USCG Auxiliary AUXWEA ACTUAL
EXAM LATEST 2025-2026 WITH –
Questions & Solutions (A+)
GUARANTEED PASS
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a - a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
d. falling speedometer
5-23 Haze is a restriction of visibility that may
be caused by ______ . - a. mist or water droplets
b. saturation or pollution particles
c. water vapor or saturation
d. water vapor or pollution particles [59]
5-24 The two most common types of fog are advection
fog and - a. mist
,b. radiation fog [60]
c. steam fog
d. up-slope fog
5-25 Advection fog - a. can be dispersed by a 5-knot wind
b. forms overnight when the sky is clear
c. may persist for days [60]
d. occurs as a thin, patchy layer
5-26 The primary weather feature that creates
ocean waves is - a. atmospheric pressure
b. friction
c. gravity
d. wind [60]
5-27 As compared with the actual forward motion of water, a wave travels at a speed
that is - a. dependent on the atmospheric density
b. equal
c. faster [61]
d. slower
5-28 As compared with the waves from which
they originated, swells - a. are steeper
b. tend to have longer wavelengths [62]
c. stop propagating when the wind dies
d. all of the above
5-29 If the height of the swell is 6 feet, the surf
zone should be expected to ______ where the
depth of the water is about ______ feet. - a. begin, 6
b. end, 2
c. begin, 8 [63]
d. end, 8
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be - 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 - 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. - 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 ______. - 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 _______ . - a. high, approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction - 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 - 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 - a. to the SE
b. to the SW
c. to your left [5]
d. behind you
1-14 Clouds of the _______ form indicate that
there is little or no vertical motion of the air,
whereas clouds of the _______ form indicate that
up- and down-drafts are present. - a. cumulus, stratus
b. stratus, nimbus
c. stratus, cumulus [5]
d. stratus, cirrus
1-15 Clouds are divided into ______ , ______ ,
EXAM LATEST 2025-2026 WITH –
Questions & Solutions (A+)
GUARANTEED PASS
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a - a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
d. falling speedometer
5-23 Haze is a restriction of visibility that may
be caused by ______ . - a. mist or water droplets
b. saturation or pollution particles
c. water vapor or saturation
d. water vapor or pollution particles [59]
5-24 The two most common types of fog are advection
fog and - a. mist
,b. radiation fog [60]
c. steam fog
d. up-slope fog
5-25 Advection fog - a. can be dispersed by a 5-knot wind
b. forms overnight when the sky is clear
c. may persist for days [60]
d. occurs as a thin, patchy layer
5-26 The primary weather feature that creates
ocean waves is - a. atmospheric pressure
b. friction
c. gravity
d. wind [60]
5-27 As compared with the actual forward motion of water, a wave travels at a speed
that is - a. dependent on the atmospheric density
b. equal
c. faster [61]
d. slower
5-28 As compared with the waves from which
they originated, swells - a. are steeper
b. tend to have longer wavelengths [62]
c. stop propagating when the wind dies
d. all of the above
5-29 If the height of the swell is 6 feet, the surf
zone should be expected to ______ where the
depth of the water is about ______ feet. - a. begin, 6
b. end, 2
c. begin, 8 [63]
d. end, 8
1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be - 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 - 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. - 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 ______. - 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 _______ . - a. high, approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction - 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 - 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 - a. to the SE
b. to the SW
c. to your left [5]
d. behind you
1-14 Clouds of the _______ form indicate that
there is little or no vertical motion of the air,
whereas clouds of the _______ form indicate that
up- and down-drafts are present. - a. cumulus, stratus
b. stratus, nimbus
c. stratus, cumulus [5]
d. stratus, cirrus
1-15 Clouds are divided into ______ , ______ ,
