Private Pilot Weather Assessment Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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Private Pilot Weather Assessment Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Define LIFR - Answers Low IFR - Ceiling less than 500ft and/or visibility less than 1 mile
Define IFR - Answers Ceiling 500ft to less than 1,000ft and/or visibility 1 to less than 3 miles
Define MVFR - Answers Marginal VFR - Ceilin...
Private Pilot Weather Assessment Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Define LIFR - Answers Low IFR - Ceiling less than 500ft and/or visibility less than 1 mile
Define IFR - Answers Ceiling 500ft to less than 1,000ft and/or visibility 1 to less than 3 miles
Define MVFR - Answers Marginal VFR - Ceiling 1,000ft to 3,000ft and/or visibility 3 to 5 miles
Define VFR - Answers Ceiling greater than 3,000ft and visibility greater than 5 miles; includes sky clear
Define cloud ceiling - Answers Lowest Broken or Overcast
What is the flow of low pressure in the Northern Hemisphere? - Answers Inward, upward, and
counterclockwise
What is the flow of high pressure in the Northern Hemisphere? - Answers Outward, downward, and
clockwise
Define a trough - Answers An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure. An area of rising
air. Conductive to cloudiness and precipitation; bad weather
Define a ridge - Answers An elongated area of relatively high atmospheric pressure. An area of
descending air. Favors dissipation of cloudiness; good weather
What is the standard temperature and pressure values for sea level? - Answers 15 degrees Celsius,
29.92" Hg
What are isobars - Answers A line on a weather chart which connects areas of equal or constant
barometric pressure
What does the spacing of the isobars depict - Answers Shows how steep or shallow a pressure gradient
is. Closer together the gradient is steeper, higher wind speeds; Shallow pressure gradient, lower wind
speeds
What causes wind to flow parallel to the isobars? - Answers Coriolis Force
Why do surface winds generally flow across the isobars at an angle? - Answers Surface Friction
How much atmospheric pressure (Hg) decrease with an increase of altitude? - Answers 1Hg per 1,000ft
Define Dew point - Answers The Temperature to which a sample of air must be cooled to attain the state
of saturation
When temperature and dew point are close together (with 5 degrees) what type of weather is likely? -
Answers Visible moisture in the form of clouds, dew, or fog; ideal for carburetor icing
What factor primarily determines the type and vertical extent of clouds? - Answers The stability of the
atmosphere
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