USCG AUXILIARY INSTRUCTOR PQS PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026 FULLY VERIFIED
◉ 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 Answer: 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. Answer: a. cumulus, stratus
b. stratus, nimbus
TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026 FULLY VERIFIED
◉ 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 Answer: 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. Answer: a. cumulus, stratus
b. stratus, nimbus
