Question 1

What should readers check for updates to aviation weather information?

Accepted Answer

NOTAMs and the AIM

Answer

Satellite imagery

Answer

METAR reports

Answer

Weather charts

Question 2

How many times a day are surface analysis charts issued?

Accepted Answer

Four times

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Two times

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Six times

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Eight times

Question 3

What do surface analysis charts show?

Accepted Answer

The state of the weather at a specific date and time

Answer

Radar images of precipitation intensity

Answer

Satellite imagery of cloud cover

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Forecasted weather conditions

Question 4

What do surface prognostic charts forecast?

Accepted Answer

Movement of high and low pressure areas

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Current weather conditions

Answer

Radar images of turbulence

Answer

Satellite imagery of storms

Question 5

What do upper level analysis charts depict?

Accepted Answer

Actual weather conditions at specific pressure levels

Answer

Radar images of precipitation

Answer

Satellite imagery of the atmosphere

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Surface weather conditions

Question 6

For which flight levels are upper level prognostic charts prepared?

Accepted Answer

FL240, FL340, FL390, FL450

Answer

FL150, FL250, FL350, FL450

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FL100, FL200, FL300, FL400

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FL200, FL300, FL400, FL500

Question 7

What conditions do significant weather prognostic charts for FL 250-600 forecast?

Accepted Answer

Thunderstorms, turbulence, and jet streams

Answer

Satellite imagery of storms

Answer

Cloud layers and freezing levels

Answer

Surface pressure patterns

Question 8

What are the two types of automated weather stations?

Accepted Answer

AWOS and LWIS

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AWOS and METAR

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METAR and SPECI

Answer

LWIS and PIREPs

Question 9

What does AWOS measure?

Accepted Answer

Cloud base height, visibility, and wind velocity

Answer

Satellite imagery and radar data

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Surface pressure and temperature only

Answer

Precipitation intensity and turbulence

Question 10

What does METAR stand for?

Accepted Answer

Meteorological Aviation Routine Report

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Meteorological Automated Radar Report

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Meteorological Aviation Satellite Report

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Meteorological Aviation Radar Report

Question 11

What is a special aviation weather report called?

Accepted Answer

SPECI

Answer

AWOS

Answer

PIREP

Answer

METAR

Question 12

What letter do Canadian weather reporting station identifiers begin with?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

W

Answer

Z

Answer

K

Question 13

How is wind direction reported in METARs?

Accepted Answer

In true degrees, rounded to the nearest 10

Answer

In kilometers per hour

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In meters per second

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In magnetic degrees

Question 14

How often is radar imagery updated?

Accepted Answer

Every 10 minutes

Answer

Every 5 minutes

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Every 15 minutes

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Every 30 minutes

Question 15

What does the precipitation intensity component measure?

Accepted Answer

Rate of fall in mm per hour

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Cloud height

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Wind speed

Answer

Surface pressure

Question 16

At what altitude do geostationary satellites orbit the earth?

Accepted Answer

36,000 km

Answer

10,000 km

Answer

850 km

Answer

50,000 km

Question 17

How many times per day do polar orbiting satellites circle the earth?

Accepted Answer

14 times

Answer

7 times

Answer

20 times

Answer

10 times

Question 18

What are two common types of satellite imagery?

Accepted Answer

Visible and infrared

Answer

Infrared and radar

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Doppler and visible

Answer

Radar and visible

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