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  1. Asked: August 3, 2024In:

    What feature is normally associated with the cumulus stage of a thunderstorm?

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    Continuous updraft. There are three phases to a thunderstorm, Cumulus stage (where the storm builds up), the Mature stage (greatest intensity, lots of updraft, rain hitting the ground), and the Dissipating stage (predominantly downdraft and the storm dies down).

    Continuous updraft.

    There are three phases to a thunderstorm, Cumulus stage (where the storm builds up), the Mature stage (greatest intensity, lots of updraft, rain hitting the ground), and the Dissipating stage (predominantly downdraft and the storm dies down).

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    In which environment is aircraft structural ice most likely to have the highest accumulation rate?

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    Freezing rain. Freezing rain has a tendency to freeze on impact on the aircraft and will have the highest rate of accumulation.

    Freezing rain.

    Freezing rain has a tendency to freeze on impact on the aircraft and will have the highest rate of accumulation.

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    One in-flight condition necessary for structural icing to form is

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    visible moisture. Icing occurs when two conditions are met: visible moisture and temperature below freezing.

    visible moisture.

    Icing occurs when two conditions are met: visible moisture and temperature below freezing.

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  4. Asked: August 3, 2024In:

    One of the most easily recognized discontinuities across a front is

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    a change in temperature. Because the two air masses that are colliding have different temperatures and different characteristics, they also tend to have different wind directions, so crossing a front will almost always lead to a change in wind direction and a change in temperature.

    a change in temperature.

    Because the two air masses that are colliding have different temperatures and different characteristics, they also tend to have different wind directions, so crossing a front will almost always lead to a change in wind direction and a change in temperature.

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  5. Asked: August 3, 2024In:

    One weather phenomenon which will always occur when flying across a front is a change in the

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    wind direction. Because the two air masses that are colliding have different temperatures and different characteristics, they also tend to have different wind directions, so crossing a front will almost always lead to a change in wind direction and a change in temperature.

    wind direction.

    Because the two air masses that are colliding have different temperatures and different characteristics, they also tend to have different wind directions, so crossing a front will almost always lead to a change in wind direction and a change in temperature.

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    The conditions necessary for the formation of cumulonimbus clouds are a lifting action and

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    unstable, moist air. The requirements for a thunderstorm are: moist unstable air mass and a lifting action.

    unstable, moist air.

    The requirements for a thunderstorm are: moist unstable air mass and a lifting action.

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  7. Asked: August 3, 2024In:

    Which weather phenomenon is always associated with a thunderstorm?

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    Lightning. While heavy rain can happen during thunderstorms, lightning is always associated with thunderstorm activity.

    Lightning.

    While heavy rain can happen during thunderstorms, lightning is always associated with thunderstorm activity.

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    Which weather phenomenon signals the beginning of the mature stage of a thunderstorm?

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    Precipitation beginning to fall. There are three phases to a thunderstorm, Cumulus stage (where the storm builds up), the Mature stage (greatest intensity, lots of updraft, rain hitting the ground), and the Dissipating stage (predominantly downdraft and the storm dies down).

    Precipitation beginning to fall.

    There are three phases to a thunderstorm, Cumulus stage (where the storm builds up), the Mature stage (greatest intensity, lots of updraft, rain hitting the ground), and the Dissipating stage (predominantly downdraft and the storm dies down).

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  9. Asked: August 3, 2024In:

    The boundary between two different air masses is referred to as a

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    front. When two air masses of different characteristics collide, a front is created.

    front.

    When two air masses of different characteristics collide, a front is created.

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  10. Asked: August 3, 2024In:

    Thunderstorms reach their greatest intensity during the

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    mature stage. There are three phases to a thunderstorm, Cumulus stage (where the storm builds up), the Mature stage (greatest intensity, lots of updraft, rain hitting the ground), and the Dissipating stage (predominantly downdraft and the storm dies down).

    mature stage.

    There are three phases to a thunderstorm, Cumulus stage (where the storm builds up), the Mature stage (greatest intensity, lots of updraft, rain hitting the ground), and the Dissipating stage (predominantly downdraft and the storm dies down).

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