MARINE METEOROLOGY FINAL
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
2024
A great circle crosses the Equator at 173°E. It will also cross the Equator at
what other longitude? - CORRECT ANSWERS-7°W
The Equator is______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-The primary great circle
perpendicular to the axis
A sea breeze is a wind_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-That blows towards the
island during the day
Considering the general circulation of the atmosphere, the wind system
between latitudes 30°N and 60°N is commonly called the______. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Prevailing westerlies
The Humboldt Current flows in which direction? - CORRECT ANSWERS-North
What causes wind? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Differences in air pressure
What does the barometer measure? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Air pressure
Which Beaufort force indicates a wind speed of 65 knots? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Beaufort force 12
A "Norther" in the Gulf of Mexico is ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-A wind shift
to the north accompanied by a drop in temperature. A forcible northerly wind
of at least 20 knots. And a stone northerly wind that generally occurs
between November and March.
Prevailing winds between 30°N and 60°N latitude are from the? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-West
On what does the operation of an aneroid barometer depend? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Thin, metal, air tight cell
, An aneroid barometer is an instrument______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-in which
the pressure of the air is measured
In the Southern Hemisphere winds in low pressure system rotate in a_______.
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Clockwise direction 100% 2024 BY
ELITAA
What happens to the barometric pressure after a cold front passes? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Rises, and the temperature drops
Apparent wind speed blowing across your vessel while underway can be
measured by a(n) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Anemometer
A warm air mass is characterized by_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Stability
What type of winds would you expect to accompany a cold front? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Gusty winds
An air mass that has moved down from Canada would most likely have the
symbols_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-cPk
What do the symbols cPk mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS-continental, Polar,
cold
When a warm air moss overtakes a cold air mass, the contact surface is
called a_____. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Warm front
Air temperature varies with_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-The latitude or
distance from the equator. The altitude above the sea. The season of the
year.
When a warm air mass is adjacent to a cold air mass, the separation line
between the two is called a(n) _________. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Front
What occurs when rising air cools the dew point? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Clouds form
When warm moist air blows over a colder surface and is cooled below its dew
point, the result is _______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Advections fog
The instrument most commonly used to gather the data from determining
the relative humidity is the ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Psychrometer
An anemometer measures what? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Wind speed
A barometer measures what? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pressure
EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
2024
A great circle crosses the Equator at 173°E. It will also cross the Equator at
what other longitude? - CORRECT ANSWERS-7°W
The Equator is______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-The primary great circle
perpendicular to the axis
A sea breeze is a wind_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-That blows towards the
island during the day
Considering the general circulation of the atmosphere, the wind system
between latitudes 30°N and 60°N is commonly called the______. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Prevailing westerlies
The Humboldt Current flows in which direction? - CORRECT ANSWERS-North
What causes wind? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Differences in air pressure
What does the barometer measure? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Air pressure
Which Beaufort force indicates a wind speed of 65 knots? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Beaufort force 12
A "Norther" in the Gulf of Mexico is ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-A wind shift
to the north accompanied by a drop in temperature. A forcible northerly wind
of at least 20 knots. And a stone northerly wind that generally occurs
between November and March.
Prevailing winds between 30°N and 60°N latitude are from the? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-West
On what does the operation of an aneroid barometer depend? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Thin, metal, air tight cell
, An aneroid barometer is an instrument______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-in which
the pressure of the air is measured
In the Southern Hemisphere winds in low pressure system rotate in a_______.
- CORRECT ANSWERS-Clockwise direction 100% 2024 BY
ELITAA
What happens to the barometric pressure after a cold front passes? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Rises, and the temperature drops
Apparent wind speed blowing across your vessel while underway can be
measured by a(n) - CORRECT ANSWERS-Anemometer
A warm air mass is characterized by_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Stability
What type of winds would you expect to accompany a cold front? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Gusty winds
An air mass that has moved down from Canada would most likely have the
symbols_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-cPk
What do the symbols cPk mean? - CORRECT ANSWERS-continental, Polar,
cold
When a warm air moss overtakes a cold air mass, the contact surface is
called a_____. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Warm front
Air temperature varies with_______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-The latitude or
distance from the equator. The altitude above the sea. The season of the
year.
When a warm air mass is adjacent to a cold air mass, the separation line
between the two is called a(n) _________. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Front
What occurs when rising air cools the dew point? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Clouds form
When warm moist air blows over a colder surface and is cooled below its dew
point, the result is _______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Advections fog
The instrument most commonly used to gather the data from determining
the relative humidity is the ______. - CORRECT ANSWERS-Psychrometer
An anemometer measures what? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Wind speed
A barometer measures what? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Pressure
