Archives: Theory Courses

quiz me on – NZ Climate

Does the east coast or west coast experience higher annual temperature change?
East
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
Generally speaking, what is the prevailing wind in New Zealand?
Westerly

( from a question pool of 13 )

quiz me on – Temperature & heat exchange

Which location has the highest albedo?
Snow field
What is the term used to describe the long-wave radiation emitted by the Earth back into the atmosphere?
Terrestrial radiation
What location will receive more solar radiation?
Equator

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – Inversions Cloud and Precipitation

What is meant by the term sleet?
Rain and snow
What process takes place when the ground cools after sunset, and cools the air touching the surface?
Conduction
The condensation process, during which water vapor turns to liquid, requires what?
Condensation nuclei

( from a question pool of 14 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere(2)

What is the sea level pressure considered to be in ISA conditions?
1013hPa
Is the tropopause higher or lower over the poles?
Lower
What is the area between 2 highs and 2 lows referred to?
Col

( from a question pool of 28 )

quiz me on – Atmosphere

With regards to latitude, where on the Earths surface receives the most solar radiation?
Equator
Condensation is when a water vapor turns to what?
Water liquid
What units are displayed on barometers?
hPa

( from a question pool of 43 )

quiz me on – PPL MET

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

( from a question pool of 9 )

quiz me on – VFR planning, procedures and GPS

What is the ionosphere propagation effect?
Results from charged particles in the atmosphere interfering with satellite signal travel times
What type of radar works on the echo principal?
Primary
What results from water vapor in the tropopause slowing down the satellite signals, which cause ranging errors?
Tropospheric Propagation Effect

( from a question pool of 8 )

quiz me on – Altimetry

Dead reckoning (DR) position is
the process of calculating one's current position by using a previously determined position, or fix, and advancing that position based upon known or estimated speeds over elapsed time, and course
A Position line is
a line which an aircraft is known to be on at a particular time
Mean Sea Level (MSL) is
an average level for the surface the Earth's oceans from which heights such as elevations may be measured

( from a question pool of 25 )

quiz me on -Speed and Position

the airspeed read directly from the airspeed indicator on an aircraft
Indicated airspeed (IAS) is
the length of 1/10,000th part of the average distance between Equator and either Pole
A Kilometre is
True airspeed (TAS) is
the speed of the aircraft relative to the air mass in which it is flying

( from a question pool of 36 )

quiz me on – Direction on the earth

Relative bearing using the clock method is
the bearing relative to the nose of the aircraft, eg Nose = 12 o'clock , Right wing =3 o'clock
An isogonal is
the lines on a map connecting all points of equal magnetic Variation
True North is
the direction along the Earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole

( from a question pool of 31 )