Quiz for:
Understanding Atmospheric Pressure and Altitude

Question 1

What is the standard sea level pressure in hectopascals?

Question 2

How do temperature corrections affect obstacle clearance calculations for aircraft?

Question 3

How is QFF adjusted when measuring altitude?

Question 4

What is the temperature correction per degree of iso deviation for calculating QFF?

Question 5

What is the formula for calculating pressure?

Question 6

What is the alternative percentage altitude error related to temperature deviation?

Question 7

What does an altimeter measure?

Question 8

What is QNH in terms of altimetry?

Question 9

What does it indicate when isobars are closely spaced on a weather chart?

Question 10

Isobar charts are used to predict what type of meteorological phenomena?

Question 11

How does pressure change as altitude increases?

Question 12

At what altitude does the pressure decrease by approximately 1 hectopascal?

Question 13

What does the term 'isobar' refer to?

Question 14

What unit is commonly used to express atmospheric pressure?

Question 15

What do high pressure areas marked with 'H' signify on an isobar chart?