Private Pilot Weather 4

A secondary discontinuity when crossing a front is what?

What type of front produces the most hazardous weather?

How far in front of a front can squall lines form?

Stationary fronts develop when the cold and warm fronts slow to what speed?

What is an occlusion?

What forms with the temperature and dew point are equal?

On clear nights the heat of the earth quickly radiates off into space. As the ground cools off the air just above it fog is formed. What is this kind of fog called?

When warm air flows over a cold surface fog can form. What is this type of fog called?

When air is forced to rise up a mountain slope fog can form. What kind of fog is this?

Cold air from land moving over warmer water can cause what type of fog?

What kind of clouds are thunderclouds?

What is the first stage of a thunderstorm?

What is the second stage of the thunderstorm?

What is the third stage of a thunderstorm?

What severe wind conditions are associated with thunderstorms?

Where are the most intense thunderstorms found?

Gust fronts lead what type of storm?

What is a reasonable safe distance to stay away from thunderstorms?

What weather convective activity causes both horizontal and vertical wind sheer?

What visual clue is there for a microburst when there is little or no precipitation?

Do microbursts happen singularly or in groups?

A weather factor that causes a momentary change in altitude and or attitude is called what?

Large and abrupt changes in altitude and or attitude, along with large variations in airspeed is called what?

Moderate turbulence is similar but has greater intensity than what?

What is necessary for ice to form on an airplance?