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USCG AUXILIARY AUXWEA EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are ind icated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle [2]
c. circle, triangle
d. semicircle, triangle
1-2 To represent a warm or cold front on a
weather map, the appropriate symbol is drawn on
the side toward which - .....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
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite
sides of the same frontal boundary, the
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front is - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary [2]
d. warm
1-4 Near a cold front, ______ air is advancing
and replacing the ______ air on the other side. -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. cold, warm [2]
b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
d. falling speedometer
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. bought from a
hardware store
b. mounted in a shady spot [3]
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c. filled with colored water
d. read on cloudy days
1-7 Humidity is measured by an instrument
called a/an - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. atomizer
b. humidifier
c. hygrometer [4]
d. moisturizer
1-8 The amount of moisture actually in the air, as
a _______ of what the air could contain, is called
the _______ humidity. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. ratio,
measured
b. percentage, relative [4]
c. fraction, atmospheric
d. percentage, partial
1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can
contain _______ as the air temperature ______. -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. decreases, decreases [4]
b. increases, decreases
c. decreases, increases
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d. stays the same, increases
1-10 Increasing wind speed is a sign that a
_______ is _______ . - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. high,
approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. 360 or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
d. 090
1-12 If the wind changes direction from 240 to
280 degrees, it is said to be - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a.
backing
b. gusting
c. turning
d. veering [5]
USCG AUXILIARY AUXWEA EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are ind icated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle [2]
c. circle, triangle
d. semicircle, triangle
1-2 To represent a warm or cold front on a
weather map, the appropriate symbol is drawn on
the side toward which - .....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
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite
sides of the same frontal boundary, the
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front is - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary [2]
d. warm
1-4 Near a cold front, ______ air is advancing
and replacing the ______ air on the other side. -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. cold, warm [2]
b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
d. falling speedometer
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. bought from a
hardware store
b. mounted in a shady spot [3]
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c. filled with colored water
d. read on cloudy days
1-7 Humidity is measured by an instrument
called a/an - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. atomizer
b. humidifier
c. hygrometer [4]
d. moisturizer
1-8 The amount of moisture actually in the air, as
a _______ of what the air could contain, is called
the _______ humidity. - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. ratio,
measured
b. percentage, relative [4]
c. fraction, atmospheric
d. percentage, partial
1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can
contain _______ as the air temperature ______. -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. decreases, decreases [4]
b. increases, decreases
c. decreases, increases
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d. stays the same, increases
1-10 Increasing wind speed is a sign that a
_______ is _______ . - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. high,
approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction -
.....ANSWER... ✔✔ a. 360 or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
d. 090
1-12 If the wind changes direction from 240 to
280 degrees, it is said to be - .....ANSWER... ✔✔ a.
backing
b. gusting
c. turning
d. veering [5]
