3 Types Of General Winds

Question: The, (blank), of cumulus clouds indicate the depth and intensity of the instability.

Answer: Height

Question: (Blank), clouds, often called thunderheads often indicate strong, gust winds that shift erratically as a storm passes.

Answer: Cumulonimbus Clouds

Question: (Blank), clouds indicate stable layers in the atmosphere with little or no winds.

Answer: Stratus Clouds

Question: What is an “inversion layer”?

Answer: An inversion layer is when the temperature actually increases with height. In such situations, the air is said to be stable as along as the inversion is present.

Question: Under an inversion, fuel moisture content is usually, (blank), decreasing ROS & fire intensity.

Answer: Higher

Question: What are three indicators when an inversion breaks?

Answer: 1. Increase in temperature

2. Decrease in RH; &

3. Increase or shift in wind

Question: What are 3 types of inversion?

Answer: 1. Night inversions

2. Subsidence inversions; &

3. Marine inversions

Question: Inversions can often be spotted because you see a, (blank), of clouds or smoke hanging over a surface.

Answer: Layer

Question: Night inversions are not only affected by the cool air moving in during nighttime hours, but also by:

Answer: Topography, Temperature, & Humidity.

Question: Measurements of, (blank), &, (blank), can indicate the strength of a night inversion.

Answer: Temperature & Humidity