Meteorological Mastery Quiz
Meteorological Mastery Quiz
Test your knowledge on the intricacies of meteorology with our engaging quiz! Dive deep into understanding weather charts, atmospheric conditions, and ocean phenomena. Challenge yourself!
- 30 Thought-Provoking Questions
- Multiple Choice Format
- Perfect for Weather Enthusiasts
Which chart is reflecting the state of the atmosphere over a large area at any given (current or recent) moment?
Weather Chart
Prognostic Chart
Synoptic Chart
Weather Chart
What chat is relating to prediction that having value for making predictions, a chart showing the predicted state of the atmosphere for a given time in the future?
Weather Chart
Prognostic Chart
Synoptic Chart
Weather Chart
What chart has a summary of the current weather situation reflecting the state of atmosphere over a large area?
Weather Chart
Prognostic Chart
Synoptic Chart
Weather Chart
What is known as synoptic weather chart, displays various meteorological features across a particular area at a particular point in time?
Weather Chart
Prognostic Chart
Synoptic Chart
Weather Chart
Which line in the synoptic and prognostic chart has an equal pressure
Wind velocity
Isobar
Barometric pressure
Wind pressure
What do the numbers on isobars indicate?
Wind velocity
Isobar
Barometric pressure
Wind pressure
Which of the following can you predict using the isobars on a synoptic chart?
Wind velocity
Isobar
Barometric pressure
Wind pressure
Which line separates the warm air masses and cold air masses
Warm
Stationary
Occluded
Front
Which atmospheric condition is expected if the barometric reading is 980.0 millibars?
Storm
Hurricane
Low pressure
Thypoon
Which of the following is true about front?
A boundary between one cold masses
A boundary between different masses
A boundary between two air m
A boundary between one warm masses
At what angle to the isobars that the surface wind blows over the open sea?
About 10°
About 15°
About 20°
About 25°
Which front is present if there is a cloud sequence of cirrus, cirrostratus and altostratus cloud followed by rain?
warm
Cold
Stationary
Occluded
Which front is present when warm air and cold air is immobilized?
warm
Cold
Stationary
Occluded
There is an approaching warm front, what will happen to the barometric pressure?
Fall
Rise
No change
None of the above
On the weather maps, if you observed triangle apex downwards, what are corresponding meaning of this symbol?
Snow
Fog
Hail
Shower
On the weather maps, if you observed triangle apex upwards, What are corresponding meaning of this symbol?
Shower
Fog
Hail
Snow
In a low-pressure area, which area has the lowest pressure?
Eye
Eye Wall
Rain bands
Center
On the weather maps, if you observed the arrow with indication of 2.5 barb and pointing from 315°T , How much is the wind velocity
25 knots
30 knots
20 knots
15 knots
On the weather maps, if you observed the arrow with indication of 2.5 barb and pointing from 315°T , What is the direction of the wind?
Southeasterly
Northeasterly
Southwesterly
Northwesterly
What is the condition of the atmosphere if the skies are cloudy and the wind is strong?
High Pressure
Low Pressure
Low Humidity
High Humidity
After the passage of a cold front, what will happen to the visibility?
Improves
Worsen
Poor
Remain unchanged
You received a task to take the wave length, how will you measure the distance of it?
Crests over a reference point
From trough to crest
From crest to crest
Horizontal distance travelled
By a performing a task to take the wave height, how will you measure distance of it?
From crest to crest
From trough to crest
Crests over a reference point
Horizontal distance travelled
Small ship's go up and down through the waves, which of the following is the lowest portion of the wave?
Trough
Crest
Wave Height
Wave Period
On sea area, you observe a large piece of ice that break away with 1mile dimension, which object you were sighted?
Tabular Iceberg
Shelf Ice
Ice Foot
Ice Cake
Which ice in upper or lower latitude is attached to the shore close to land?
Tabular Iceberg
Shelf Ice
Ice Foot
Ice Cake
What is the ice at sea obviously is very exposed to wind and currents?
Shelf Ice
Rafted ice
Ice Foot
Ice Cake
How does the iceberg move from Greenland in Arctic region during spring time?
Southward from latitude 48°N to latitude 42°N
Southward from latitude 38°N to latitude 32°N
Eastward from latitude 48°N to latitude 42°N
Eastward from latitude 38°N to latitude 32°N
As per thermodynamic equilibrium, does this mean that sea ice becomes more and more thick?
No. Sea ice eventually reaches what scientists call a thermodynamic equilibrium state.
It depends on the salinity
It depends on the temperature
Yes
You are navigating in south pacific region, which area would you avoid for the possible presence of an iceberg?
Latitude 57°S to latitude 63°S
Latitude 47°S to latitude 43°S
Latitude 57°N to latitude 63°N
Latitude 47°N to latitude 43°N
In the Arctic area, as per thermodynamic equilibrium, How much is the thickness of sea ice approximately?
9 meters
6 meters
3 meters
12 meters
In seasonal cycle in arctic sea, how long is period ice growth and melt?
Over one year
Over one month
Over one week
Over one day
You are in the India ocean, what do call to the weather depression you encounter?
Tropical Storm
Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Depression
Severe Tropical Storm
Which depression is rotating intense in a region of low pressure which develops over the tropical oceans??
Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm
Tropical Depression
Severe Tropical Storm
Tropical cyclones are classified by form and intensity. Which of the four mentioned disturbances does not have closed isobars
Tropical Cyclone
Tropical Storm
Tropical Depression
Severe Tropical Storm
What is the wind force of Tropical Depression?
Wind of force 5 or less
Wind of force 8 or less
Wind of force 10 or less
Wind of force 7 or less
Tropical cyclones do not form within 5° of the equator because?
Of negligible Coriolis force
The trade winds are too strong
The sea surface temperatures are not warm enough
There is too much vertical wind shear
Which of the following indicates that a tropical cyclone can be expected at your position within 24 to 48 hours?
A noticeable drop in air temperature
A noticeable decrease in cloud cover
A diurnal inequality of 3 millibars in the barometric reading
A diurnal inequality of 6 millibars in the barometric reading
Which of the following indicates that a tropical cyclone can be expected at your position within 24 to 48 hours?
A diurnal inequality of 6 millibars in the barometric reading
A noticeable drop in air temperature
A noticeable decrease in cloud cover
A diurnal inequality of 3 millibars in the barometric reading
In the tropics, which of the following indicates the arrival of a hurricane at your position within 24 to 36 hours?
Unusually bad weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 4 millibars in six hours.
Unusually good weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 8 millibars in eight hours.
Unusually bad weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 8 millibars in eight hours.
Unusually good weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 4 millibars in six hours.
In the tropics, which of the following indicates the arrival of a hurricane at your position within 24 to 36 hours?
Unusually good weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 4 millibars in six hours.
Unusually bad weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 4 millibars in six hours.
Unusually good weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 8 millibars in eight hours.
Unusually bad weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 8 millibars in eight hours.
Which condition does not indicate the approach of a tropical storm?
Decrease in wind velocity
Increase in wind velocity
Decrease in wind pressure
Increase in wind pressure
You are navigating in the Pacific Region, which tropical revolving storm you may encounter?
Typhoon
Cyclone
Tropical Storm
Hurricane
After encountering a swell, you are experiencing 4mbs barometric pressures falling band the wind is increasing, what does indicate?
There is a incoming tropical storm
There is a incoming tropical Cyclone
Improving weather conditions
No significant weather change
Which of the following is usually the first indications of the existence and approximate bearing of a tropical storm?
High low swell
Long low swell
Long low precipitation
High low precipitation
How does the wind flow of tropical revolving storm occur in the northern hemisphere?
Spirally inward in a clockwise direction
Spirally outward in a anti-clockwise direction
Spirally outward in a clockwise direction
Spirally inward in a anti-clockwise direction
On which direction the TRS (Tropical Revolving Storm) moves due to coriolis effect?
Westward and away from the equator
Eastward and away from the equator
Westward and towards from the equator
Eastward and towards from the equator
Which tropical revolving storm will you experience if you are in the United States and the Caribbean?
Storm
Tropical cyclone
Hurricane
Typhoon
What is predicted route, that is possibility of the hurricane passing at near future?
Vertex
Path
Track
Route
What is the most westernmost point of the hurricane, when recurving takes place?
Vertex
Path
Track
Route
In the north hemisphere you are caught in the dangerous semicircle with plenty of sea room available. The best course of action is to bring wind on the___________?
Bow
Portside bow and make as much headway as possible
Astern
Starboard bow and make as much headway as possible
In the south hemisphere if you are caught in the left semicircle of a tropical storm, how you should bring the wind?
On the port bow, hold course and make as much way as possible
On the Starboard bow, hold course and make as much way as possible
Astern
Bow
According to Buys Ballot law, when an observer in the Northern Hemisphere experienced a NE wind, the center of low pressure is located at the _____.
Northeast to north
Southeast to north
Northeast to south
Southeast to south
You are steaming west in the North Atlantic in an extra Tropical cyclonic storm and the wind is DEAD AHEAD. According to the Law of Buys Ballot, the center of Low pressure lies _____.
Portside of you
Ahead of you
Astern of you
Starboard of you
According to Buy's Ballot's Law, when an observer in the Southern Hemisphere experiences a Northwest wind the center of low pressure is located to the _____.
Northwest
Southwest
Southeast
Northeast
If it is impossible for a ship to avoid a tropical cyclone at sea in the north hemisphere, the most favorable place for the ship to be in when the storm passes are _______.
In the right-front quadrant of the storm
In the rear quadrant of the storm
In the eye of the storm
That half of the storm lying to the left of the storm's path
What is/are predominant feature (s) of the dangerous semicircle of a hurricane?
Either above
Calm winds and light precipitation
Strong winds and large waves
Moderate winds and light precipitation
Tropical cyclones are dangerous in voyage because they________.
Have a large amount of energy in a relatively small area
Create weak winds and no precipitation
Have moderate winds and light precipitatio
Cause calm winds and light precipitation
Which is the indication of a tropical cyclone at 300 to 600 miles distance?
Cumulus clouds converge in the direction from which the storm is approaching
Cumulonimbus clouds converge in the direction from which the storm is approaching
Altocumulus clouds converge in the direction from which the storm is approaching
Cirrus clouds converge in the direction from which the storm is approaching
What is the wind force of Tropical Depression?
Wind of force 7 or less
Wind of force 9 or less
Wind of force 8 or more
Wind of force 10 or less
Which condition does NOT indicate the approach of a tropical storm?
Decrease in wind pressure
Increase in wind velocity
Increase in wind pressure
Decrease in wind velocity
Wave Period
Wave height
Wave Lenght
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