2358

Between which components is an interface mismatch causing disturbance of the

biological rhythm, thus leading to reduced human peformance?
a Liveware - Environment
b Liveware - Hardware
c Liveware - Software
d Liveware - Liveware
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id 2359
The errors resulting from an irrational indexing system in an operations manual
are
related to an interface mismatch between
a Liveware - Hardware
b Liveware - Software
c Liveware - Environment
d Liveware - Liveware
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id 6324
What does the "H" in the SHELL model mean?
a Health
b Harley-Davidson
c Human
d Hardware
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id 6336
What is the meaning of the "S" in the SHELL model?
a Signals and indications
b Symbols
c Software
d Safety
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id 6349
What i s meant by Episodic memory?
a memory of information, held in the long term memory
b memory of events, held in the short term memory
c memory of information, held in the short term memory
d memory of experienced events, held in the long term memory.
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40.2. Basic aviation physiology and health
maintenance
40.2.1. Basics of flight physiology
40.2.1.1. The atmosphere
id 71
The atmospheric gas pressure
a drops faster at lower altitudes in comparison to the same altitude changes at
higher
altitudes
b rises with altitude
c decreases linear with altitude
d decreases slower at lower altitudes compared with higher levels and equivalent
altitude changes
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id 72
A certain amount of water vapor saturated air (i.e. intestinal gases) is transpo
rted
from sea-level up to 34 000 ft. In the same amount of dry air, the volume of thi
s
gas is :
a constant

b smaller
c larger
d first larger, then smaller
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id 75
You can survive at any altitude, provided that
a the temperature in the cabin does not drop below 10" C
b 21% oxygen is available in the air you breath in
c pressure respiration is guaranteed for that altitude
d enough oxygen, pressure and heat is available
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id 78
Fatigue and permanent concentration
a lower the tolerance to hypoxia
b increase the tolerance to hypoxia
c do not affect hypoxia at all
d will increase the tolerance to hypoxia when flying below 15 000 feet
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id 79
The atmosphere contains the following gases:
a 78% helium, 21% oxygen, 1% carbon monoxide, rest: rare gases
b 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% carbon monoxide, rest: rare gases
c 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0,03% carbon dioxide, rest: rare gases
d 78% helium, 21% oxygen, 0,03% carbon dioxide, rest: rare gases
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id 80
The earth's atmosphere consists of different gases in various concentration. Mat
ch
the following: 1 nitrogen A 0,03% 2 oxygen B 0,92% 3 carbon dioxide C
20.95% 4 rare gas D 78,10%
a 1D, 2C, 3B, 4A
b 1B, 2A, 3D, 4C
c 1C, 2B, 3A, 4D
d 1D, 2C, 3A, 4B
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id 81
Gases of physiological importance to man are:
a oxygen and carbon dioxide
b nitrogen and carbon dioxide
c oxygen and carbon monoxide
d oxygen, nitrogen and water vapor
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id 82
The volume percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere is 21% which
a is constant for all altitudes conventional airplanes can reach
b decreases with increasing altitude
c increases with increasing altitude
d is dependent on the present air pressure
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id 83
The following applies for the physical properties of gases:
a at an altitute of 63 000 ft water will boil at temperature of 65C
b at an altitude of 18 000 ft a gas volume is three times as large as it would b
e at sea-level
c a water vapor saturated gas at 34 000 ft has 6 times its volume as it would ha
ve at sea-level
d at sea-level a gas has 1/3 of the volume it would have at 27000 ft
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id 84

The percentage of oxygen in the air at an altitude of approximately 34 000 ft is

:
a 10,5%
b 5%
c 21%
d 42%
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id 94
An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood leads to:
a a reduction of red blood cells
b a decrease of acidity in the blood
c shortness of breath
d an improving resistance to hypoxia
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id 1677
The chemical composition of the earths atmosphere (I C A O standard
atmosphere) is
a 78 % nitrogen, 21 % oxygen, 0,9 % carbon dioxide, 0,03 % argon
b 78 % nitrogen, 21 % oxygen, 0,9 % argon, 0,03 % carbon dioxide
c 78 % nitrogen, 28 % oxygen, 0,9 % carbon dioxide, 0,03 % argon
d 71 % nitrogen, 28 % oxygen, 0,9 % argon, 0,03 % carbon dioxide
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id 1678
According to the I.C.A.O. standard atmosphere, the temperature lapse rate of the
troposphere is approximately
a - 2 C every 1000 feet
b 10 C every 100 feet
c 2 C every 1000 metres
d constant in the troposphere
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id 1679
The barometric pressure has dropped to 1/2 of the pressure at sea level at
a 25 000 feet
b 10 000 feet
c 18 000 feet
d 30 000 feet
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id 2156
The total pressure of a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the partial
pressures of the gases which compose the mixture corresponds to:
a Grahams law
b Daltons law
c Henry`s law
d Boyle Mariottes law
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id 3685
The atmospheric pressure at 18,000 feet altitude is half the atmospheric pressur
e
at sea level. In accordance with this statement,
a the oxygen percentage of the air at that altitude will drop by one half also
b the oxygen saturation of the blood at that altitude will drop by 50 % too
c the partial oxygen pressure at that altitude will also drop to 1/2 of the pres
sure of oxygen
at sea level
d the partial oxygen pressure at that altitude will be doubled
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id 3688
The volume percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere at 30.000 feet remains at 21
%; but the partial pressure of oxygen :

a decreases with decreasing barometric pressure