Archives: Theory Courses

quiz me on – NZ Climate

With regards to Wellington (with the Rimutaka ranges to the west and north) where would you expect the most severe turbulence to take place with a northwesterly wind?
South east of the ranges
With regards to Whangarei (with the higher ground to the east) where would you expect the cloud to sit with a northeasterly wind?
North – East of Whangarei
With regards to Ardmore (with the Whitford ranges to the north) where would you expect the best visibility with a northerly wind?
Over the airport

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

When air particles warm due to being in touch with the Earth's surface, this is called?
Conduction
What is the term used to describe the long-wave radiation emitted by the Earth back into the atmosphere?
Terrestrial radiation
Solar radiation is what?
Energy given off by the sun

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What holds more water?
Warm air
What is meant by the term sleet?
Rain and snow
What is bigger?
Rain drops

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What would indicate a strong wind?
High pressure gradient
What is terrestrial radiation?
Radiation emitted back into the atmosphere from the Earth
When changing ice to liquid water, is latent heat required or released?
Required

( from a question pool of 28 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere

When a change of state from Liquid to ice takes place, the process is called?
Freezing
What is the temperature considered to be in ISA conditions?
+ 15C
Deposition is a process that changes what?
Vapor to ice

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

How many oktas cover the sky when the reported weather reads OVC ?
8 oktas
When the weather report states the sky is covered by 5-7 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
BKN
When the weather report states the sky is covered by 3-4 oktas , the cloud is said to be?
SCT

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – VFR planning, procedures and GPS

What type of information is sent when transmitting mode C?
Position and altitude
What type of radar works on the echo principal?
Primary
When a RAIM warning is displayed, it indicates that the minimum level of navigation accuracy displayed is?
Minimum navigation accuracy is not met

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

an average level for the surface the Earth's oceans from which heights such as elevations may be measured
Mean Sea Level (MSL) is
List viewGround position is
a position vertically below an aircraft
elevation above mean sea level
AMSL is

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

Indicated airspeed (IAS) is
the airspeed read directly from the airspeed indicator on an aircraft
A Foot is
a unit of length defined as being 0.3048 m exactly, it is subdivided into 12 inches
1 nautical mile per hour which equals 1.852 kph or 1.151 mph
A Knot (kt) is

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

Greenwich (Prime) Meridian is
based at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
An isogonal is
the lines on a map connecting all points of equal magnetic Variation
Latitude of a place is
its angular distance in degrees North or South from the equator

( from a question pool of 31 )