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1- An air mass can be defined as a large part of the troposphere with uniform characteristics
of _____ and _____ on the _____ plan
a. density pressure vertical
b. temperature pressure vertical
c. temperature humidity horizontal
d. temperature pressure horizontal
2- What are the four air masses present in Canada, form north to south?
a. cA mA mP mT
b. cA mA mP cT
c. mA cA mT mP
d. cA mA mT mP
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8- The dangers associated with clear ice are…
a. loss of lift, increase of drag, increase of weight and fluttering.
b. carburretor icing, loss of power and of altitude.
c. bad visibility and bad radio communication.
d. All of the above.
9- The slope of a cold front that advances is _____. The _____ ascension of the _____ air
produces _____ clouds.
a. shallow slow cold stratiforms
b. shallow slow warm stratiforms
c. steep fast warm cumuliforms
d. steep fast clod cumuliforms
12- Icing on aircraft can be present when flying in or close of clouds when the OAT is within…
a. -40°C and +2°C.
b. -13°C and +38°C.
c. -20°C and 0°C.
d. -15°C and +28°C
14- When a pilot flies at low altitudes toward a warm front during winter,
he can expect, in order,…
a. freezing rain, snow and ice pellets.
b. ice pellets, snow and freezing rain.
c. snow, ice pellets and freezing rain.
d. ice pellets, freezing rain and snow.
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15- Horn frost forms on airplanes when its surfaces are at
temperatures _____ and when ambiant air is _____ and humid.
a. below freezing level hot
b. above freezing level hot
c. below freezing level cold
d. above freezing level cold
17- La quantité d'eau interceptée par l'avion dans un laps de temps donné s'appelle…
a. The rate of intake.
b. The rate of catch.
c. The rate of freezing.
d. Answer a or b.
18- The _____ wings that fly _____ catch more water than the _____ wings.
a. Thin fast thick
b. Thick fast thin
c. thin slowly thick
d. thick slowly thin
20- When the airplane skin temperature is below freezing level and it encouters snow and ice
crystals, the rate of catch will be…
a. weak
b. moderate
c. extreme
d. None of the above.
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22- An orographical thunderstorm is…
a. formed by humid and unstable warm air that is forced to climb due to a mountain.
b. that is produced only in the morning , at dawn.
c. that is produced only at night, as a boreal aurora.
d. None of the above.
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29- What type of thunderstorms is usually isolated and scattered over a large area ?
a. Orographical.
b. Frontal.
c. Squall line.
d. Air mass related.
30- The most severe icing is during the _____ stage of the tunderstorm.
a. towering
b. maturie
c. dissipating
d. None of the above. Icing is produced before the storm.
31- A hurricane is a…
a. tropical cyclone.
b. tropical anticyclonel.
c. an area of high pressure.
d. answer b and c.
32- The main source of energy of a hurricane is _____ due to _____ in altitude.
a. release of latent heat vaporisation of water
b. absorption of latent heat vaporisation of water
c. absorption of latent heat condensation of vapour
d. release of latent heat condensation of vapour
35- In flight, you wish to change your flight plan. You will then contact…
a. The FIC.
b. The FISE.
c. The FSS.
d. answer b or c.
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36- A UNICOM (AU) can give…
a. assistance to VFR pilotes in flight that requires radar guidance to the airport.
b. assistance to VFR pilotes in flight that requires VDF guidance to the airport.
c. informations to IFR pilotes in flight relatived to the approach and landing.
d. answer b and c.
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