JX101

Question 1

What is the stratosphere characterized by?

Answer 1

Smooth flying conditions and excellent visibility

Question 2

What is the standard sea level temperature in degrees Celsius (° C)?

Answer 2

15

Question 3

With a pressure change of 1.0 in – Hg, how many feet will the altimeter reading change?

Answer 3

1000

Question 4

If the air is colder than the standard atmosphere, the aircraft will be ______ than the altimeter indicates?

Answer 4

Lower

Question 5

What is the initiating force for all winds?

Answer 5

Pressure gradient force

Question 6

Low pressure results from ascending/descending air?

Answer 6

Ascending

Question 7

The jet stream is the narrow band of strong winds where are they found?

Answer 7

Below the tropopause

Question 8

What type of clouds contain numerous hazards such as severe to extreme turbulence, hail, icing, and lightning?

Answer 8

Cumulonimbus

Question 9

Three forms of precipitation are ?

Answer 9

Drizzle, rain, frozen

Question 10

The four methods of atmospheric lifting are?

Answer 10

convergence, frontal, thermal, and orographic

Question 11

Air that after being lifted has the same temperature as the surrounding air, is called?

Answer 11

Neutrally stable air

Question 12

A weak pressure gradient force would be indicated by a wide/narrow isobar spacing?

Answer 12

Wide

Question 13

A condition where the air temperature aloft is higher than that of the lower atmosphere is generally referred to as what?

Answer 13

A temperature inversion

Question 14

The forces that determine the wind direction in the atmosphere are weakened at the Earth’s surface by what?

Answer 14

The force of friction

Question 15

What is The height of an aircraft above the ground known as?

Answer 15

Absolute/true

Question 16

What do you call air when it contains the maximum moisture possible for a given temperature?

Answer 16

Saturated

Question 17

The decrease in atmospheric temperature with increasing altitude is called what?

Answer 17

Lapse rate

Question 18

What reduces the speed of the wind below 2000 feet AGL?

Answer 18

Friction

Question 19

Standard sea level pressure is what?

Answer 19

1013.2 mb or 29.92 in HG

Question 20

Names of middle clouds contain what prefix?

Answer 20

Alto

Question 21

What is the standard temperature lapse rate of the atmosphere in °Celsius per 1000 feet?

Answer 21

2.0

Question 22

Lifted air that is warmer than surrounding air continues to rise and indicates what?

Answer 22

An unstable condition

Question 23

For every 11° C the temperature varies from the standard, how big will the altimeter error be?

Answer 23

4 %

Question 24

In which atmospheric layer does weather normally occur?

Answer 24

Troposphere