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USCG Auxiliary AUXWEA Questions and
Correct Answers
1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are ind icated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols. Ans: a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle [2]
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 Ans: 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
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sides of the same frontal boundary, the
front is Ans: 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. Ans: a. cold, warm
[2]
b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a Ans: a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
d. falling speedometer
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1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be Ans: 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 Ans: 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. Ans: a. ratio, measured
b. percentage, relative [4]
c. fraction, atmospheric
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d. percentage, partial
1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can
contain _______ as the air temperature ______. Ans: 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 _______ . Ans: a. high, approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction Ans: a. 360
or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
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USCG Auxiliary AUXWEA Questions and
Correct Answers
1-1 On a weather map, cold fronts are ind icated
by ________ symbols and warm fronts by
_______ symbols. Ans: a. dark, light
b. triangle, semicircle [2]
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 Ans: 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
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sides of the same frontal boundary, the
front is Ans: 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. Ans: a. cold, warm
[2]
b. cloudy, clear
c. moist, dry
d. windy, calm
1-5 The approach of deteriorating weather is indicated
by a Ans: a. falling hygrometer
b. rising barometer
c. falling barometer [3]
d. falling speedometer
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1-6 For best results, an outdoor thermometer
should be Ans: 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 Ans: 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. Ans: a. ratio, measured
b. percentage, relative [4]
c. fraction, atmospheric
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d. percentage, partial
1-9 The maximum amount of moisture air can
contain _______ as the air temperature ______. Ans: 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 _______ . Ans: a. high, approaching
b. front, departing
c. front, approaching [4]
d. low, receding
1-11 A north wind blows from the compass direction Ans: a. 360
or 000 [4]
b. 270
c. 180
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