ature 4.

Humidity
a 3 , 4
b 1, 2 ,4
c 2,3 ,4
d 1,2 ,3
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id 3692
Boyle's law is directly applicable in case of:
a hyperventilation with increasing altitude
b the occurance of decompression sickness at high altitude
c the occurance of hypoxia with increasing altitude
d the expansion of trapped gasses in the human body with increasing altitude
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id 3693
Dalton's law explains the occurance of :
a creeps
b bends
c decompression sickness
d altitude hypoxia
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id 3694
Henry's Law explains the occurence of:
a hyperventilation
b diffusion
c decompression sickness
d hypoxia
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id 3705
Oxygen, combined with hemoglobin in blood is transported by
a red blood cells
b platelets
c blood plasma
d white blood cells
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id 6252
The composition of the atmosphere at 50 000 ft is
a 78% oxygen, 21% nitrogen, ~1% argon, 0.3% carbon dioxide
b 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, ~1% argon, 0.3% carbon dioxide
c 78% oxygen, 21% argon, ~1% nitrogen, 0.3%carbon dioxide
d 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, ~1% argon, 0.03% carbon dioxide
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id 6253
The composition of the atmosphere
a is constant up to ~100 km
b is constant up to ~500 km
c changes proportional to the atmospheric pressure
d changes above FL 500
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id 6254
The atmospheric pressure
a increases about exponentially with increasing altitude
b is constant up to about 100 km
c decreases about exponentially with increasing altitude
d decreases linearly from sea level up to the tropopause
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id 6255
The atmospheric temperature
a increases from sea level up to 1000 km
b decreases from the tropopause to the stratopause

c remains constant from sea level up to the tropopause

d increases from the stratopause to the mesopause
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id 6256
The temperature lapse rate
a within the stratosphere is ~2C per 1000 ft
b within the mesosphere is ~2F per 1000 ft
c within the troposphere is ~2F per 1000 ft
d within the troposphere is ~2C per 1000 ft
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id 6257
The following statement about atmospheric humidity is true:
a the maximum absolute humidity at sea level is 100%
b cold air can retain more water than hot air
c the relative humidity measures percentage of water vapor saturation
d the absolute humidity measures percentage of water vapor saturation
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id 6258
The following statement about relative humidity is false:
a man feel comfortable at a relative humidity of 60......70%
b if an air mass is cooled its relative humidity increases
c if an air mass is warmed, its relative humidity increases
d during a long haul flight, relative humidity in the cockpit is very low
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id 6259
The atmospheric pressure
a at 18 000 ft is half the amount of the pressure at 34 000 ft
b at 27 000 ft is half the amount of the pressure at sea level
c at sea level is half the amount of the pressure at 18 000 ft
d at sea level is twice the amount of the pressure at 18 000 ft
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id 6261
Boyle's law states
a the volume of a gas is proportional to its pressure
b the pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its temperature
c the temperature of a gas is proportional to its volume
d the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure
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id 6262
Henry's law states
a the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to its pressure
b the quantity of a gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to the temperature
of the gas
c the quantity of a gas dissolved in a liquid is inversely proportional to the p
ressure of the gas
d the quantity of a gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to the partial pre
ssure of the gas
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