Non-SI Units and Their Definitions Quiz
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What is the purpose of the Flight Information Service (FIS) in Air Traffic Management?

  • To provide information and advice useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights (correct)
  • To manage and control the air traffic flow
  • To ensure separation between aircraft
  • To provide instructions for aircraft in the airspace

    • What is the main function of Altimetry in Air Traffic Management?

  • To ensure separation between aircraft
  • To provide real-time weather updates to pilots
  • To manage and control air traffic flow
  • To measure altitude above sea level (correct)

    • What is the primary purpose of Radiotelephony (RTF) in Air Traffic Management?

  • To manage and control air traffic flow
  • To facilitate communication between air traffic controllers and aircraft pilots (correct)
  • To provide real-time weather updates to pilots
  • To ensure separation between aircraft

    • What are ATC clearances in Air Traffic Management primarily used for?

    <p>To authorize an aircraft to proceed under specified conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of separation in Air Traffic Management is based on ATS surveillance systems?

    <p>Radar separation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS) in Air Traffic Management?

    <p>To provide aircraft with automated collision avoidance warnings and guidance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is equivalent to 1 litre?

    <p>1 dm^3</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit for expressing altitude in aviation?

    <p>feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the symbol for nautical mile?

    <p>NM</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which quantity is expressed in knots in aviation?

    <p>Airspeed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the temperature conversion formula from °C to K?

    <p>$t_K = t°C + 273.15$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is equivalent to 1 hour?

    <p>3600 s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit for expressing wind speed in aviation?

    <p>$knots$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit for expressing visibility in aviation?

    <p>meters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What unit is used to express the atmospheric pressure in general?

    <p>kPa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit for expressing runway length?

    <p>feet (ft)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What unit symbol should be printed in Roman (upright) type?

    <p>Prefix and unit symbols</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the preferred decimal marker for writing numbers?

    <p>Period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the objectives of the air traffic control service?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which airspace class are IFR flights separated from other IFR flights and from VFR flights, and VFR flights receive traffic information in respect of other VFR flights?

    <p>Class C</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which portion of the airspace is designated as flight information regions where flight information service and alerting service will be provided?

    <p>Flight information regions (FIR)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under which airspace class are all participating IFR flights provided with an air traffic advisory service and all flights receive flight information service if requested?

    <p>Class F</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What types of flights are permitted in Class D airspace?

    <p>IFR and VFR flights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which airspace class is used for control areas, airways, and control zones?

    <p>Class E</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of airspace includes the rest of ATS airspace and is classified as class F and G?

    <p>Uncontrolled airspace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of Visual corridors?

    <p>If an ATC clearance is not necessary to proceed on them, VFR corridors are class E.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What types of flights receive air traffic control service in airspace Class E?

    <p>All flights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to IS0 2014, in which sequence should the date be presented in all-numeric form?

    <p>year-month-day</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis for civil time in many States and the time used in world-wide time signal broadcasts used in aviation?

    <p>Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the timekeeping system that represents hours by two digits from 00 to 23?

    <p>24-hour timekeeping system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to IS0 3307, in which sequence should the time of day be written in all-numeric form?

    <p>hours-minutes-seconds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is used for altitude in the International System of Units (SI)?

    <p>meters (m)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the objectives of air traffic services (ATS) as specified in Annex 11, 2.2?

    <p>To prevent collisions between aircraft and expedite air traffic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which air traffic service is responsible for providing advice and information useful for the safe and efficient conduct of flights?

    <p>Flight Information Service (FIS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) replaced as the accepted international standard for clock time?

    <p>Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an objective of air traffic services (ATS) as specified in Annex 11, 2.2?

    <p>(ATAS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which time scale is based upon the definition of the second and results in Co-ordinated Universal Time?

    <p>(TAI)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be used to separate hours and minutes when writing time in all-numeric form according to IS0 3307?

    <p>colon (:)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main objective of the manual?

    <p>To describe the basic principles of air traffic management and apply basic operational procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of air traffic management (ATM)?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three classes of units in the International System of Units (SI)?

    <p>Base units, supplementary units, and derived units</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of SI prefixes in indicating orders of magnitude?

    <p>To replace powers-of-ten notation in computation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit used only as specified in OACI Annex 5?

    <p>Atto</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is used for electric current in the International System of Units (SI)?

    <p>Ampere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the supplementary units of the SI?

    <p>Candela, Volt, Pascal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Kilo' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^{3}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Micro' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^{-6}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Peta' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^{15}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Deci' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^{-1}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the specialized system of units of measurement in international civil aviation air and ground operations?

    <p>SI (Systeme International d'unites)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Alerting Service in Air Traffic Management?

    <p>To alert search and rescue organizations regarding aircraft in need of assistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Air Traffic Management, what is the main function of Altimetry?

    <p>To measure altitude and ensure vertical separation between aircraft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of Radiotelephony (RTF) in Air Traffic Management?

    <p>To ensure effective communication between ATC and aircraft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main objective of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) service in Air Traffic Management?

    <p>To provide safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of separation in Air Traffic Management is based on ATS surveillance systems?

    <p>Vertical separation and procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Airborne Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS) in Air Traffic Management?

    <p>To prevent collisions between aircraft in the air or on the ground</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sequence recommended by IS0 2014 for presenting dates in all-numeric form?

    <p>Year-month-day</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis for civil time in many States and the time used in world-wide time signal broadcasts used in aviation?

    <p>Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does IS0 3307 specify about the sequence for writing time of day in all-numeric form?

    <p>Hours-minutes-seconds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system has replaced Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) as the accepted international standard for clock time?

    <p>Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the air traffic control service (ATC) according to Annex 11, 2.2?

    <p>Providing advice and information for safe and efficient flight conduct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of UTC in the context of air traffic and aviation?

    <p>Universal Time Coordinated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Kilo' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^3$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Micro' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^{-6}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of Radiotelephony (RTF) in Air Traffic Management?

    <p>Provide communication between aircraft and ground stations or other aircraft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit for expressing altitude in aviation?

    <p>Feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit used to express altitude in aviation?

    <p>Foot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the non-SI unit for expressing runway length?

    <p>Feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary unit quantity for distance (long) as used in navigation?

    <p>Nautical mile</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is used to express the atmospheric pressure in general?

    <p>Hectopascal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit for expressing wind speed in aviation?

    <p>Knot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is equivalent to 1 litre?

    <p>Millilitre</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What unit symbol should be printed in Roman (upright) type regardless of the type style used in the surrounding text?

    <p>Kelvin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which symbol represents the frequency unit Hertz?

    <p>$Hz$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) replaced as the accepted international standard for clock time?

    <p>$GMT$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What types of flights receive air traffic control service in airspace Class E?

    <p>Both IFR and VFR flights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the non-SI unit used only as specified in OACI Annex 5?

    <p>Knot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be used to separate hours and minutes when writing time in all-numeric form according to IS0 3307?

    <p>Colon (:)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main objective of this manual?

    <p>To describe the basic principles of air traffic management and apply basic operational procedures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the specialized system of units of measurement in international civil aviation air and ground operations?

    <p>International System of Units (SI)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of SI prefixes in indicating orders of magnitude?

    <p>To provide a convenient alternative to powers-of-ten notation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is used for electric current in the International System of Units (SI)?

    <p>Ampere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the supplementary units of the SI?

    <p>Radian and steradian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What time scale is based upon the definition of the second and results in Co-ordinated Universal Time?

    <p>International Atomic Time (TAI)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Kilo' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^3$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Micro' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^{-6}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Pico' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^{-12}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Mega' is a prefix in the SI system representing which multiplication factor?

    <p>$10^6$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of the air traffic control service?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which portion of the airspace is designated for the provision of flight information regions?

    <p>Flight information regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which airspace class are IFR flights separated from other IFR flights and from VFR flights, and VFR flights receive traffic information in respect of other VFR flights?

    <p>Class C</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of Visual corridors depending on the ATS classification of the airspace where they are located?

    <p>Class E</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under which airspace class are all participating IFR flights provided with an air traffic advisory service and all flights receive flight information service if requested?

    <p>Class F</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is used for expressing wind speed in aviation?

    <p>Knot (kt)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the factors considered for determining the provision of air traffic services?

    <p>Types of air traffic involved and meteorological conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is equivalent to 1 litre?

    <p>Milliliter (mL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of Radiotelephony (RTF) in Air Traffic Management?

    <p>To facilitate communication between aircraft and ground stations using radio transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of separation in Air Traffic Management is based on ATS surveillance systems?

    <p>Radar separation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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