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2222 #### Key Terms
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-CB = Cumulonimbus (thunderstorm cloud)
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2625 ### Q2: What type of fog forms when humid and nearly saturated air is forced to rise along the slopes of hills or shallow mountains by the prevailing wind? ^t50q2
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7776 #### Key Terms
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-AGL = Above Ground Level; MSL = Mean Sea Level
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+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
8180 ### Q5: The "trigger temperature" is the temperature that ^t50q5
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234233 #### Key Terms
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-ISA = International Standard Atmosphere; MSL = Mean Sea Level
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+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
238237 ### Q14: At what rate does the temperature change with increasing altitude according to ISA within the troposphere? ^t50q14
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255254 #### Key Terms
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-ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
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259257 ### Q15: What is the mean tropopause height according to the ISA (ICAO Standard Atmosphere)? ^t50q15
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276274 #### Key Terms
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-ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization; ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
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+- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
280278 ### Q16: The "tropopause" is defined as ^t50q16
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314312 #### Key Terms
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-ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization
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318315 ### Q18: What is meant by an "inversion layer"? ^t50q18
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368365 
369366 #### Key Terms
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-ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
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373369 ### Q21: Which process may produce an inversion layer at around 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude? ^t50q21
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424420 #### Key Terms
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-FL = Flight Level; ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
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+- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
428424 ### Q24: Which processes lead to decreasing air density? ^t50q24
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462458 #### Key Terms
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-ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization; ISA = International Standard Atmosphere; MSL = Mean Sea Level; QNE = Standard pressure setting (1013.25 hPa); QNH = Pressure adjusted to mean sea level
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+- **ICAO** = International Civil Aviation Organization
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+- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
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+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
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+- **QNE** = Standard pressure setting (1013.25 hPa)
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+- **QNH** = Pressure adjusted to mean sea level
466465 ### Q26: At what height is the ISA tropopause located? ^t50q26
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482481 
483482 #### Key Terms
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-ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
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487485 ### Q27: The barometric altimeter shows height above ^t50q27
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504502 #### Key Terms
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-ISA = International Standard Atmosphere; QFE = Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation; QNE = Standard pressure setting (1013.25 hPa); QNH = Pressure adjusted to mean sea level
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+- **QFE** = Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation
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+- **QNE** = Standard pressure setting (1013.25 hPa)
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+- **QNH** = Pressure adjusted to mean sea level
508508 ### Q28: The altimeter can be checked on the ground by setting ^t50q28
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525525 #### Key Terms
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-AIP = Aeronautical Information Publication; MSL = Mean Sea Level; QFE = Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation; QNE = Standard pressure setting (1013.25 hPa); QNH = Pressure adjusted to mean sea level
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+- **AIP** = Aeronautical Information Publication
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+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
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+- **QFE** = Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation
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+- **QNE** = Standard pressure setting (1013.25 hPa)
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+- **QNH** = Pressure adjusted to mean sea level
529532 ### Q29: With QFE set, the barometric altimeter indicates ^t50q29
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546549 #### Key Terms
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-AGL = Above Ground Level; MSL = Mean Sea Level; QFE = Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation
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+- **QFE** = Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation
550554 ### Q30: With QNH set, the barometric altimeter indicates ^t50q30
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567571 #### Key Terms
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+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
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+- **QFE** = Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation
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+- **QNH** = Pressure adjusted to mean sea level
571577 ### Q31: How can wind speed and direction be determined from surface weather charts? ^t50q31
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584590 #### Explanation
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-Isobars (lines of equal pressure) on surface charts indicate both wind direction and speed. Above the friction layer, wind flows parallel to isobars (geostrophic wind); close to the surface it crosses them at an angle toward lower pressure. Closely spaced isobars indicate a strong pressure gradient force and therefore strong winds; widely spaced isobars indicate light winds. Wind direction in the Northern Hemisphere is anticlockwise around lows and clockwise around highs (Buys-Ballot's Law).
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+Isobars (lines of equal pressure) on surface weather charts reveal both wind direction and speed:
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+- **Wind direction:** Above the friction layer (~600-1000 m AGL), wind flows parallel to isobars (geostrophic wind). Near the surface, friction causes the wind to cross isobars at 10-30 degrees toward lower pressure. In the Northern Hemisphere, wind blows anticlockwise around lows and clockwise around highs (Buys-Ballot's Law).
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+- **Wind speed:** The pressure gradient force (PGF) drives wind from high to low pressure. Closely spaced isobars = strong gradient = strong winds. Widely spaced isobars = weak gradient = light winds.
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+- **Why not the other options?** Hypsometric lines (A) show height contours on upper-level charts, not surface charts. Front lines (B) show air mass boundaries but do not directly indicate wind speed. Text annotations (C) may supplement but are not how wind is determined from the chart itself.
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+- **Isobar** = line connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure
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+- **Geostrophic wind** = wind flowing parallel to isobars where PGF and Coriolis force are in balance
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+- **PGF** = Pressure Gradient Force, the force driving air from high to low pressure
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+- **Buys-Ballot's Law** = with your back to the wind in the Northern Hemisphere, low pressure is to your left
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+- **Hypsometric lines** = contour lines of geopotential height on upper-air charts (not surface charts)
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+- **Friction layer** = lowest ~600-1000 m of the atmosphere where surface drag affects wind
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588607 ### Q32: Which force is responsible for causing "wind"? ^t50q32
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622641 #### Key Terms
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626644 ### Q34: Which of the listed surfaces causes the greatest wind speed reduction due to ground friction? ^t50q34
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932950 #### Key Terms
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936953 ### Q52: In which situation is the tendency for thunderstorms most pronounced? ^t50q52
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974990 ### Q54: Which of the following situations most favours radiation fog formation? ^t50q54
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10121027 ### Q56: The QFE of an aerodrome (AD elevation 3500 ft) corresponds to: ^t50q56
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10331048 ### Q57: What does the following symbol mean? (Arrow with one long barb and one short barb) ^t50q57
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10731087 ### Q59: In Switzerland, cloud base in a METAR is given in ^t50q59
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10941108 ### Q60: You are flying at very high altitude (northern hemisphere) and consistently have a crosswind from the left. You conclude that: ^t50q60
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12751288 ### Q67: On a sunny summer afternoon you are on final approach to an aerodrome whose runway runs parallel to the coastline, with the coast to your left. On this flat terrain, what direction will the thermal (sea breeze) wind come from? ^t50q67
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14511464 #### Key Terms
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-AMSL = Above Mean Sea Level; MSL = Mean Sea Level; QFE = Atmospheric pressure at aerodrome elevation; QNE = Standard pressure setting (1013.25 hPa); QNH = Pressure adjusted to mean sea level
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14551471 ### Q75: Which statement correctly describes the clouds in this METAR? LSGC 040620Z 23005KT 9000 -RA BKN012 09/08 Q1018= ^t50q75
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+- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
14811497 ### Q76: Looking at the chart, how will atmospheric pressure at point A change in the next hour? ^t50q76
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15311548 ### Q78: Which cloud type consists entirely of ice crystals? ^t50q78
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16711688 ### Q85: An air mass at +2°C has a relative humidity of 35%. If the temperature drops to -5°C, how does the relative humidity change? ^t50q85
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17711788 - **Options A, B, and D** misapply the relationship between pressure distribution and geostrophic wind direction.
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17731794 ### Q90: Which temperature profile above an aerodrome presents the greatest risk of freezing rain? ^t50q90
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18741896 ### Q95: An air mass at 18°C has a relative humidity of 29%. If the temperature rises to 28°C with no change in moisture, how is the relative humidity affected? ^t50q95
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20812104 ### Q105: What are the wind speed and direction in this METAR? LFSB 171100Z 29004KT 220V340 9999 FEW043 28/17 Q1013 NOSIG= ^t50q105
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21012124 #### Key Terms
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21052127 ### Q106: During summer in central Europe, what phenomenon is typical of an advancing cold front when the warm air ahead has an unstable thermodynamic structure? ^t50q106
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21842206 At high altitude, the wind is approximately geostrophic, blowing parallel to the isobars with low pressure to the left and high pressure to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. With low pressure to the north and high to the south, the pressure gradient force points northward, and the Coriolis deflection turns the resulting wind to the right — producing a westward (east-to-west) flow. The balloon is therefore carried toward the west.
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21862208 - **Options A, C, and D** misapply the Buys-Ballot law for this pressure configuration.
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21882214 ### Q110: When air is forced upward by terrain and encounters unstable, moist layers, what are the resulting thunderstorms called? ^t50q110
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24452471 #### Key Terms
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24492474 ### Q123: What kind of information can be derived from satellite images? ^t50q123
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24862511 #### Key Terms
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-ATIS = Automatic Terminal Information Service; METAR = Aerodrome routine weather report
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24902515 ### Q125: Which cloud type signals the presence of thermal updrafts? ^t50q125
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25892614 
25902615 #### Key Terms
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+- **FL** = Flight Level
25942618 ### Q130: What is required for the development of medium to large precipitation particles? ^t50q130
25952619 
25962620 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q130) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q130)
....@@ -2655,8 +2679,7 @@
26552679 
26562680 #### Key Terms
26572681 
2658
-VFR = Visual Flight Rules
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-
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+- **VFR** = Visual Flight Rules
26602683 ### Q133: After a cold front has passed, what visual flight conditions are typical? ^t50q133
26612684 
26622685 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q133) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q133)
....@@ -2989,8 +3012,7 @@
29893012 
29903013 #### Key Terms
29913014 
2992
-METAR = Aerodrome routine weather report
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-
3015
+- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
29943016 ### Q150: For which areas are SIGMET warnings issued? ^t50q150
29953017 
29963018 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q150) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q150)
....@@ -3012,8 +3034,9 @@
30123034 
30133035 #### Key Terms
30143036 
3015
-ATC = Air Traffic Control; ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization; SIGMET = Significant Meteorological Information
3016
-
3037
+- **ATC** = Air Traffic Control
3038
+- **ICAO** = International Civil Aviation Organization
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+- **SIGMET** = Significant Meteorological Information
30173040 ### Q151: Updrafts along a mountain slope can be strengthened by ^t50q151
30183041 
30193042 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q151) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q151)
....@@ -3058,8 +3081,7 @@
30583081 
30593082 #### Key Terms
30603083 
3061
-FL = Flight Level
3062
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+- **FL** = Flight Level
30633085 ### Q153: What factor may limit the vertical extent of cumulus clouds at the top? ^t50q153
30643086 
30653087 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q153) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q153)
....@@ -3311,8 +3333,7 @@
33113333 
33123334 #### Key Terms
33133335 
3314
-MSL = Mean Sea Level
3315
-
3336
+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
33163337 ### Q165: What is the typical cloud sequence observed during the approach and passage of a warm front? ^t50q165
33173338 
33183339 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q165) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q165)
....@@ -3606,8 +3627,11 @@
36063627 
36073628 #### Key Terms
36083629 
3609
-ATIS = Automatic Terminal Information Service; FIR = Flight Information Region; SIGMET = Significant Meteorological Information; VOLMET = Weather broadcasts for aircraft in flight
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+- **ATIS** = Automatic Terminal Information Service
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+- **FIR** = Flight Information Region
3632
+- **SIGMET** = Significant Meteorological Information
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+- **VOLMET** = Weather broadcasts for aircraft in flight
3634
+- **D** — Drag
36113635 ### Q179: Identify the cloud type shown in the picture.. ^t50q179
36123636 
36133637 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q179) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q179)
....@@ -3707,8 +3731,7 @@
37073731 
37083732 #### Key Terms
37093733 
3710
-METAR = Aerodrome routine weather report
3711
-
3734
+- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
37123735 ### Q184: During which stage of a thunderstorm do strong updrafts and downdrafts coexist? ^t50q184
37133736 
37143737 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q184) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q184)
....@@ -3803,8 +3826,8 @@
38033826 
38043827 #### Key Terms
38053828 
3806
-AGL = Above Ground Level; MSL = Mean Sea Level
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+- **AGL** = Above Ground Level
3830
+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
38083831 ### Q189: How is the "trigger temperature" defined? It is the temperature which ^t50q189
38093832 
38103833 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q189) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q189)
....@@ -3907,8 +3930,8 @@
39073930 
39083931 #### Key Terms
39093932 
3910
-ISA = International Standard Atmosphere; MSL = Mean Sea Level
3911
-
3933
+- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
3934
+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
39123935 ### Q194: How is the tropopause defined? ^t50q194
39133936 
39143937 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q194) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q194)
....@@ -4164,8 +4187,7 @@
41644187 
41654188 #### Key Terms
41664189 
4167
-MSL = Mean Sea Level
4168
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4190
+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
41694191 ### Q207: In METAR, how is heavy rain encoded? ^t50q207
41704192 
41714193 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q207) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q207)
....@@ -4185,8 +4207,7 @@
41854207 
41864208 #### Key Terms
41874209 
4188
-METAR = Aerodrome routine weather report
4189
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4210
+- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
41904211 ### Q208: In METAR, how are moderate rain showers encoded? ^t50q208
41914212 
41924213 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q208) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q208)
....@@ -4206,8 +4227,7 @@
42064227 
42074228 #### Key Terms
42084229 
4209
-METAR = Aerodrome routine weather report
4210
-
4230
+- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
42114231 ### Q209: Under what conditions does back-side weather (Ruckseitenwetter) occur? ^t50q209
42124232 
42134233 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q209) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q209)
....@@ -4247,8 +4267,8 @@
42474267 
42484268 #### Key Terms
42494269 
4250
-ISA = International Standard Atmosphere; MSL = Mean Sea Level
4251
-
4270
+- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
4271
+- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
42524272 ### Q211: What weather should be expected during Foehn conditions in the Bavarian region near the Alps? ^t50q211
42534273 
42544274 [DE](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20DE/50%20-%20Meteorologie.md#^t50q211) · [FR](../SPL%20Exam%20Questions%20FR/50%20-%20M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologie.md#^t50q211)
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42694289 - **Option A** incorrectly describes the lee-side wind as cold and humid and places the Ns on the wrong side.
42704290 - **Option B** describes the synoptic pressure setup only partially.
42714291 - **Option A** places the Ns on the north (lee) side, which is incorrect.
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