402.2c - type and precipitation a pilot would experience through a front

Icing depends on ______.

the freezing level

The danger with a warm front occurs when the cold air mass is _____ and the warm air is above freezing or ______.

below zero, capable of sustaining super-cooled water droplets

In the case of a typical active winter warm front, you can expect an area of freezing rain _______ the frontal surface.

near and behind

When on the ground ahead of a typical active winter warm front, you can expect ____, followed by _____, then ____ and finally rain as you move into warmer air.

snow, ice pellets, freezing precipitation

The danger with a warm front occurs when the cold air mass is below zero and the warm air mass is above freezing or capable of sustaining _______.

In these cases, you can expect an area of ______ near and behind the frontal surface.

super-cooled water droplets, freezing rain

On the ground below an active winter warm front, you can expect snow, followed by _____, then _____, and finally _____ as you move into the warmer air (above zero)

ice pellets, freezing precipitation, rain

With a warm front will come broad bands of ______ clouds and significant amounts of _____.

low stratus, precipitation

What kind of clouds can carry heavier precipitation and more significant icing?

Convective cloud

List the types of precipitation that may be encountered by a low flying aircraft through a warm front in December.

RA, FZRA, PL, SN

Which precipitation is most dangerous to an aircraft in flight?

Freezing rain

Is the vertical extent of the icing areas associated with the cold front generally greater or smaller than a warm front?

greater