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IN A LAYER OF AIR THE DECREASE IN

TEMPERATURE PER 100 METRES
INCREASE IN HEIGHT IS MORE THAN
1(DEGREES)C. THIS LAYER CAN BE
DESCRIBED AS BEING
JANUARY 21, 2019 LEAVE A COMMENT
A: conditionally unstable
B: absolutely stable
C: absolutely unstable
D: conditionally stable
THE GEOSTROPHIC WIND SPEED IS

DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE
A: curvature of isobars
B: horizontal pressure gradient
C: sine of latitude
D: density of the air
IN WHICH AIR MASS ARE EXTREMELY

LOW TEMPERATURES ENCOUNTERED?
JANUARY 20, 2019 1 COMMENT
A: Continental tropical air.

B: Maritime polar air.
C: Continental polar air.
D: Maritime arctic air.
IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE THE
WIND AT THE SURFACE BLOWS
A: Clockwise around and away from the centre of, a low pressure area
B: from a low pressure area to a high pressure area
C: counter-clockwise around, and toward the centre of, a low pressure area
D: counter-clockwise around and away from the centre of, a high pressure area.
THE STABILITY IN A LAYER INCREASES

BY ADVECTION OF
A: moist air in the lower part

B: warm air in the lower part
C: dry air in the upper part
D: cold air in the lower part
AFTER A CLEAR NIGHT CUMULIFORM

CLOUDS ARE FORMED IN THE
MORNING. WHY CAN THE BASE OF
THESE CLOUDS BECOME HIGHER
DURING THE DAY?
A: Because the stability increases.

B: The wind speed is increasing, because the cold air mass changes into a warm air mass.
C: Because the surface temperature increases.
D: Because the difference between the temperature and the dewpoint temperature at the initial
condensation level becomes smaller.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WEATHER
CONDITIONS FAVOUR THE FORMATION
OF RADIATION FOG?
A: Strong wind, little or no cloud, moist air.

B: Light wind, extensive cloud, dry air.
C: Light wind, extensive cloud, moist air.
D: Light wind, little or no cloud, moist air.
SELECT THE TRUE STATEMENT

CONCERNING ISOBARS AND WIND
FLOW PATTERNS AROUND HIGH- AND
LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEMS THAT ARE
SHOWN ON A SURFACE WEATHER
CHART.
A: When the isobars are close together, the pressure gradient force is greater and wind
velocities are stronger.
B: Surface winds flow perpendicular to the isobars.
C: Isobars connect contour lines of equal temperature.
D: When the isobars are far apart, crest of standing waves may be marked by stationary
lenticular clouds.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF

JET STREAMS CAN BE OBSERVED ALL
YEAR ROUND?
DECEMBER 22, 2018 LEAVE A COMMENT
A: Equatorial jet stream arctic jet stream.
B: Equatorial jet stream polar front jet stream.
C: Arctic jet stream subtropical jet stream.
D: Subtropical jet stream polar front jet stream.
WHAT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF
STABLE AIR?
A: Stratiform clouds.
B: Unlimited visibility.
C: Fair weather cumulus clouds.
D: Temperature decreases rapidly.
HOW ARE WELL SEPARATED CB

CLOUDS DESCRIBED ON THE
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHART?
A: FRQ CB.
B: EMBD CB.
C: OCNL CB.
D: ISOL CB.
THE SEA BREEZE IS A WIND FROM THE

SEA
A: occurring only in mid-latitudes and in daytime

B: that reaches up to the tropopause in daytime
C: blowing at night in mid-latitudes
D: occurring only in the lower layers of the atmosphere in daytime
HALF THE MASS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
IS FOUND IN THE FIRST
A: 5 km
B: 3 km
C: 8 km
D: 11 km
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OF A
LOCAL NATURE ARE GENERALLY
CAUSED BY
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 LEAVE A COMMENT
A: frontal lifting (cold front).

B: frontal lifting (warm front).
C: thermal triggering.
D: frontal occlusion.
AT WHICH PRESSURE AND

TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS MAY YOU
SAFELY ASSUME THAT THE MINIMUM
USABLE FLIGHT LEVEL AT LEAST LIES
AT THE SAME HEIGHT, AS THE
MINIMUM SAFE ALTITUDE?
A: At a temperature greater than or equal to that of the ISA and where the QNH is greater
than or equal to 1013.25 hPa
B: In a cold low pressure region
C: At a temperature less than or equal to that of the ISA and where the QNH is less than 1013.25
hPa
D: In a very cold area with a QNH of 1015 hPa
A CUMULUS CONGESTUS IS
A: a cumulus that only occurs in association with the ITCZ

B: a remnant of a CB
C: a cumulus with little vertical development
D: a cumulus that is of great vertical extent
IN A MOUNTAIN-VALLEY WIND
CIRCULATION, THE MOUNTAIN WIND
BLOWS
A: at night down from the mountains

B: at night up from the valley
C: during the day down from the mountains
D: during the day up from the valley
ON AN AERODROME, WHEN A WARM

FRONT IS APPROACHING
A: QFE decreases and QNH increases.

B: QFE and QNH increase.
C: QFE increases and QNH decreases.
D: QFE and QNH decrease.
WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF
A 90 KMH WIND, EXPRESSED IN
KNOTS?
A: 70 kt
B: 55 kt
C: 60 kt
D: 50 kt
LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS LIKELY TO

BE GREATEST
OCTOBER 26, 2018 LEAVE A COMMENT
A: at the top of a marked surface-based inversion.

B: at the condensation level when there is no night radiation.
C: at the condensation level when there is strong surface friction.
D: at the top of the friction layer.
WHICH STATEMENT CONCERNING THE

TROPOPAUSE IS CORRECT?
A: Above the tropopause no clear air turbulence occurs

B: The layer just above the tropopause is absolutely stable
C: In the ICAO standard atmosphere the tropopause lies lower over the Poles than over the
equator
D: The temperature at the tropopause is approximately -80(degrees)C over the Poles and
approximately -40(degrees)C over the equator
WHAT DOES DEWPOINT MEAN?
A: The temperature at which the relative humidity and saturation vapour pressure are the same.
B: The temperature at which ice melts.
C: The freezing level (danger of icing).
D: The temperature to which a mass of air must be cooled in order to reach saturation.
GEOSTROPHIC WIND IS THE WIND

WHEN ISOBARS ARE
A: straight lines and no friction is involved.

B: curved lines and no friction is involved
C: straight lines and friction is involved.
D: curved lines and friction is involved.
THE MOST LIKELY PLACE TO

ENCOUNTER CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE
ASSOCIATED WITH A JET STREAM IS
A: 5000 feet or more above the core

B: well below the core
C: on the tropical side of the core
D: close to the core on the side facing the polar air
WHAT IS THE BOUNDARY LAYER
BETWEEN TROPOSPHERE AND
STRATOSPHERE CALLED?
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 LEAVE A COMMENT
A: Ionosphere.
B: Tropopause.
C: Stratosphere.
D: Atmosphere.
WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE

MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF A THE AREA
AFFECTED BY DAMAGING WINDS AT
THE SURFACE CAUSED BY A
MICROBURST ?
A: 400 m
B: 4 km
C: 20 km
D: 50 km
AN OCCLUSION IS CALLED A WARM

OCCLUSION WHEN THE COLD AIR
A: at the rear of the occlusion is less cold than the cold air ahead, with the warm air at a
higher altitude.
B: ahead of the surface position of the occlusion is only at a higher altitude.
C: at the rear of the occlusion is colder than the cold air ahead.
D: at the rear of the occlusion is colder than the cold air ahead, with the warm air at a higher
altitude.
VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BY HAZE
WHEN
A: a light drizzle falls

B: dust particles are trapped below an inversion
C: a cold front just passed
D: small water droplets are present
ACCORDING TO ISA THE

TEMPERATURE IN THE LOWER PART OF
THE STRATOSPHERE
A: decreases with altitude

B: is almost constant
C: increases with altitude
D: increases at first and decreases afterward
A SAMPLE OF MOIST BUT

UNSATURATED AIR MAY BECOME
SATURATED BY
A: lowering the pressure, keeping temperature constant

B: raising the temperature
C: expanding it adiabatically
D: compressing it adiabatically
CARA MEMBACA TAFOR UNTUK PENERBANGAN
FTID32 WIPP 201100

TAF WIPP 201100Z 2012/2112 13006KT 9999
SCT018 BECMG 2018/2020 00000KT 6000
FEW015 BECMG 2101/2103 12009KT 9999
NSW SCT017=
ada dua bagian tafor yaitu :

Heading
FTID32 WIPP 201100
Body
TAF WIPP 201100Z 2012/2112 13006KT
9999 SCT018 BECMG 2018/2020 00000KT
6000 FEW015 BECMG 2101/2103 12009KT
9999 NSW SCT017=
Contoh :
Heading
 FTID32 WIPP 201100
FTID32 adalah kode untuk Tafor
 WIPP adalah kode untuk Stasiun Palembang
 201100 berarti 20 (tanggal), 11 (jam dalam UTC bila ingin dalam WIB ditambah 7), 00 (menit)
Body
TAF WIPP 201100Z 2012/2112 13006KT 9999 SCT018 BECMG 2018/2020 00000KT 6000
FEW015 BECMG 2101/2103 12009KT 9999 NSW SCT017=
Penjelasan :
TAF artinya Tafor
WIPP adalah kode untuk Stasiun Palembang
201100Z berarti 20 (tanggal), 11 (jam dalam UTC bila ingin dalam WIB ditambah 7), 00
(menit), Z (Zulu / jam UTC)
2012/2112 berarti Tafor berlaku dari tgl 20 jam 12.00 UTC sampai tgl 21 jam 12.00 UTC
13006KT berarti arah angin dari 130 derajat (tenggara) dan kecepatan angin 06 (baca 6)
dan KT berarti "Knot"(satuan kecepatan)
9999 berarti Visibility / jarak pandang adalah 10 kilometer lebih.
SCT018 berarti awan rendah dalam kondisi Scater, yaitu langit tertutup 1/4 - 3/4 awan
dan 018 berarti ketinggian awan 1800 Feet

BECMG berarti Becoming atau perkiraan keadaan cuaca
setelah BECMG adalah prediksi cuaca berikutnya contoh :
BECMG 2018/2020 00000KT 6000 FEW015
Tgl 20 jam 18.00 UTC sampai tgl 20 jam 20.00 UTC, kecepatan angin (00000KT) Calm,
visibility 6 kilometer, langit tertutup 1/4 awan dengan ketinggian 1500 Feet
bila prediksi tidak terpenuhi maka akan kembali ke prediksi pertama yaitu 2012/2112
NSW berarti No Significant Weather artinya tidak ada cuaca bermakna
= (sama dengan) berarti tafor selesai.

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IN A LAYER OF AIR THE DECREASE IN

THE GEOSTROPHIC WIND SPEED IS

IN WHICH AIR MASS ARE EXTREMELY

A: Continental tropical air.

THE STABILITY IN A LAYER INCREASES

A: moist air in the lower part

AFTER A CLEAR NIGHT CUMULIFORM

A: Because the stability increases.

A: Strong wind, little or no cloud, moist air.

SELECT THE TRUE STATEMENT

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF

HOW ARE WELL SEPARATED CB

THE SEA BREEZE IS A WIND FROM THE

A: occurring only in mid-latitudes and in daytime

A: frontal lifting (cold front).

AT WHICH PRESSURE AND

A: a cumulus that only occurs in association with the ITCZ

A: at night down from the mountains

ON AN AERODROME, WHEN A WARM

A: QFE decreases and QNH increases.

LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS LIKELY TO

A: at the top of a marked surface-based inversion.

WHICH STATEMENT CONCERNING THE

A: Above the tropopause no clear air turbulence occurs

GEOSTROPHIC WIND IS THE WIND

A: straight lines and no friction is involved.

THE MOST LIKELY PLACE TO

A: 5000 feet or more above the core

WHAT IS THE APPROXIMATE

AN OCCLUSION IS CALLED A WARM

A: a light drizzle falls

ACCORDING TO ISA THE

A: decreases with altitude

A SAMPLE OF MOIST BUT

A: lowering the pressure, keeping temperature constant

FTID32 WIPP 201100

ada dua bagian tafor yaitu :

TAF artinya Tafor

WIPP adalah kode untuk Stasiun Palembang

dan KT berarti "Knot"(satuan kecepatan)

9999 berarti Visibility / jarak pandang adalah 10 kilometer lebih.

dan 018 berarti ketinggian awan 1800 Feet

setelah BECMG adalah prediksi cuaca berikutnya contoh :

BECMG 2018/2020 00000KT 6000 FEW015

NSW berarti No Significant Weather artinya tidak ada cuaca bermakna

= (sama dengan) berarti tafor selesai.

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