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2222 #### Key Terms
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-- **CB** = Cumulonimbus (thunderstorm cloud)
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+CB = Cumulonimbus (thunderstorm cloud)
2525 ### 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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253253 
254254 #### Key Terms
255255 
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-- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
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+ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
257257 ### Q15: What is the mean tropopause height according to the ISA (ICAO Standard Atmosphere)? ^t50q15
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311311 
312312 #### Key Terms
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-- **ICAO** = International Civil Aviation Organization
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+ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization
315315 ### Q18: What is meant by an "inversion layer"? ^t50q18
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365365 
366366 #### Key Terms
367367 
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-- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
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+ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
369369 ### Q21: Which process may produce an inversion layer at around 5000 ft (1500 m) altitude? ^t50q21
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481481 
482482 #### Key Terms
483483 
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-- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
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+ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
485485 ### Q27: The barometric altimeter shows height above ^t50q27
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640640 
641641 #### Key Terms
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-- **AGL** = Above Ground Level
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+AGL = Above Ground Level
644644 ### Q34: Which of the listed surfaces causes the greatest wind speed reduction due to ground friction? ^t50q34
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949949 
950950 #### Key Terms
951951 
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-- **CB** = Cumulonimbus (thunderstorm cloud)
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+CB = Cumulonimbus (thunderstorm cloud)
953953 ### Q52: In which situation is the tendency for thunderstorms most pronounced? ^t50q52
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986986 
987987 #### Key Terms
988988 
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-- **AGL** = Above Ground Level
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+AGL = Above Ground Level
990990 ### Q54: Which of the following situations most favours radiation fog formation? ^t50q54
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10231023 
10241024 #### Key Terms
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-- **ISA** = International Standard Atmosphere
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+ISA = International Standard Atmosphere
10271027 ### Q56: The QFE of an aerodrome (AD elevation 3500 ft) corresponds to: ^t50q56
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10831083 
10841084 #### Key Terms
10851085 
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-- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
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+METAR = Aerodrome routine weather report
10871087 ### Q59: In Switzerland, cloud base in a METAR is given in ^t50q59
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12841284 
12851285 #### Key Terms
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-- **FL** = Flight Level
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+FL = Flight Level
12881288 ### 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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17901790 #### Key Terms
17911791 
17921792 - **D** — Drag
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+D — Drag
17931794 
17941795 ### Q90: Which temperature profile above an aerodrome presents the greatest risk of freezing rain? ^t50q90
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21232124 
21242125 #### Key Terms
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-- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
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+METAR = Aerodrome routine weather report
21272128 ### 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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22102211 #### Key Terms
22112212 
22122213 - **D** — Drag
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22142216 ### Q110: When air is forced upward by terrain and encounters unstable, moist layers, what are the resulting thunderstorms called? ^t50q110
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24712473 #### Key Terms
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-- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
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+MSL = Mean Sea Level
24742476 ### Q123: What kind of information can be derived from satellite images? ^t50q123
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26142616 
26152617 #### Key Terms
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-- **FL** = Flight Level
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+FL = Flight Level
26182620 ### Q130: What is required for the development of medium to large precipitation particles? ^t50q130
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26792681 
26802682 #### Key Terms
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-- **VFR** = Visual Flight Rules
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+VFR = Visual Flight Rules
26832685 ### Q133: After a cold front has passed, what visual flight conditions are typical? ^t50q133
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30133015 #### Key Terms
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-- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
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+METAR = Aerodrome routine weather report
30163018 ### Q150: For which areas are SIGMET warnings issued? ^t50q150
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30823084 #### Key Terms
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-- **FL** = Flight Level
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+FL = Flight Level
30853087 ### Q153: What factor may limit the vertical extent of cumulus clouds at the top? ^t50q153
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33343336 #### Key Terms
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-- **MSL** = Mean Sea Level
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33373339 ### Q165: What is the typical cloud sequence observed during the approach and passage of a warm front? ^t50q165
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-- **METAR** = Aerodrome routine weather report
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37353737 ### Q184: During which stage of a thunderstorm do strong updrafts and downdrafts coexist? ^t50q184
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41874189 
41884190 #### Key Terms
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41914193 ### Q207: In METAR, how is heavy rain encoded? ^t50q207
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42114213 ### Q208: In METAR, how are moderate rain showers encoded? ^t50q208
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42314233 ### Q209: Under what conditions does back-side weather (Ruckseitenwetter) occur? ^t50q209
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