CPAER Meteorology Questions Answered Correctly – Expert Verified | Latest Version 2024/2025

A distinct line where smog or low cloud stops may be an indication of - An inversion A potentially unstable atmosphere occurs when the environmental lapse rate is - Somewhere between the dry an wet adiabatic lapse rates A ridge is - An area of elongated high pressure A stable atmosphere occurs when the environmental lapse rate is - Shallow or negative A useful indication of low level wind shear is - A strong temperature inversion Advection - Horizontal movement of air Advection fog forms when - Air flows from a warm surface to a cool surface, may form with winds up to 15kts Advection fog will persist until - Wind direction changes Air masses that affect canada in the summer are - MP and mT Airframe icing occurs when - Temperature is at or below freezing while flying in visible moisture Airmass - A body of air with substantially the same properties of temperature, humidity, stability, and tropopause height