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,1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are indicated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols.
a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle [2]
c. circle, triangle
d. semicircle, triangle
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1-2 To represent a warm or cold front on a
weather map, the appropriate symbol is drawn on
the side toward which
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a. the wind is blowing
b. the center of low pressure is located
c. the front is moving [2]
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d. the air is colder
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite
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sides of the same frontal boundary, the
front is
a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary [2]
d. warm
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1-4 Near a cold front, ______ air is advancing
and replacing the ______ air on the other side.
a. cold, warm [2]
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b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a
a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
,d. falling speedometer
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be
a. bought from a hardware store
b. mounted in a shady spot [3]
c. filled with colored water
d. read on cloudy days
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1-7 Humidity is measured by an instrument
called a/an
a. atomizer
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b. humidifier
c. hygrometer [4]
d. moisturizer
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1-8 The amount of moisture actually in the air, as
a _______ of what the air could contain, is called
the _______ humidity.
a. ratio, measured
b. percentage, relative [4]
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c. fraction, atmospheric
d. percentage, partial
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1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can
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contain _______ as the air temperature ______.
a. decreases, decreases [4]
b. increases, decreases
c. decreases, increases
d. stays the same, increases
1-10 Increasing wind speed is a sign that a
_______ is _______ .
a. high, approaching
, b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction
a. 360 or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
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d. 090
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1-12 If the wind changes direction from 240 to
280 degrees, it is said to be
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a. backing
b. gusting
c. turning
d. veering [5]
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1-13 You are facing NE, and the wind is at your
back. According to the Buys Ballot rule, there is
lower pressure
a. to the SE
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b. to the SW
c. to your left [5]
d. behind you
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1-14 Clouds of the _______ form indicate that
there is little or no vertical motion of the air,
whereas clouds of the _______ form indicate that
up- and down-drafts are present.
a. cumulus, stratus
b. stratus, nimbus
c. stratus, cumulus [5]
d. stratus, cirrus
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USCG AUXILIARY AUXWEA
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED
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ANSWERS 100% GUARANTEED
PASS A+ GRADED
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ST
,1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are indicated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols.
a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle [2]
c. circle, triangle
d. semicircle, triangle
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1-2 To represent a warm or cold front on a
weather map, the appropriate symbol is drawn on
the side toward which
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a. the wind is blowing
b. the center of low pressure is located
c. the front is moving [2]
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d. the air is colder
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite
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sides of the same frontal boundary, the
front is
a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary [2]
d. warm
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1-4 Near a cold front, ______ air is advancing
and replacing the ______ air on the other side.
a. cold, warm [2]
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b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a
a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
,d. falling speedometer
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be
a. bought from a hardware store
b. mounted in a shady spot [3]
c. filled with colored water
d. read on cloudy days
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1-7 Humidity is measured by an instrument
called a/an
a. atomizer
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b. humidifier
c. hygrometer [4]
d. moisturizer
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1-8 The amount of moisture actually in the air, as
a _______ of what the air could contain, is called
the _______ humidity.
a. ratio, measured
b. percentage, relative [4]
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c. fraction, atmospheric
d. percentage, partial
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1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can
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contain _______ as the air temperature ______.
a. decreases, decreases [4]
b. increases, decreases
c. decreases, increases
d. stays the same, increases
1-10 Increasing wind speed is a sign that a
_______ is _______ .
a. high, approaching
, b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction
a. 360 or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
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d. 090
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1-12 If the wind changes direction from 240 to
280 degrees, it is said to be
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a. backing
b. gusting
c. turning
d. veering [5]
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1-13 You are facing NE, and the wind is at your
back. According to the Buys Ballot rule, there is
lower pressure
a. to the SE
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b. to the SW
c. to your left [5]
d. behind you
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1-14 Clouds of the _______ form indicate that
there is little or no vertical motion of the air,
whereas clouds of the _______ form indicate that
up- and down-drafts are present.
a. cumulus, stratus
b. stratus, nimbus
c. stratus, cumulus [5]
d. stratus, cirrus
