AERODYNAMIC TEST 1

1) The ISA
a) assumes a standard day
b) is taken from 45 degrees latitude
c) is taken from the equator

2) At higher altitudes as altitude increases, pressure

a) increases exponentially
b) decreases exponentially
c) decreases at constant rate

3) When the pressure is half of that at sea level, what is the altitude?
a) 18,000 ft
b) 8,000 ft
c) 12,000 ft

4) If gauge pressure on a standard day at sea level is 25 PSI, the absolute pressure is
a) 10.3 PSI
b) 43.8 PSI
c) 39.7 PSI

5) Pressure decreases
a) inversely proportional to temperature
b) proportionally with a decrease in temperature
c) Pressure and temperature are not related

6) As air gets colder, the service ceiling of an aircraft

a) remains the same
b) reduces
c) increases

7) What is sea level pressure?

a) 1012.3 mb
b) 1032.2 mb
c) 1013.2 mb
8) How does IAS at the point of stall vary with height?
a) It is practically constant
b) It increases
c) It decreases

9) What is the lapse rate with regard to temperature?

a) 1.98°C per 1000 ft
b) 4°C per 1000 ft
c) 1.98°F per 1000 ft

10) Standard sea level temperature is

a) 0 degrees Celsius
b) 15 degrees Celsius
c) 20 degrees Celsius

11) As altitude increases, pressure

a) increases exponentially
b) decreases exponentially
c) decreases at constant rate

12) Lapse rate usually refers to

a) Density
b) Pressure
c) Temperature

13) Temperature above 36,000 feet will

a) remain constant
b) decrease exponentially
c) increase exponentially

14) With increasing altitude pressure decreases and

a) temperature decreases but at a lower rate than pressure reduces
b) temperature remains constant to 8000 ft
c) temperature decreases at the same rate as pressure reduces

15) What is the temperature in comparison to ISA conditions at 30,000ft?

a) -60°C
b) -45°C
c) 0°C

16) At what altitude is the tropopause?

a) 36,000 ft.
b) 63,000 ft.
c) 57,000 ft.
17) What approximate percentage of oxygen is in the atmosphere?
a) 78%
b) 12%
c) 21%

18) Which has the greater density?

a) It remains constant
b) Air at low altitude
c) Air at high altitude

19) At what altitude does stratosphere commence approximately?

a) Sea level
b) 63,000 ft
c) 36,000 ft

20) A pressure of one atmosphere is equal to

a) 14.7 psi
b) 1 inch Hg.
c) 100 millibar

21) The millibar is a unit of

a) barometric pressure
b) pressure altitude
c) atmospheric temperature

22) With an increase in altitude under I.S.A. conditions the temperature in the troposphere
a) remains constant
b) increases
c) decreases

23) A barometer indicates

a) density
b) pressure
c) temperature

24) The amount of water vapour capacity in the air (humidity holding capacity of the air) is
a) doesn't have a significant difference
b) greater on a hotter day and lower on a colder day
c) greater on a colder day, and lower on a hotter day
25) Which condition is the actual amount of water vapour in a mixture of air and water?
a) Dew point
b) Absolute humidity
c) Relative humidity

26) Which will weigh the least?

a) 35 parts of dry air and 65 parts of water vapour
b) 50 parts of dry air and 50 parts of water vapour
c) 98 parts of dry air and 2 parts of water vapour

27) Which is the ratio of the water vapour actually present in the atmosphere to the amount that
would be present if the air were saturated at the prevailing temperature and pressure?
a) Dew point
b) Relative humidity
c) Absolute humidity

28) The speed of sound in the atmosphere

a) changes with a change in pressure
b) changes with a change in temperature
c) varies according to the frequency of the sound

29) What is sea level pressure?

a) 1012.3 mb
b) 1032.2 mb
c) 1013.2 mb

30) Which statement concerning heat and/or temperature is true?

a) Temperature is a measure of the potential energy of the molecules of any
substance
b) There is an inverse relationship between temperature and heat.
c) Temperature is a measure of the kinetic energy of the molecules of any
substance

31) What is absolute humidity?

a) The ratio of the water vapour actually present in the atmosphere to the amount that would
be present if the air were saturated at the prevailing temperature and pressure
b) The actual amount of the water vapour in a mixture of air and water
c) The temperature to which humid air must be cooled at constant pressure to become
saturated.
32) The temperature to which humid air must be cooled at constant pressure to become
saturated is called
a) dew point
b) absolute humidity
c) relative humidity

33) Density changes with altitude at a rate

a) of 2kg/m3 per 1000 ft
b) which is constant until 11 km
c) which changes with altitude

34) Above 65,800 ft temperature

a) remains constant up to 115,000 ft
b) decreases by 1.98°C up to 115,000 ft
c) increases by 0.303°C up to 115,000 ft

35) At sea level, ISA atmospheric pressure is

a) 10 Bar
b) 14.7 kPa
c) 14.7 PSI

36) On a very hot day with ambient temperature higher than ISA, the pressure altitude is 20,000
ft.How much will the density altitude be?
a) less than 20,000ft
b) greater than 20,000ft
c) the same

37) The atmospheric zone where the temperature remains fairly constant is called the
a) Troposphere
b) Ionosphere
c) Stratosphere

38) In the ISA the height of the tropopause is

a) 36,000 metres
b) 11,000 feet
c) 11,000 metres

39) In the ISA the sea level pressure is taken to be

a) 1.013 mb
b) 14 PSI
c) 1013.2 mb
40) In the ISA the temperature lapse rate with altitude is taken to be:
a) non linear
b) dependent on pressure and density changes
c) linear

41) Put in sequence from the ground up.

a) troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere
b) tropopause, troposphere, stratosphere
c) tropopause, stratosphere, troposphere

42) The International Standard Atmosphere can be described as

a) the atmosphere which can be used Worldwide to provide comparable performance
results
b) the atmosphere at 45 degrees north latitude
c) the atmosphere at the equator with certain conditions

43) The temperature lapse rate below the tropopause is

a) 2°C per 1000 ft
b) 1°C per 1000 ft
c) 3°C per 1000 ft

44) Above the tropopause air pressure

a) increases exponentially
b) decreases at a constant rate
c) decreases exponentially

45) Which of the following is correct?

a) Absolute pressure = Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure
b) Atmospheric pressure = Absolute pressure + Gauge pressure
c) Absolute pressure + Atmospheric pressure = Gauge pressure

46) As the altitude increases what happens of the ratio of Nitrogen to Oxygen?
a) Decreases
b) Stays the same
c) Increases
47) What happens to the density of air as altitude is increased?
a) Stays the same
b) Decreases
c) Increases
 ANSWERS

1. B 37.C
2. B 38.C
3. A 39.C
4. C 40.C
5. B 41.A
6. C 42.A
7. C 43.A
8. A 44.C
9. A 45.A
10.B 46.B
11.B 47.B
12.C
13.A
14.A
15.B
16.A
17.C
18.B
19.C
20.A
21.A
22.C
23.B
24.B
25.B
26.A
27.B
28.B
29.C
30.C
31.B
32.A
33.C
34.C
35.C
36.B