USCG Auxiliary Test Review With Updated and Correctly Answered Questions 100% Pass A+ Graded

USCG Auxiliary Test Review With Updated and Correctly Answered Questions 100% Pass A+ Graded What drives the weather? - CORRECT ANSWER-the Sun and Earth's rotation Specific heat of a substance is... - CORRECT ANSWER-the rate of temperature increased for a given energy input The amount of solar energy that is absorbed by the Earth's surface is reduced due to... - CORRECT ANSWER--reflection from the clouds -the nature of the surface What heats faster? - CORRECT ANSWER-Land The largest swings of hot and cold occur... - CORRECT ANSWER-With the seasons Electromagnetic energy from the sun consists of what? - CORRECT ANSWER--visible light -ultraviolet light -infared The air in the lower atmosphere is heated mainly by... - CORRECT ANSWER-conduction and convection from the Earth's surface The amount of energy per unit area that arrives at the top of the atmosphere from the sun... - CORRECT ANSWER-decreased with increasing latitude (it spreads out) Temperature is... - CORRECT ANSWER-a measure of the kinetic energy of molecules For the Celsius temperature scale, "zero" is defined as... - CORRECT ANSWER-the melting point of pure ice water Equation to change Celsius to Fahrenheit - CORRECT ANSWER-F = (9/5 x C) + 32 Equation to change Fahrenheit to Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER-C = 5/9 x (F - 32) The transfer of heat by the horizontal movement of air is... - CORRECT ANSWER-Advection The transfer of heat between bodies that are not in contact... - CORRECT ANSWER-Radiation The movement of heat through a substance by the motion of atoms/molecules (hot to cold) - CORRECT ANSWER-Conduction The vertical transport of heat by air... - CORRECT ANSWER-Convection Radiation can transfer energy without a... - CORRECT ANSWER-Medium Large land masses vs. oceans... - CORRECT ANSWER-Change temperature more between day and night The cause of most weather phenomena is... - CORRECT ANSWER-uneven heating of Earth's surface 53 degrees Fahrenheit on station model... - CORRECT ANSWER-circle with 53 in upper left of box The Coriolis Effect increases with... - CORRECT ANSWER-increasing wind speed The winds near the equator are called the... - CORRECT ANSWER-Trade Winds The low-pressure bands parallel to the equator are the... - CORRECT ANSWER-Doldrums and Sub-Polar Lows The Doldrums have mostly _____ pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-Low The 4 primary wind belts are: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Polar Easterlies 2. Prevailing Westerlies 3. Northeast Trades 4. Southeast Trades The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is location: - CORRECT ANSWER-On either side of the equator, depending on the season The 4 bands of pressure are: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Polar Highs 2. Subpolar Lows 3. Horse Latitudes 4. Doldrums The Trade Winds are located: - CORRECT ANSWER-Between the Horse Latitudes and the Doldrums (at the equator) Vertical motions of air near the equator is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER-Trade Winds converging Uneven heating Variation of solar energy Heat is transported northward and southward from the equator by: - CORRECT ANSWER-wind and ocean currents The amount of energy reaching the Earth's surface is called... - CORRECT ANSWER-Insolation Global (planetary) weather events: - CORRECT ANSWER-2,500 miles to 25,000 miles -Trade Winds, ITCZ, Prevailing Westerlies Synoptic Weather Events: - CORRECT ANSWER-250 miles to 2,500 miles -air masses, frontal systems, highs and lows Mesoscale Weather Events: - CORRECT ANSWER-2.5 miles to 250 miles -thunderstorms, tornadoes, sea breezes, Chinooks, clouds Microscale Weather Events: - CORRECT ANSWER-Less than 2.5 miles -microburst, wind gusts, dust devils Where does a "north wind" come from? - CORRECT ANSWER-from the North Wind speeds are given in: - CORRECT ANSWER-knots Common Sea-Level Measurements: - CORRECT ANSWER-14.7 psi 28.92 in. 760 mm 1013.25 mb [hecto-pascals] 101.325 kPa [Canada] When using a barometer in New Mexico, what must you correct for? - CORRECT ANSWER-altitude