Transport Canada Drone Pilot Exam: Small Basic (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems - Basic Operations)
Meteorology: practice questions
Our Canada drone Basic exam bank has 25 questions on this topic. Here are 4 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Stable air is usually associated with:
- Smooth air, poor visibility and stratus cloud
- Turbulence and cumulus cloud
- Thunderstorms
- Good visibility and showers
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A. Smooth air, poor visibility and stratus cloud — Stable air resists vertical motion, giving layered cloud, haze and smog.
Question 2
A METAR is:
- A routine report of observed weather at an aerodrome
- A forecast for the next 24 hours, issued for every aerodrome in Canada
- A chart of upper winds
- A notice about airspace
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A. A routine report of observed weather at an aerodrome — METARs report actual conditions; TAFs are forecasts.
Question 3
Unstable air is usually associated with:
- Smooth air and fog
- Cumulus cloud, turbulence and showers
- Stratus cloud and drizzle
- Haze and smog layers trapped close to the ground
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B. Cumulus cloud, turbulence and showers — Unstable air rises readily, forming cumuliform cloud and gusty conditions.
Question 4
Near the ground, friction with the surface makes the wind:
- Faster than higher up
- Exactly the same as higher up
- Always calm
- Slower and more variable than higher up
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D. Slower and more variable than higher up — Friction slows the wind near the surface and causes gusts; wind is often stronger at a few hundred feet.