Mini test #3 – answers

Below answers for questions from last mini quiz

1. What conditions are necessary for the formation of thunderstorms?
A) High humidity, lifting force, and unstable conditions.
Thunderstorms form when there is sufficient water vapor, an unstable lapse rate, and an initial upward boost (lifting) to start the storm process.

2. With certain exceptions, safety belts are required to be secured about passengers during
A) taxi, takeoffs, and landings.
During the taxi, takeoff, and landing of U.S. registered civil aircraft, each person on board that aircraft must occupy a seat or berth with a safety belt and shoulder harness, if installed, properly secured about him/her. However, a person who has not reached his/her second birthday may be held by an adult who is occupying a seat or berth, and a person on board for the purpose of engaging in sport parachuting may use the floor of the aircraft as a seat (but is still required to use approved safety belts for takeoff).

3. The lifting forces which act on a hot air balloon are primarily the result of the interior air temperature being
A) greater than ambient temperature.

4. What is the purpose of the runway/runway hold position sign?
A) Denotes entrance to runway from a taxiway.

5. What does the outbound destination sign identify?
B) Identifies direction to take-off runways.
Outbound destination signs are used to identify directions to the takeoff runways. These routes usually begin at the entrance to a taxiway from an apron area. The inscription is the runway number plus an arrow indicating the direction.