USCG FINAL STUDY SHEET 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
◍ The transfer of heat between bodies that are
not in contact is. Ans: Radiation
◍ In meteorology, convection means. Ans: The vertical transport of heat
by
air.
◍ Describe energy transfer through Radiation. Ans: In wave form,
without the necessity of a medium.
◍ What changes temperature more between night and day?. Ans: Large
land masses, as opposed to the
oceans:
◍ The cause of most weather phenomena is. Ans: Uneven heating of the
Earth's surface.
◍ Where is the low pressure area wrt wind?. Ans: 120 degrees clock-
wise from facing the wind (Buys-Ballot)
,◍ The winds near the equator are called. Ans: Trade winds.
◍ On a rotating, smooth Earth, the low pressure bands parallel to the
equator are the
__________and the _________.. Ans: Doldrums, Sub-polar Low.
◍ The Doldrums is a belt of relatively: Ans: Low pressure.
◍ Name the three primary wind belts.. Ans: The northeast trades.
The southeast trades.
The prevailing westerlies.
◍ The Inter-tropical Convergence Zone
(ITCZ) is located: Ans: Either side of the equator, depending on the
season.
◍ The trade winds: Ans: Blow from the Horse Latitudes to
the Doldrums.
◍ Vertical motion of air near the equator is
caused by: Ans: a) Convergence of the trade winds.
b) Heating of the air by the Earth's surface.
, c) Variation of solar energy with latitude.
◍ Heat is transported northward and southward from the equator by:
Ans: 1. Winds
2. Ocean Currents
◍ Insolation is: Ans: The amount of energy reaching the
Earth's surface.
◍ An example of a synoptic scale phenomenon is: Ans: An air mass
(Large >250, <2500 mi)
◍ An example of a mesoscale phenomenon is: Ans: A thunderstorm
(Medium <250 mi)
◍ An example of a global scale phenomenon is: Ans: Tradewinds
◍ A north wind is one: Ans: Coming from the north
◍ Wind speeds are given in: Ans: Knots
◍ Standard sea-level pressure is: Ans: 14.7 psi
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
◍ The transfer of heat between bodies that are
not in contact is. Ans: Radiation
◍ In meteorology, convection means. Ans: The vertical transport of heat
by
air.
◍ Describe energy transfer through Radiation. Ans: In wave form,
without the necessity of a medium.
◍ What changes temperature more between night and day?. Ans: Large
land masses, as opposed to the
oceans:
◍ The cause of most weather phenomena is. Ans: Uneven heating of the
Earth's surface.
◍ Where is the low pressure area wrt wind?. Ans: 120 degrees clock-
wise from facing the wind (Buys-Ballot)
,◍ The winds near the equator are called. Ans: Trade winds.
◍ On a rotating, smooth Earth, the low pressure bands parallel to the
equator are the
__________and the _________.. Ans: Doldrums, Sub-polar Low.
◍ The Doldrums is a belt of relatively: Ans: Low pressure.
◍ Name the three primary wind belts.. Ans: The northeast trades.
The southeast trades.
The prevailing westerlies.
◍ The Inter-tropical Convergence Zone
(ITCZ) is located: Ans: Either side of the equator, depending on the
season.
◍ The trade winds: Ans: Blow from the Horse Latitudes to
the Doldrums.
◍ Vertical motion of air near the equator is
caused by: Ans: a) Convergence of the trade winds.
b) Heating of the air by the Earth's surface.
, c) Variation of solar energy with latitude.
◍ Heat is transported northward and southward from the equator by:
Ans: 1. Winds
2. Ocean Currents
◍ Insolation is: Ans: The amount of energy reaching the
Earth's surface.
◍ An example of a synoptic scale phenomenon is: Ans: An air mass
(Large >250, <2500 mi)
◍ An example of a mesoscale phenomenon is: Ans: A thunderstorm
(Medium <250 mi)
◍ An example of a global scale phenomenon is: Ans: Tradewinds
◍ A north wind is one: Ans: Coming from the north
◍ Wind speeds are given in: Ans: Knots
◍ Standard sea-level pressure is: Ans: 14.7 psi
