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1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METEOROLOGICAL
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE USED BY SHORE
BASED METEOROLOGIST TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
ON THE THICKNESS OF CLOUDS AND CONSTANT
PRESSURE ANALYSIS AND OTHER PROGNOSTIC
CHART?
•UPPER AIR CHARTS.
2. WHAT WILL BE THE FIRST INDICATION A MARINER
WILL HAVE OF THE APPROACH OF A WARM FRONT?
•HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS GRADUALLLY CHANGING TO
CIRROSTRATUS AND THEN TO ALTOSTRATUS.
3. WHAT CAN CAUSE ABNORMAL TIDES NEAR THE
CENTER OF HURRICANE?
•STORM SURGE
4. WHERE WOULD YOU FIND INFORMATION ABOUT
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION ON
A PARTICULAR DAY OF THE YEAR?
•TIDE TABLES
5. WHAT IS THE REFERENCE DATUM USED IN
DETERMINING THE HEIGHTS OF LAND FEATURES ON
MOST CHARTS?
•MEAN HIGH WATER
6. WHERE WOULD YOU FIND DATA RELATING TO THE
DIRECTION AND VELOCITY OF ROTARY TIDAL
CURRENTS?
•TIDAL CURRENT TABLES
7. WHAT IS THE TYPE OF TIDE WITH A LARGE
INEQUALITY IN EITHER THE HIGH AND/OR LOW
WATER HEIGHTS?
•MIXED TIDE
8. WHAT CAUSES TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY
DIFFERENCES IN OCEAN WATER?
•DEEP CURRENTS
9. ON A WORKING COPY OF A WEATHER MAP, WHAT
IS THE COLOR OF THE LINE THAT REPRESENTS AN
OCCLUDED FRONT?
•PURPLE
10. ON A WEATHER CHART, WHAT DO YOU CALL THE
LINE CONNECTING PLACES WHICH HAVE THE SAME
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE?
•ISOBAR
11. WHAT WOULD INDICATES IF THERE IS LITTLE OR
NO CHANGE IN THE BAROMETRIC READING OVER A
TWELVE HOURS PERIOD?
•THAT PRESENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE
12. WHAT ARE THESE COLD CORE LOWS THAT FORM
IN THE MID-LATITUDES DUE TO SYNOPTIC SCALE
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS?
•MID-LATITUDE CYCLONES
13. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AMONG THE
PRINCIPAL COLD CURRENTS?
•JAPAN CURRENT
14. WHAT IS THE FORCE THAT CAUSES THE WIND TO
SLOW DOWN, CAUSES AIR TO CONVERGE INTO
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE, AND CAUSES WIND TO BE
TURBULENT (GUSTY) NEAR THE SURFACE?
•FRICTION
15. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF
THE SURFACE OF THE SEA FOR ALL STAGES OF THE
TIDE OVER A 19 YEARS PERIOD?
•MEAN SEA LEVEL
16. WHAT WOULD BE THE FAVORABLE OCEAN
CURRENT TO BE EXPERIENCED OFF THE COAST OF
AFRICA ON A VOYAGE FROM CAPETOWN, S.A. TO
LONDON, U.K.?
•BENGUELA CURRENT
17. IN READING A WATHER MAP, WHAT WOULD A
CLOSELY SPACED PRESSURE GRADIENT LINES
INDICATES?
•HIGH WINDS
18. WHAT IS CALLED AS THE BELT OF LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS BETWEEN THE WESTERLY WIND
BELT AND THE NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS?
•SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE BELT
19. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN EXAMPLE
OF SURFACE CURRENTS?
•ALASKAN CURRENT
20. WHAT DOES THE GULF STREAM CARRIES FROM
THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE
WEST COAST OF EUROPE?
•WARM WATER
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21. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE INNER CLOUD BANDS OF
A HURRICANE, WHEN VIEWED FROM A DISTANCE,
FORM A MASS OF DENSE, BLACK CUMULONIMBUS
CLOUDS?
•BAR OF THE STORM
22. IN A WORKING COPY OF A WEATHER MAP, A
COLD FRONT IS PRESENTED BY WHAT COLOR LINE?
•BLUE
23. WHAT WILL A VEERING WIND DO?
•CHANGE DIRECTION IN A CLOCKWISE MANNER IN
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
24. A TROPICAL STORM IS BUILDING STRENGTH SOME
DISTANCE FROM YOUR VESSEL. WAVES ARE COMING
FROM THE EAST, WITH PERIODS INCREASING FROM 5
SECONDS TO 15 SECONDS. THE SWELL IS FROM THE
EAST. WHERE WAS THE STORM WHEN THESE NEW
SWELLS WERE GENERATED?
•TO THE EAST OF YOU
25. WHAT DOES A MICROBIOGRAPH AS A PRECISION
INSTRUMENT MEASURES?
•CHARTED RECORDS OF ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
OVER TIME
26. DUE TO CORIOLIS EFFECT, HOW DO THE WATER IN
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MOVES?
•CLOCKWISE
27. ON THE POLE SIDE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE BELT IN
EACH HEMISPHERE, THE PRESSURE DIMINISHES.
WHAT WINDS ARE KNOWN ALONG THESE GRADIENTS
ARE DIVERTED BY THE EARTH'S ROTATION TOWARD
THE EAST?
•PREVAILING WESTERLIES
28. WHEN IS A TIDE BE CALLED DIURNAL?
•ONLY ONE HIGH AND ONE LOW WATER OCCUR
DURING A LUNAR DAY.
29. WHEN THE MOON IS AT FIRST QUARTER OR
THIRD QUARTER PHASE, WHAT TYPE OF TIDES
OCCUR?
•NEAP
30. WHERE WILL YOU FIND INFORMATION ABOUT
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION ON
A PARTICULAR DAY OF THE YEAR?
•TIDE TABLES
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31. WHAT IS THE LARGE SCALE REGION OF
CLOCKWISE SPINNING AIR THAT TENDS TO BRING A
LACK OF PRECIPITATION?
•VORT MAX
32. WHAT ARE THE PREVAILING WINDS IN THE BAND
OF LATITUDE FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 30
DEGREES N?
•NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS
33. WHAT ARE THE KNOWN WINDS THAT YOU
WOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER IN THE NORTH
ATLANTIC BETWEEN LATITUDE 5° AND 30° S?
•TRADES
34. WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR 30 DEGREES
NORTH OR SOUTH LATITUDE?
•HORSE LATITUDE.
35. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE BELT OF LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS BETWEEN THE WESTERLY WIND
BELT AND THE NORTHEAST TRADE WINDS?
•SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE BELT
36. IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, WHAT DO YOU
CALL THE WIND THAT SHIFTS COUNTERCLOCKWISE?
•BACKING WIND
37. ON A WORKING COPY OF A WEATHER MAP, WHAT
IS THE COLOR OF THE LINE THAT REPRESENTS A
WARM FRONT?
•RED
38. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WEATHER CHANGES
ACCOMPANIES THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT IN
THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE?
•A LINE OF CUMULONIMBOUS CLOUDS.
39. ON THE MAIN BODY OF A PILOT CHART, WHAT IS
INDICATED BY A SOLID GREEN ARROWS?
•PREVAILING OCEAN CURRENT DIRECTIONS.
40. WHAT TYPE OF OF TIDE WILL OCCUR WHEN THE
DECLINATION OF THE MOON IS AT MAXIMUM
NORTH?
•TROPIC TIDES
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41. AN IMPORTANT LUNAR CYCLE AFFECTING THE
TIDAL CYCLE IS CALLED THE NODAL PERIOD. HOW
LONG IS THIS CYCLE?
•19 YEARS
42. IN READING A WEATHER MAP, WHAT WOULD THE
CLOSELY SPACED PRESSURE GRADIENT LINES
INDICATE?
•HIGH WINDS.
43. WHAT CAUSES VERTICAL OCEAN CURRENTS?
•THE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OF OCEAN
WATER
44. WHAT ARE THE CLOUD FORMATIONS THAT YOU
CAN USE TO INDICATE THE BEARING OF THE CENTER
OF A HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM?
•THE POINT OF CONVERGENCE OF THE CIRRUS
CLOUDS.
45. WHAT WINDS BLOW TOWARDS THE EQUATOR
FROM THE AREA ABOUT 30 DEGREES N?
•NORTHEAST TRADES
46. IN ABOUT 24 HOURS, YOUR PROGNOSTIC CHART
INDICATES THAT YOU WILL CROSS THE COLD FRONT
OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, WHAT SHOULD YOU
DO?
•PREPARE FOR GUSTY WINDS, THUMDERSTORMS
AND SUDDEN WIND SHIFT.
47. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METEOROLOGICAL
SOURCES OF INFORMATION SHOWS THE POSITION
OF ISOBARIC LINES?
•CHANGE OF PRESSURE CHARTS.
48. IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD, THERE IS OFTEN
A SLIGHT FALL IN TIDE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE
HIGH WATER PERIOD. THE EFFECT IS TO CREATE A
LONGER PERIOD OF STAND AT HIGHER WATER.
WHAT IS THIS SPECIAL FEATURE CALLED?
•DOUBLE HIGH WATER
49. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE SWIFT CURRENT
OCCURRING IN A NARROW PASSAGE CONNECTING
TWO LARGE BODIES OF WATER, WHICH IS PRODUCED
CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT
OF TIDE AT THE TWO ENDS OF THE PASSAGE?
•HYDRAULIC CURRENT
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50. YOU VESSEL IS MAKING WAY THROUGH THE
WATER AT A SPEED OF 12 KNOTS. YOUR VESSEL
TRAVELED 30 NM IN 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES.
WHAT CURRENT ARE YOU EXPERIENCING?
•A FOLLOWING CURRENT OF 0.9 KNOT
51. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE CONSISTENT WINDS
THAT ARE BLOWING FROM THE HORSE LATITUDES
TO THE DOLDRUMS?
•TRADE WINDS
52. WHAT DOES IT INDICATE IF YOU OBSERVE THE
POINT OF CLOUD CONVERGENCE SHIFTING TO THE
RIGHT AND THE "BAR" öF THE STORM APPEARS TO
MOVE ALONG THE HORIZON?
•THE CENTER OF THE STORM WILL PASS BY YOU.
53. WHAT CAUSE THE WIND VELOCITY TO BECOME
HIGHER IN THE DANGEROUS SEMI-CIRCLE OF A
TROPICAL STORM?
•WIND CIRCULATION AND FORWARD MOTION OF
THE STORM.
54. THE VELOCITY OF A ROTARY TIDAL CURRENT WILL
INCREASE WHEN THE MOON IS ON THE FOLLOWING
PHASE AND POSITON EXCEPT:
•AT APOGEE
55. TO PREDICT THE ACTUAL DEPTH OF WATER
USING TIDE TABLES, WHAT WILL YOU DO TO THE
NUMBER OBTAINED FROM THE TIDE TABLES?
•ADDED TO OR SUBTRACTED FROM THE CHARTED
DEPTH
56. THEY PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CLOUD
PATTERNS AND CLOUD THICKNESS, THEREBY
ASSISTING IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF
METEOROLOGICAL FEATURES LIKE TROPICAL
REVOLVING STORM. WHAT ARE THESE SATELLITE
INFORMATION CHARTS?
•NEPHANALYIS CHARTS.
57. IN A TROPICAL CYCLONE, YOU HOVE TO WITH THE
WIND SHIFTING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE IN THE
NAVIGABLE SEMICIRCLE. WHERE IS THE LOCATION OF
YOUR VESSEL?
•NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
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58. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PERIOD AT HIGH OR LOW
TIDE DURING WHICH THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE
HEIGHT OF THE WATER?
•STAND OF THE TIDE
59. YOU ARE STEAMING IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
OCEAN IN AN EXTRA-TROPICAL CYCLONIC STORM.
THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE LIES TO THE SOUTH
OF YOU, IF THE WIND DIRECTION IS DEAD AHEAD,
WHAT IS THE VESSEL ESTIMATED HEADING?
•WEST
60. IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, WHAT IS THE
OCEAN CURRENT THAT COMPLETELY ENCIRCLES THE
EARTH?
•WEST WIND DRIFT
61. FOR WHICH SIGNIFICANT STORM EVENT ARE HIGH
VALUES OF PRECITABLE WATER COMPARED TO
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL OFTEN NEEDED?
•FLASH FLOODING.
62. WHAT WILL YOU NOT BE HAVING IN THE
DOLDRUMS?
•STEEP PRESSURE GRADIENTS
63. WHERE WOULD YOU OBTAIN DATA ON CURRENTS
FOR AREAS OF THE WORLD NOT COVERED BY THE
U.S. NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE?
•IN THE SAILING DIRECTIONS.
64. HOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE ACTUAL DEPTH OF
WATER USING TIDE TABLES?
•ADDED TO OR SUBTRACTED FROM THE CHARTED
DEPTH
65. IN THE NORHERN HEMISPHERE, HOW DO THE
MAJOR OCEAN CURRENTS TENDS TO FLOW?
•CLOCKWISE AROUND THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND
NORTH PACIFIC OCEANS
66. HOW IS THE CENTER OF A TROPICAL STORM
SYSTEM IS DETERMINED?
•REGION WITH LOWEST PRESSURE.
67. WHAT CAUSES THE THE FLOW FROM HIGH TO
LOW PRESSURE?
•PRESSURE GRADIENT FORCE.
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68. ON A WORKING COPY OF A WEATHER MAP, WHAT
IS THE COLOR OF THE LINE THAT REPRESENTS A
STATIONARY FRONT?
•ALTERNATING RED AND BLUE.
69. WHAT TIME OF THE DAY ARE THUNDERSTORMS
GENERALLY MOST COMMON?
•LATE AFTERNOON
70. IN SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD THERE IS OFTEN A
SLIGHT FALL IN TIDE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE
HIGH WATER PERIOD OF STAND AT HIGHER WATER.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS SPECIAL FEATURE?
•DOUBLE HIGH WATER
71. HOW DO THE WAVES BEHAVE IN THE RELATIVELY
CALM AREA NEAR THE HURRICANE CENTER?
•MOUNTAINOUS AND CONFUSED
72. WHAT IS THE TIDAL CURRENT WHICH FLOWS
ALTERNATELY APPROXIMATELY OPPOSITE
DIRECTIONS WITH A SLACK WATER AT EACH
REVERSAL OF DIRECTION?
•RECTILINEAR CURRENT
73. WHAT IS THE TSUNAMI-LIKE PHENOMENON OF
RISING WATER COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH LOW-
PRESSURE WEATHER SYSTEMS SUCH AS TROPICAL
CYCLONES THAT CAN INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF A
TIDE?
•A STORM SURGE
74. YOU ARE STEERING A SOUTHERLY COURSE, AND
YOU NOTE THAT THE CHART PREDICTS AN EASTERLY
CURRENT. WITH CONSIDERING WIND, HOW MAY YOU
ALLOW FOR THE SET?
•HEAD YOUR VESSEL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT
75. WHAT TIDE OCCURS WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE
HIGH WATER AND ONE LOW WATER OCCUR DURING
A TIDAL DAY?
•DIURNAL TIDE
76. THE EDGE OF A HURRICANE HAS OVERTAKEN
YOUR VESSEL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND THE
NORTHWEST WIND OF A FEW HOURS AGO HAS
SHIFTED TO THE WEST. WITH THIS INDICATION,
WHERE IS THE LOCATION OF YOUR VESSEL?
•IN THE NAVIGABLE SEMI-CIRCLE
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77. YOU ARE STEERING A SOUTHERLY COURSE AND
YOU NOTE THAT THE CHART PREDICTS AN EASTERLY
CURRENT. WITHOUT CONSIDERING WIND, HOW MAY
YOU ALLOW FOR THE SET?
•HEAD YOUR VESSEL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT
78. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE PERIODIC RISE AND FALL
OF THE WATER RESULTING FROM THE
GRAVITATIONAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE SUN,
MOON AND EARTH?
•TIDE
79. WHEN THERE SMALL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
HEIGHTS OF TWO SUCCESSIVE HIGH TIDES OR TWO
LOW TIDES IN A TIDAL DAY, WHAT DO YOU CALL
THESE TYPE OF TIDES?
•SEMI-DIURNAL
80. WHICH BEAUFORT FORCE INDICATES A WIND
SPEED OF 65 KNOTS?
•BEAUFORT FORCE 12
81. WHERE SHOULD BE THE AREA OF THE
DANGEROUS SEMI-CIRCLE IN THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE?
•TO THE RIGHT OF THE STORM TRACK
82. WHAT CURRENT CAN BE EXPERIENCED WHEN
STEAMING ACCROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC FROM
JAPAN TO SEATTLE?
•FAVOURABLE CURRENTS FOR PRACTICALLY THE
ENTIRE CROSSING
83. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A
CONTRIBUTING CAUSE OF OCEAN CURRENTS?
•GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS OF CELESTIAL BODIES.
84. IN WHAT PUBLICATION CAN YOU FIND THE
VELOCITY OF THE CURRENT IN LARGE COASTAL
HARBOR?
•IN TIDAL CURRENT TABLES
85. YOU ARE STEAMING WEST IN THE NORTH
ATLANTIC IN AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONIC STORM,
IF THE CENTER OF LOW PRESSURE LIES TO THE
NORTH, WHAT SHOULD BE THE LOCAL PREVAILING
WIND DIRECTION?
•WEST
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86. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT
CHARACTERIZE A STORM TRACK?
•THE SPEED WHICH THE STORM IS MOVING.
87. HOW LONG DO TROPICAL CYCLONES TYPICALLY
LASTS?
•7-14 DAYS
88. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METEOROLOGICAL
SOURCES OF INFORMATION PROVIDES A PROJECTION
OF SYNOPTIC CONDITION AHEAD IN TIME AND
COVERS PERIODS OF 12, 36 AND 72 HOURS?
•SURFACE PROGNOSTIC CHART.
89. WHAT IS THE LARGEST SURFACE CURRENT THAT
TRANSPORTS MORE WATER THAN ALL RIVERS ON
EARTH COMBINED IN A YEARS TIME?
•GULF STREAM
90. WHAT IS THE USUAL SEQUENCE OF DIRECTIONS IN
WHICH A TROPICAL CYCLONE MOVES IN THE
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE?
•SOUTHWEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST.
91. WHICH WIND WILL RESULT FROM A LAND MASS
COOLING MORE QUICKLY AT NIGHT THAN AN
ADJACENT WATER AREA?
•LAND BREEZE
92. WHAT WILL INDICATE WHEN A WEATHER
FORECAST STATES THAT THE WIND WILL COMMENCE
BACKING IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE?
•SHIFT IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE MANNER
93. WHAT SHOULD BE THE EXPECTED SURFACE WIND
DIRECTION IF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
LOCATED SOUTH OF YOU WHILE A SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IS LOCATED DIRECTLY NORTH OF YOU?
•NORTHEAST
94. WHICH OCEAN CURRENT WOULD YOU
ENCOUNTER ON A DIRECT PASSAGE FROM LONDON,
ENGLAND TO CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA?
•BENGUELA CURRENT
95. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE WAVES WHEN A
CURRENT FLOWS OPPOSITE TO ITS DIRECTION?
•HEIGHT IS INCREASED
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96. WHAT CAUSES TROPIC TIDES?
•MOON BEING AT ITS MAXIMUM DECLINATION.
97. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RADIO FACSIMILE
TRANSMISSION INDICATE POSITION OF FRONTS AND
PRESSURE SYSTEM AT THE SURFACE FOR A PERIOD OF
2 TO 5 DAYS?
•EXTENDED SURFACE PROGNOSIS.
98. A WEATHER FORECAST STATES THAT THE WIND
WILL COMMENCE VEERING. WHAT WILL BE THE
INDICATIONS OF THIS WIND IN THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE?
•SHIFT IN CLOCKWISE MANNER.
99. IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, WHAT IS THAT
AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE STORM TRACK?
•DANGEROUS SEMICIRCLE.
100. WHEN IS THE PEAK OF THE HURRICANE SEASON
IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC?
•JULY THROUGH OCTOBER.
101. GENERALLY SPEAKING, WHAT WOULD LIKELY TO
BE EXPERIENCED BY A SHIP STEAMING ACROSS THE
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN FROM JAPAN TO SEATTLE,
USA?
•FAVORABLE CURRENTS FOR PRACTICALLY THE
ENTIRE CROSSING.
102. IN THE OCEANS, WHERE DO CURRENT FLOWS?
•AT ALL DEPTHS
103. ON A LARGER VESSEL, WHAT IS THE USUAL
MOST GENTLE WAY OF RIDING OUT A SEVERE
STORM?
•RUNNING BEFORE THE SEAS
104. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METEOROLOGICAL
SOURCES OF INFORMATION ARE USED BY SHORE
BASED METEOROLOGIST TO OBTAIN INFORMATION
ON THE MOVEMENT OF DEPRESSIONS AND OTHER
EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS?
•UPPER AIR CHARTS.
105. WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE CONCERNING
EQUATORIAL TIDES?
•THE DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE
HIGH OR LOW TIDES IS AT A MINIMUM
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106. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RADIO FACSIMILE
TRANSMISSION SHOW WEATHER PATTERN BASED ON
SYNOPTIC SURFACE OBSERVATION?
•SURFACE WEATHER ANALYSIS.
107. WHAT IS THE DATUM FROM WHICH THE
PREDICTED HEIGHTS OF TIDES ARE RECKONED IN THE
TIDE TABLES?
•THE SAME AS THAT USED FOR THE CHARTS OF THE
LOCALITY
108. WHICH OCEAN CURRENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE MOVEMENT OF ICEBERGS INTO THE NORTH
ATLANTIC SHIPPING LANES?
•LABRADOR CURRENT
109. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HEIGHT OF TIDE?
•THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEPTH OF THE
WATER AND THE AREA'S TIDAL DATUM
110. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BELTS OF LATITUDE
WHERE TROPICAL CYCLONES NORMALLY FORM?
•5 TO 15 DEGREES.
111. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AMONG THE
PRINCIPAL WARM CURRENTS?
•FALKLAND CURRENT
112. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE HEIGHTS OF LOW AND HIGH TIDE?
•RANGE OF TIDE
113. ON COMPLETION OF A VOYAGE, THE ROUTEING
ORGANIZATION MAY, ON REQUEST, PREPARE AND
PROVIDE A CHART AND COMPARES THE PROGRESS OF
THE VESSEL DURING THE VOYAGE AND THE ACTUAL
WEATHER EXPERIENCED ON THE SELECTED ROUTE.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS CHART?
•HINDCAST CHART.
114. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION
CONTAINS IN THE SAILING DIRECTIONS?
•CURRENTS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
115. HOW STRONG IS THE WIND BEFORE IT CAN BE
DECLARED AS A HURRICANE?
•64 KNOTS OR GREATER
116. WHAT IS THE PROCESS THAT BRINGS THE DEEP
COLD OCEAN CURRENTS UP TO THE SURFACE?
•CONVECTION
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117. HOW LONG WOULD A STEADY WIND NEED TO
BLOW IN ORDER TO CREATE A WIND DRIVEN
CURRENT?
•12 HOURS
118. WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE CONCERNING
APOGEAN TIDES?
•THEY HAVE A DECREASED RANGE FROM NORMAL
119. WHAT IS THE BULLETIN ISSUED BY A WEATHER
BUREAU FOR THE PERIOD STATED THAT INCLUDES
THE ANTICIPATED WIND, VISIBILITY, WEATHER AND
WAVE MOTION?
•PROGNOSIS.
120. IN A WEATHER MAP, WHAT WOULD CLOSELY
SPACED PRESSURE GRADIENT LINES INDICATE?
•HIGH WINDS
121. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AMONG THE
PRINCIPAL COLD CURRENTS?
•EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT
122. WHAT DO YOU THE AREA OF STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS OCCURING BETWEEN 40 DEGREES S AND 60
DEGREES S LATITUDE?
•ROARING FORTIES
123. WHICH WIND PATTERN HAS THE MOST
INFLUENCE OVER THE MOVEMENT OF FRONTAL
WEATHER SYSTEMS OVER THE NORTH AMERICAN
CONTINENT?
•PREVAILING WESTERLIES
124. WHEN THE MOON IS NEW OR FULL, WHICH TYPE
OF TIDES OCCUR?
•SPRING
125. WHAT DO YOU CALL THE CURRENT THAT MOVES
ACROSS A LOCK ENTRANCE TOWARD THE RIVER OR
TOWARD THE DAM?
•OUTDRAFT
126. ON A WORKING COPY OF A WEATHER MAP,
WHAT IS THE COLOR OF THE LINE THAT REPRESENTS
A COLD FRONT?
•BLUE
127. WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF OCEAN
CURRENTS?
•SURFACE AND DEEP
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128. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AMONG THE
PRINCIPAL WARM CURRENTS?
•CALIFORNIA CURRENT
129. IF A WEATHER BULLETIN SHOWS THE CENTER OF
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BE 100 MILES DUE
EAST OF YOU, WHAT WINDS CAN YOU EXPECT IN THE
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE?
•SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY
130. WHICH STATEMENT(S) CONCERNING THE EFFECT
OF CORIOLIS FORCE ON OCEAN CURRENTS IS(ARE)
CORRECT?
•THE CORIOLIS FORCE IS MORE EFFECTIVE IN DEEP
WATER.
131. ACCORDING TO BUY'S BALLOT LAW, IF YOU ARE
CAUGHT IN THE LEFT SEMICIRCLE OF A TROPICAL
STORM, YOU SHOULD BRING THE WIND ON THE
PORT BOW, AND MAKE AS MUCH WAY AS POSSIBLE.
WHERE WOULD BE THE LOCATION OF YOUR VESSEL?
•SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
132. WHAT CAUSES OCEAN CURRENTS IN THE
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TO CURVE TO THE RIGHT?
•EARTH'S SPINNING ON ITS AXIS
133. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS AFFECTS
THE CIRCULATION OF OCEAN CURRENTS?
•VARYING DENSITIES OF WATER
134. IN ORDER FOR A HURRICANE TO DEVELOP,
WHICH INGREDIENT OF THE CHOICES BELOW IS
NEEDED?
•WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPEATURES.
135. IN WHICH DIRECTION DOES A KATABATIC WIND
BLOWS?
•DOWN AN INCLINE DUE TO COOLING OF THE AIR
136. WHEN DO TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES
MOST LIKELY TO FORM IN THE SOUTHERN
HEMISPHERE?
•JANUARY THROUGH MARCH
137. A LINE OF CLOUDS, SHARP CHANGES IN WIND
DIRECTION, AND SQUALLS ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF
WHAT WEATHER SYSTEM?
•COLD FRONT
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138. WHAT INDICATES THAT A TROPICAL CYCLONE
CAN BE EXPECTED AT YOUR VESSEL'S POSITION
WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS?
•A DAILY FLUCTUATION OF OVER 6 MILLIBARS IN THE
BAROMETRIC READING.
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148. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WARM OCEAN
CURRENT THAT FORMS AS THE SOUTH EQUATORIAL
CURRENT APPROACHES THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA,
IT DIVIDES WITH THE MAIN PART FLOWING SOUTH?
•AGULHAS CURENT

139. WHAT CAUSED THE DIRECTION OF THE
SOUTHEAST TRADE WINDS?
•ROTATION OF THE EARTH
140. THE APPROXIMATE DISTANCE TO A STORM
CENTER CAN BE DETERMINED BY NOTING THE
HOURLY RATE OF FALL OF THE BAROMETER. IF THE
RATE OF FALL IS 0.08 - 0.12 INCHES, WHAT IS THE
APPROXIMATE DISTANCE TO THE STORM CENTER?
•80 TO 100 MLLES
149. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING METEOROLOGICAL
SOURCES OF INFORMATION PROVIDES PICTURE OF
THE EXISTING CONDITION AND SHOWS THE POSITION
OF ISOBARS AND OTHER DETAILS SUCH AS FRONTS
AND TROUGH AND ETC?
•SURFACE SYNOPTIC ANALYSIS CHART.

141. A TROPICAL CYCLONE HAS RECURVED AND

ENTERED TEMPERATE LATITUDES. IN THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE WHEN A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM LIES NORTH OF THE STORM, WHAT
SITUATION MAY OCCUR?
•THE LEFT SEMICIRCLE MAY BECOME THE
DANGEROUS SEMICIRCLE

142. A ROTARY CURRENT SETS THROUGH ALL

DIRECTIONS OF THE COMPASS. WHAT IS THE
APPROXIMATE TIME IT TAKES TO COMPLETE ONE
CYCLE?
•12 1/2 HOURS

143. IN WHICH DIRECTION DOES THE BRAZIL

CURRENT GENERALLY FLOWS?
•SOUTHWESTERLY

144. WHY IS HAIL RARE IN A HURRICANE?

•VERY HIGH FREEZING LEVEL.

145. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ENHANCE THE

LIGHTNING POTETIAL IN A STORM EXCEPT:
•ENTIRE TROPOSPHERE BELOW FREEZING

146. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RADIO FACSIMILE

TRANSMISSION INDICATE FUTURE WEATHER
PATTERNS FOR EITHER A 24-HOUR OR 36-HOUR
OUTLOOK FOR SPECIFIC REGIONS?
•SURFACE WEATHER PROGNOSIS.

147. HOW MANY SLACK TIDAL CURRENTS USUALLY

OCCUR EACH DAY?
•FOUR
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