USCG Auxiliary AUXWEA Exam Questions
and Answers Latest
Question 1
1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are ind icated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols.
Correct Answer
a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle [2]
c. circle, triangle
d. semicircle, triangle
Question 2
1-2 To represent a warm or cold front on a
weather map, the appropriate symbol is drawn on
the side toward which
Correct Answer
a. the wind is blowing
b. the center of low pressure is located
c. the front is moving [2]
d. the air is colder
Question 3
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite
sides of the same frontal boundary, the
front is
Correct Answer
a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary [2]
d. warm
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,Question 4
1-4 Near a cold front, ______ air is advancing
and replacing the ______ air on the other side.
Correct Answer
a. cold, warm [2]
b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
Question 5
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a
Correct Answer
a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
d. falling speedometer
Question 6
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be
Correct Answer
a. bought from a hardware store
b. mounted in a shady spot [3]
c. filled with colored water
d. read on cloudy days
Question 7
1-7 Humidity is measured by an instrument
called a/an
Correct Answer
a. atomizer
b. humidifier
c. hygrometer [4]
d. moisturizer
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,Question 8
1-8 The amount of moisture actually in the air, as
a _______ of what the air could contain, is called
the _______ humidity.
Correct Answer
a. ratio, measured
b. percentage, relative [4]
c. fraction, atmospheric
d. percentage, partial
Question 9
1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can
contain _______ as the air temperature ______.
Correct Answer
a. decreases, decreases [4]
b. increases, decreases
c. decreases, increases
d. stays the same, increases
Question 10
1-10 Increasing wind speed is a sign that a
_______ is _______ .
Correct Answer
a. high, approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
Question 11
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction
Correct Answer
a. 360 or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
d. 090
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, Question 12
1-12 If the wind changes direction from 240 to
280 degrees, it is said to be
Correct Answer
a. backing
b. gusting
c. turning
d. veering [5]
Question 13
1-13 You are facing NE, and the wind is at your
back. According to the Buys Ballot rule, there is
lower pressure
Correct Answer
a. to the SE
b. to the SW
c. to your left [5]
d. behind you
Question 14
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.
Correct Answer
a. cumulus, stratus
b. stratus, nimbus
c. stratus, cumulus [5]
d. stratus, cirrus
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and Answers Latest
Question 1
1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are ind icated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols.
Correct Answer
a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle [2]
c. circle, triangle
d. semicircle, triangle
Question 2
1-2 To represent a warm or cold front on a
weather map, the appropriate symbol is drawn on
the side toward which
Correct Answer
a. the wind is blowing
b. the center of low pressure is located
c. the front is moving [2]
d. the air is colder
Question 3
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite
sides of the same frontal boundary, the
front is
Correct Answer
a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary [2]
d. warm
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,Question 4
1-4 Near a cold front, ______ air is advancing
and replacing the ______ air on the other side.
Correct Answer
a. cold, warm [2]
b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
Question 5
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a
Correct Answer
a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
d. falling speedometer
Question 6
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be
Correct Answer
a. bought from a hardware store
b. mounted in a shady spot [3]
c. filled with colored water
d. read on cloudy days
Question 7
1-7 Humidity is measured by an instrument
called a/an
Correct Answer
a. atomizer
b. humidifier
c. hygrometer [4]
d. moisturizer
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,Question 8
1-8 The amount of moisture actually in the air, as
a _______ of what the air could contain, is called
the _______ humidity.
Correct Answer
a. ratio, measured
b. percentage, relative [4]
c. fraction, atmospheric
d. percentage, partial
Question 9
1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can
contain _______ as the air temperature ______.
Correct Answer
a. decreases, decreases [4]
b. increases, decreases
c. decreases, increases
d. stays the same, increases
Question 10
1-10 Increasing wind speed is a sign that a
_______ is _______ .
Correct Answer
a. high, approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
Question 11
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction
Correct Answer
a. 360 or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
d. 090
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, Question 12
1-12 If the wind changes direction from 240 to
280 degrees, it is said to be
Correct Answer
a. backing
b. gusting
c. turning
d. veering [5]
Question 13
1-13 You are facing NE, and the wind is at your
back. According to the Buys Ballot rule, there is
lower pressure
Correct Answer
a. to the SE
b. to the SW
c. to your left [5]
d. behind you
Question 14
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.
Correct Answer
a. cumulus, stratus
b. stratus, nimbus
c. stratus, cumulus [5]
d. stratus, cirrus
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