USCG Auxiliary AUXWEA – Questions &
Solutions (A+) 2025/2026
1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are indicated by ______ symbols and warm fronts by
______ symbols.
Correct Ans – a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle
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 ______.
Correct Ans – a. the wind is blowing
b. the center of low pressure is located
c. the front is moving
d. the air is colder
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite sides of the same frontal boundary, the
front is ______.
Correct Ans – a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary
d. warm
1-4 Near a cold front, _____ air is advancing and replacing the _____ air on the other side.
Correct Ans – a. cold, warm
b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
,1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated by a ______.
Correct Ans – c. falling barometer
a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
d. falling speedometer
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer should be ______.
Correct Ans – b. placed in the shade
a. bought from a hardware store
c. mounted near a window
d. positioned on a sunny wall
1-7 A “stationary front” means ______.
Correct Ans – c. the front is not moving
a. air is rapidly rising
b. two air masses have mixed
d. pressure is dropping quickly
1-8 Which color line represents a warm front on a surface weather map?
Correct Ans – a. red line with semicircles
b. blue line with triangles
c. purple line with both symbols
d. dashed green line
1-9 When air temperature equals the dew point temperature, ______ occurs.
Correct Ans – b. condensation
a. evaporation
c. sublimation
d. advection
1-10 The instrument used to measure wind direction is a ______.
Correct Ans – c. wind vane
a. anemometer
, b. hygrometer
d. thermometer
1-11 The instrument used to measure wind speed is a ______.
Correct Ans – a. anemometer
b. barometer
c. wind sock
d. psychrometer
1-12 A “high pressure” system generally indicates ______ weather.
Correct Ans – d. fair and dry
a. cloudy and wet
b. unstable
c. stormy
1-13 A “low pressure” system is usually associated with ______.
Correct Ans – b. unsettled, stormy conditions
a. clear skies
c. strong subsidence
d. cold air advection
1-14 The boundary between two different air masses is known as a ______.
Correct Ans – c. front
a. ridge
b. trough
d. inversion
1-15 When warm moist air rises over cool air, ______ clouds often form.
Correct Ans – b. stratus
a. cumulus
c. cirrus
d. cumulonimbus
1-16 A thunderstorm forms most readily when air is ______.
Solutions (A+) 2025/2026
1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are indicated by ______ symbols and warm fronts by
______ symbols.
Correct Ans – a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle
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 ______.
Correct Ans – a. the wind is blowing
b. the center of low pressure is located
c. the front is moving
d. the air is colder
1-3 If triangles and semicircles are shown on opposite sides of the same frontal boundary, the
front is ______.
Correct Ans – a. cold
b. occluded
c. stationary
d. warm
1-4 Near a cold front, _____ air is advancing and replacing the _____ air on the other side.
Correct Ans – a. cold, warm
b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
,1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated by a ______.
Correct Ans – c. falling barometer
a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
d. falling speedometer
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer should be ______.
Correct Ans – b. placed in the shade
a. bought from a hardware store
c. mounted near a window
d. positioned on a sunny wall
1-7 A “stationary front” means ______.
Correct Ans – c. the front is not moving
a. air is rapidly rising
b. two air masses have mixed
d. pressure is dropping quickly
1-8 Which color line represents a warm front on a surface weather map?
Correct Ans – a. red line with semicircles
b. blue line with triangles
c. purple line with both symbols
d. dashed green line
1-9 When air temperature equals the dew point temperature, ______ occurs.
Correct Ans – b. condensation
a. evaporation
c. sublimation
d. advection
1-10 The instrument used to measure wind direction is a ______.
Correct Ans – c. wind vane
a. anemometer
, b. hygrometer
d. thermometer
1-11 The instrument used to measure wind speed is a ______.
Correct Ans – a. anemometer
b. barometer
c. wind sock
d. psychrometer
1-12 A “high pressure” system generally indicates ______ weather.
Correct Ans – d. fair and dry
a. cloudy and wet
b. unstable
c. stormy
1-13 A “low pressure” system is usually associated with ______.
Correct Ans – b. unsettled, stormy conditions
a. clear skies
c. strong subsidence
d. cold air advection
1-14 The boundary between two different air masses is known as a ______.
Correct Ans – c. front
a. ridge
b. trough
d. inversion
1-15 When warm moist air rises over cool air, ______ clouds often form.
Correct Ans – b. stratus
a. cumulus
c. cirrus
d. cumulonimbus
1-16 A thunderstorm forms most readily when air is ______.
