NJROTC Promotion Exam
Employees of the government work in the ______ sector. - correct answer ✔✔public
Halfway between the new and full moon, when the forces of the sun and moon are opposed, there is
less difference between low and high tides. These tides are called_____. - correct answer ✔✔neap tides
NJROTC Instructors are local educators working under the ___________________. - correct answer
✔✔Principal of the school
About three-fourths of which planet`s surface is covered by ironoxide dust? - correct answer ✔✔Mars
What weather warnings are included in scheduled broadcasts to both the fleet and the merchant
marine? - correct answer ✔✔Storm warning reports
What term is used to refer to the art of influencing and directing people in order to accomplish a
mission? - correct answer ✔✔Leadership
What involves the specific maneuvers and techniques of fighting? - correct answer ✔✔Tactics
Modern electronic instruments called _____________ are used to precisely determine dew-point
temperature or changes in electrical capacitance or resistance to measure and present readouts of
relative humidity. - correct answer ✔✔hygrometers
What is the mission of the T-45 A Goshawk? - correct answer ✔✔Trainer
The failure of the Armada marked the beginning of ____________ decline. - correct answer ✔✔Spain's
,During the time when the country was governed by the Articles of Confederation, all of the following
events occurred except which one? - correct answer ✔✔Both the Revolutionary War and the War of
1812 were fought and won.
Under what conditions can cooperative learning strategies be employed? - correct answer ✔✔All
answers are correct
Which of the following are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council? - correct answer
✔✔All answers are correct
The moon`s mountains are - correct answer ✔✔Concentrated in the southern hemisphere
Who was in charge of Germany`s U-boat attack during World War II? - correct answer ✔✔Admiral Donitz
True or False? If the person sustains a head injury, the best thing to do is advise them to stay calm and
try to sleep until medical personnel arrives. - correct answer ✔✔False
Referring to help given to individuals in need, such as assistance to disaster victims, without regard to
military or political concerns - correct answer ✔✔Humanitarian
A transfer student was assigned to your squad. At first, you were impressed with the new cadet because
of his willingness to volunteer for many tasks. However, after a couple of weeks you noticed that he was
not completing these tasks. You have enough time between classes to talk to him about one of the Navy
values. Which one of the values should you speak to him about to correct this
situation. - correct answer ✔✔Commitment
Which of the following is the most accurate description of a mangrove jungle? - correct answer ✔✔A
swamp of tangled roots and branches along a tropical seashore
The Naval Disarmament Treaty called for limitations on the tonnage and armament - correct answer
✔✔battleships and cruisers
,This type of compass which is used by the military is the most common and simplest instrument for
measuring direction. It has three major parts: cover, base, and lens. - correct answer ✔✔The Magnetic
Lensatic Compass
What is the large pipe through which the cable passes from the deck to the ship`s side called? - correct
answer ✔✔Hawsepipe
The fast decline of the clipper ships after 1855 was caused by - correct answer ✔✔All of the answers
helped cause the decline.
What is the NJROTC`s use of the word "discipline"which it holds as one of the program`s values? - correct
answer ✔✔Training that develops orderliness and self-control
25. The CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor fought in one of the greatest naval battles of the Civil War.
Their battle opened a new book on naval tactics. What made both vessels so unusual during this time? -
correct answer ✔✔All of the answers are correct
Water vapor in the air is called - correct answer ✔✔Humidity
True or False? When enlisted personnel move up to the next higher rate in their specialty, they do not
receive an advancement in pay. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which type of collision risk situation is most similar to a four-way stop situation on land? - correct
answer ✔✔Crossing
In 2009, NASA launched a space telescope equipped with a powerful set of instruments specially
designed for discovering planets orbiting other stars, called exoplanets. - correct answer ✔✔Kepler
True or False? A twin-screw boat is usually harder to handle than a single-screw boat, because placing
the screws in opposition to each other allows the coxswain to double the turning force exerted on the
boat. - correct answer ✔✔False
, Which of these statements about second-hand smoke is NOT correct? - correct answer ✔✔Second-hand
smoke is defined as smoke from a burning cigarette but not the smoke exhaled by the smoker.
Comets are believed to be composed of - correct answer ✔✔frozen gases and dust
The removal of an external part of the body, most often a limb or part of it, when it has been severely
crushed or following the death of extremity due to impaired blood circulation. - correct answer
✔✔amputation
The Fifth Amendment protects citizens from being tried without a/an __________, which is a legal
document prepared by a prosecuting attorney charging them with a crime. - correct answer
✔✔indictment
The Geneva Convention defines the term __________ as the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas
adjacent to the coast beyond the territorial sea to a depth of 200 meters (656 feet), or beyond that limit
to where the depth of the superjacent waters allows exploitation of the natural resources. - correct
answer ✔✔Continental Shelf
Normally, the company is initially formed by - correct answer ✔✔The Senior Enlisted cadet or the
mustering petty officer
Which planet has the shortest orbital period? - correct answer ✔✔Pluto
After the Battle of Salamis of 480 B.C., the great period of peace during which theater, sculpture, writing,
and philosophy flourished is known as the - correct answer ✔✔Golden Age of Athens
A __________ is the direction of an object from the observer measured clockwise from the ship`s head
(bow). - correct answer ✔✔Relative Bearing
Which of the following is NOT one of the five kinds of special purpose projectiles. - correct answer
✔✔Fragmenting Projectiles
Employees of the government work in the ______ sector. - correct answer ✔✔public
Halfway between the new and full moon, when the forces of the sun and moon are opposed, there is
less difference between low and high tides. These tides are called_____. - correct answer ✔✔neap tides
NJROTC Instructors are local educators working under the ___________________. - correct answer
✔✔Principal of the school
About three-fourths of which planet`s surface is covered by ironoxide dust? - correct answer ✔✔Mars
What weather warnings are included in scheduled broadcasts to both the fleet and the merchant
marine? - correct answer ✔✔Storm warning reports
What term is used to refer to the art of influencing and directing people in order to accomplish a
mission? - correct answer ✔✔Leadership
What involves the specific maneuvers and techniques of fighting? - correct answer ✔✔Tactics
Modern electronic instruments called _____________ are used to precisely determine dew-point
temperature or changes in electrical capacitance or resistance to measure and present readouts of
relative humidity. - correct answer ✔✔hygrometers
What is the mission of the T-45 A Goshawk? - correct answer ✔✔Trainer
The failure of the Armada marked the beginning of ____________ decline. - correct answer ✔✔Spain's
,During the time when the country was governed by the Articles of Confederation, all of the following
events occurred except which one? - correct answer ✔✔Both the Revolutionary War and the War of
1812 were fought and won.
Under what conditions can cooperative learning strategies be employed? - correct answer ✔✔All
answers are correct
Which of the following are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council? - correct answer
✔✔All answers are correct
The moon`s mountains are - correct answer ✔✔Concentrated in the southern hemisphere
Who was in charge of Germany`s U-boat attack during World War II? - correct answer ✔✔Admiral Donitz
True or False? If the person sustains a head injury, the best thing to do is advise them to stay calm and
try to sleep until medical personnel arrives. - correct answer ✔✔False
Referring to help given to individuals in need, such as assistance to disaster victims, without regard to
military or political concerns - correct answer ✔✔Humanitarian
A transfer student was assigned to your squad. At first, you were impressed with the new cadet because
of his willingness to volunteer for many tasks. However, after a couple of weeks you noticed that he was
not completing these tasks. You have enough time between classes to talk to him about one of the Navy
values. Which one of the values should you speak to him about to correct this
situation. - correct answer ✔✔Commitment
Which of the following is the most accurate description of a mangrove jungle? - correct answer ✔✔A
swamp of tangled roots and branches along a tropical seashore
The Naval Disarmament Treaty called for limitations on the tonnage and armament - correct answer
✔✔battleships and cruisers
,This type of compass which is used by the military is the most common and simplest instrument for
measuring direction. It has three major parts: cover, base, and lens. - correct answer ✔✔The Magnetic
Lensatic Compass
What is the large pipe through which the cable passes from the deck to the ship`s side called? - correct
answer ✔✔Hawsepipe
The fast decline of the clipper ships after 1855 was caused by - correct answer ✔✔All of the answers
helped cause the decline.
What is the NJROTC`s use of the word "discipline"which it holds as one of the program`s values? - correct
answer ✔✔Training that develops orderliness and self-control
25. The CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor fought in one of the greatest naval battles of the Civil War.
Their battle opened a new book on naval tactics. What made both vessels so unusual during this time? -
correct answer ✔✔All of the answers are correct
Water vapor in the air is called - correct answer ✔✔Humidity
True or False? When enlisted personnel move up to the next higher rate in their specialty, they do not
receive an advancement in pay. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which type of collision risk situation is most similar to a four-way stop situation on land? - correct
answer ✔✔Crossing
In 2009, NASA launched a space telescope equipped with a powerful set of instruments specially
designed for discovering planets orbiting other stars, called exoplanets. - correct answer ✔✔Kepler
True or False? A twin-screw boat is usually harder to handle than a single-screw boat, because placing
the screws in opposition to each other allows the coxswain to double the turning force exerted on the
boat. - correct answer ✔✔False
, Which of these statements about second-hand smoke is NOT correct? - correct answer ✔✔Second-hand
smoke is defined as smoke from a burning cigarette but not the smoke exhaled by the smoker.
Comets are believed to be composed of - correct answer ✔✔frozen gases and dust
The removal of an external part of the body, most often a limb or part of it, when it has been severely
crushed or following the death of extremity due to impaired blood circulation. - correct answer
✔✔amputation
The Fifth Amendment protects citizens from being tried without a/an __________, which is a legal
document prepared by a prosecuting attorney charging them with a crime. - correct answer
✔✔indictment
The Geneva Convention defines the term __________ as the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas
adjacent to the coast beyond the territorial sea to a depth of 200 meters (656 feet), or beyond that limit
to where the depth of the superjacent waters allows exploitation of the natural resources. - correct
answer ✔✔Continental Shelf
Normally, the company is initially formed by - correct answer ✔✔The Senior Enlisted cadet or the
mustering petty officer
Which planet has the shortest orbital period? - correct answer ✔✔Pluto
After the Battle of Salamis of 480 B.C., the great period of peace during which theater, sculpture, writing,
and philosophy flourished is known as the - correct answer ✔✔Golden Age of Athens
A __________ is the direction of an object from the observer measured clockwise from the ship`s head
(bow). - correct answer ✔✔Relative Bearing
Which of the following is NOT one of the five kinds of special purpose projectiles. - correct answer
✔✔Fragmenting Projectiles
