ASA Stage 4 Exam Review6
1.) Steady Precipitation, in contrast to showers, preceding a front is an indication of...
A- Stratiform Clouds with moderate Turbulence
B- Cumuliform clouds with little or no turbulence
C- Stratiform clouds with little or no turbulence - ANSWERS-C - Stratiform Clouds with little or
no turbulence
2.) The presence of Ice pellets at the surface is evidence that
A- There are thunderstorms in the area
B- A Cold front has passed
C- There is freezing rain at a higher altitude - ANSWERS-C- There is freezing rain at a higher
altitude
3.) What Determines the structure or type of clouds which form as a result of air being forced to
ascend?
A- The method by which air is lifted
B- The stability of the air before lifting occurs
C- The amount of condensation nuclei present after lifting occurs - ANSWERS-B- Stability of the
air before lifting occurs
4.) The presence of standing lenticular altocumulus clouds is good indication of...
A- A Jet Stream
B- Very Strong Turbulence
C- Heave icing conditions - ANSWERS-B- Very Strong turbulence
, 5.) What are the four families of clouds?
A- Stratus, Cumulus, Nimbus, and Cirrus
B- Clouds formed by updrafts, fronts, calling layers of air, and precipitation into warm air
C- High, middle, low, and those with extensive vertical development - ANSWERS-C- High, middle,
low, and those with extensive vertical development
6.) What is indicated by the term" embedded thunderstorms"?
A- Sever thunderstorms are embedded within a squall line
B- Thunderstorms are predicted to develop in a stable air mass.
C- Thunderstorms are obscured by massive cloud layers and cannot be seen. - ANSWERS-C-
Thunderstorms are obscured by massive cloud layers and cannot be seen.
7.) Which Thunderstorms generally produce the most severe conditions, such as heavy hail and
destructive winds?
A- Warm Front.
B- Squall Line
C- Air Mass. - ANSWERS-B- Squall Line
9.) Maximum downdrafts in a microburst encounter may be as strong as...
A- 8,000 FPM
B- 7,000 FPM
C- 6,000 FPM - ANSWERS-C- 6,000 FPM
12.) (Refer to Figure 211.) At which point does the basic instrument departure procedure
terminate?
A- when Helena Departure Control Establishes Radar contact
B- At STAKK intersection
1.) Steady Precipitation, in contrast to showers, preceding a front is an indication of...
A- Stratiform Clouds with moderate Turbulence
B- Cumuliform clouds with little or no turbulence
C- Stratiform clouds with little or no turbulence - ANSWERS-C - Stratiform Clouds with little or
no turbulence
2.) The presence of Ice pellets at the surface is evidence that
A- There are thunderstorms in the area
B- A Cold front has passed
C- There is freezing rain at a higher altitude - ANSWERS-C- There is freezing rain at a higher
altitude
3.) What Determines the structure or type of clouds which form as a result of air being forced to
ascend?
A- The method by which air is lifted
B- The stability of the air before lifting occurs
C- The amount of condensation nuclei present after lifting occurs - ANSWERS-B- Stability of the
air before lifting occurs
4.) The presence of standing lenticular altocumulus clouds is good indication of...
A- A Jet Stream
B- Very Strong Turbulence
C- Heave icing conditions - ANSWERS-B- Very Strong turbulence
, 5.) What are the four families of clouds?
A- Stratus, Cumulus, Nimbus, and Cirrus
B- Clouds formed by updrafts, fronts, calling layers of air, and precipitation into warm air
C- High, middle, low, and those with extensive vertical development - ANSWERS-C- High, middle,
low, and those with extensive vertical development
6.) What is indicated by the term" embedded thunderstorms"?
A- Sever thunderstorms are embedded within a squall line
B- Thunderstorms are predicted to develop in a stable air mass.
C- Thunderstorms are obscured by massive cloud layers and cannot be seen. - ANSWERS-C-
Thunderstorms are obscured by massive cloud layers and cannot be seen.
7.) Which Thunderstorms generally produce the most severe conditions, such as heavy hail and
destructive winds?
A- Warm Front.
B- Squall Line
C- Air Mass. - ANSWERS-B- Squall Line
9.) Maximum downdrafts in a microburst encounter may be as strong as...
A- 8,000 FPM
B- 7,000 FPM
C- 6,000 FPM - ANSWERS-C- 6,000 FPM
12.) (Refer to Figure 211.) At which point does the basic instrument departure procedure
terminate?
A- when Helena Departure Control Establishes Radar contact
B- At STAKK intersection
