a temperature inversion will exist above 1000 ft. ASL. Option 4 a cold front is approaching. Feedback Try again. Try again. Correct! Try again. Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question A depression is an area of: Answers Option 1 high pressure in the atmosphere. Option 2 low pressure in the atmosphere. Option 3 low ground elevation. Option 4 low air temperature in relation to the surrounding air. Feedback Try again. Correct! Try again. Try again Solution Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Question Unless otherwise noted, cloud bases are forecast in height: Answers Option 1 ASL in both the Area Forecast and the TAF. Option 2 AGL in both the Area Forecast and the TAF. Option 3 AGL in Area Forecast and ASL in the TAF. Option 4 ASL in the Area Forecast and AGL in the TAF. Feedback Try again. Try again. Try again. Correct! Solution Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Correct Option (Feedback) Question TAF CYYQ 071030Z 071111 30010KT WS015/35030KT P6SM IC SCT250 FM2100Z 26010KT WS015/35030KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM0200Z 33015KT P6SM BKN030 BKN100 TEMPO 0209 3SM -SN FM0900Z 34020KT 3SM BLSN OVC020 TEMPO 0911 1SM -SN BLSN OVC020 RMK NXT FCST BY 17Z= From the above TAF. The cloud condition at Churchhill (CYYQ) is forecast to: Answers Option 1 thicken and lower. Option 2 remain scattered until 0900Z. Option 3 become overcast at 200 feet. Option 4 remain clear. Feedback Correct! Try again. Try again. Try again. Solution Correct Option (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback) Wrong (Feedback)