NAS CHAPTER 1 Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
__________ is defined as the state of the atmosphere at some place and time. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Weather
Climate is defined as weather conditions at some locality averaged over a standard period of
_____ years. - CORRECT ANSWER - 30
The climate of some locality governs - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above are
correct.
Depending on local topography, the maximum range of broadcasts of the NOAA weather radio is
about 65 kilometers. - CORRECT ANSWER - 65
____________ is used to describe the weight of the overlying air. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pressure
__________ pressure systems are usually accompanied by fair weather and __________ pressure
systems are usually accompanied by stormy weather. - CORRECT ANSWER -
High...............low
____________ is (are) typically found near the center of a high pressure system. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Light winds or calm air
Viewed from above in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds in a high pressure system blow -
CORRECT ANSWER - clockwise and outward.
From your experience, weather systems usually cross the United States in - CORRECT
ANSWER - several days.
, Weather systems in the middle latitudes of the Earth generally move in the direction towards the
- CORRECT ANSWER - east.
Viewed from above in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds blow ___________ about the
center of a low pressure system. - CORRECT ANSWER - counterclockwise and inward
Air temperatures tend to be relatively low to the ___________ of a low pressure system. -
CORRECT ANSWER - north and west
As a general rule, lows that track from west to east across southern Canada produce
___________ precipitation compared to lows that track along the Gulf of Mexico coast. -
CORRECT ANSWER - less
An air mass is a huge volume of air that is relatively uniform horizontally in - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both above (temperature and humidity) are correct.
A front is a narrow zone of transition between air masses that contrast in - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both above (temperature and humidity) are correct.
The temperature and moisture characteristics of an air mass depend on - CORRECT
ANSWER - the properties of the surface over which the air mass resides and travels.
Often associated with a front is (are) - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above are correct.
__________ fronts are associated with cloudiness and precipitation over a broad band -
CORRECT ANSWER - Warm
At the same humidity (water vapor concentration), a cold air mass is _________ a warm air
mass. - CORRECT ANSWER - denser than
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
__________ is defined as the state of the atmosphere at some place and time. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Weather
Climate is defined as weather conditions at some locality averaged over a standard period of
_____ years. - CORRECT ANSWER - 30
The climate of some locality governs - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above are
correct.
Depending on local topography, the maximum range of broadcasts of the NOAA weather radio is
about 65 kilometers. - CORRECT ANSWER - 65
____________ is used to describe the weight of the overlying air. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Pressure
__________ pressure systems are usually accompanied by fair weather and __________ pressure
systems are usually accompanied by stormy weather. - CORRECT ANSWER -
High...............low
____________ is (are) typically found near the center of a high pressure system. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Light winds or calm air
Viewed from above in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds in a high pressure system blow -
CORRECT ANSWER - clockwise and outward.
From your experience, weather systems usually cross the United States in - CORRECT
ANSWER - several days.
, Weather systems in the middle latitudes of the Earth generally move in the direction towards the
- CORRECT ANSWER - east.
Viewed from above in the Northern Hemisphere, surface winds blow ___________ about the
center of a low pressure system. - CORRECT ANSWER - counterclockwise and inward
Air temperatures tend to be relatively low to the ___________ of a low pressure system. -
CORRECT ANSWER - north and west
As a general rule, lows that track from west to east across southern Canada produce
___________ precipitation compared to lows that track along the Gulf of Mexico coast. -
CORRECT ANSWER - less
An air mass is a huge volume of air that is relatively uniform horizontally in - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both above (temperature and humidity) are correct.
A front is a narrow zone of transition between air masses that contrast in - CORRECT
ANSWER - Both above (temperature and humidity) are correct.
The temperature and moisture characteristics of an air mass depend on - CORRECT
ANSWER - the properties of the surface over which the air mass resides and travels.
Often associated with a front is (are) - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above are correct.
__________ fronts are associated with cloudiness and precipitation over a broad band -
CORRECT ANSWER - Warm
At the same humidity (water vapor concentration), a cold air mass is _________ a warm air
mass. - CORRECT ANSWER - denser than
