IPB Step 2 Test Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Visibility, Wind, precipitation, Cloud cover/ceiling, Temperature, Humidity, Atmospheric
pressure, Sea State - CORRECT ANSWER 8 Military Aspects of Weather
Visibility - CORRECT ANSWER the greatest distance that prominent objects can be
seen and identified by the unaided, normal eye
Visibility - CORRECT ANSWER Primary consideration for military operations
because it impacts ground, amphibious, AND air operations.
wind - CORRECT ANSWER Blowing dust, smoke, sand and precipitation reduces
visibility. Measured in knots.
Precipitation - CORRECT ANSWER rain, snow, hail, drizzle, sleet ,or freezing rain
Cloud Ceiling - CORRECT ANSWER the lowest layer of clouds that covers 5/8 of the
sky from horizon to horizon
Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER can have a greater influence on ground operations
and daily life than any other single element in the spectrum of METOC operations
Humidity - CORRECT ANSWER measure of water vaporin the atmosphere
Sea state - CORRECT ANSWER a scale that categorizes the force of progressively
higher seas by wave height
Atmospheric Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER has a significant impact on aviation
operations
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Visibility, Wind, precipitation, Cloud cover/ceiling, Temperature, Humidity, Atmospheric
pressure, Sea State - CORRECT ANSWER 8 Military Aspects of Weather
Visibility - CORRECT ANSWER the greatest distance that prominent objects can be
seen and identified by the unaided, normal eye
Visibility - CORRECT ANSWER Primary consideration for military operations
because it impacts ground, amphibious, AND air operations.
wind - CORRECT ANSWER Blowing dust, smoke, sand and precipitation reduces
visibility. Measured in knots.
Precipitation - CORRECT ANSWER rain, snow, hail, drizzle, sleet ,or freezing rain
Cloud Ceiling - CORRECT ANSWER the lowest layer of clouds that covers 5/8 of the
sky from horizon to horizon
Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER can have a greater influence on ground operations
and daily life than any other single element in the spectrum of METOC operations
Humidity - CORRECT ANSWER measure of water vaporin the atmosphere
Sea state - CORRECT ANSWER a scale that categorizes the force of progressively
higher seas by wave height
Atmospheric Pressure - CORRECT ANSWER has a significant impact on aviation
operations
