USCG AUXILIARY AUXWEA CERTIFICATION
TEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTION GUIDE
◉ 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
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]
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
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]
◉ 1-13 You are facing NE, and the wind is at your
back. According to the Buys Ballot rule, there is
lower pressure
TEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTION GUIDE
◉ 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
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]
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
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]
◉ 1-13 You are facing NE, and the wind is at your
back. According to the Buys Ballot rule, there is
lower pressure
