METEOROLOGY 02

What is known as synoptic weather chart, displays various meteorological features across a particular area at a particular point in time?

What do the numbers on isobars indicate?

Which line separates the warm air masses and cold air masses?

On the weather maps, if you observed triangle apex downwards, What are corresponding meaning of this symbol?

On the weather maps, if you observed triangle apex upwards, What are corresponding meaning of this symbol?

In a low pressure area, which area has the lowest pressure?

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?

What is the condition of the atmosphere if the skies are cloudy and the wind is strong?

Which of the following can you predict using the isobars on a synoptic chart?

Which front is present if there is a cloud sequence of cirrus, cirrostratus and altostratus cloud followed by rain?

Which line in the synoptic and prognostic chart has an equal pressure?

Which atmospheric condition is expected if the barometric reading is 980.0 millibars?

Which front is present when warm air and cold air is immobilize?

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?

What chart has a summary of the current weather situation reflecting the state of atmosphere over a large area?

Which chart is reflecting the state of the atmosphere over a large area at any given (current or recent) moment.

At what angle to the isobars that the surface wind blows over the open sea

There is an approaching warm front, what will happen to the barometric pressure?

Which of the following is TRUE about front?

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.

The meeting of air across the boundary between two distinct air masses having different temperature and humidity is known as _____.

Which has a similar characteristic to a 'backing wind' in the Southern Hemisphere?

According to forecast terms the word "Imminent" means________.

An approaching warm front is usually associated with _____.

When crossing a front, isobars tend to _____.

What type of front when a cold air mass moves into a warmer air mass to get colder and will have a severe weather?

According to forecast terms the word "later" means________.

Which system are cost effective ways of getting information while away on the ship also not require broad band Internet access and avoid using web browsers ?

Which has a similar characteristic as a 'veering wind' in the Southern Hemisphere?

In Sea Area Forecast all of the choices are included EXCEPT________.

According to forecast terms the word "soon" means________.

What is the circulation of high-pressure system in northern hemisphere?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the weather preceding an approaching warm front?

Which has a similar characteristic of a "veering wind" in the Northern hemisphere?

Why the drift ice is always dangerous in navigation?

This ice is potential threat to shipping, particularly during darkness of in situations with poor visibility

There is a seismic wave occurs in the ocean, where do you think that the disturbance originated?

In the Arctic area, As per thermodynamic equilibrium How much is the thickness of sea ice approximately?

Which of the following currents is responsible for the movement of iceberg into the north atlantic shipping lanes?

which is the freezing temperature of ocean (saline) water is typically what temperature?

Which are the waves that have traveled into the area of observation after having been generated by previous winds in other areas?

How does the iceberg move from Greenland in Arctic region during spring time?

What ice floes gradually takes a round shape usually and originating from an area of consolidated ice?

Ship encounters waves in the ocean, which of the following is the peak part of the wave?

Why drift ice at sea is a constant threat to the shipping during winter time? I. It is formed of broken, land fast ice from coastal areas II. from ice frozen together at sea in calm conditions.

What is the ice at sea obviously is very exposed to wind and currents?

You are navigating in south pacific region, which area would you avoid for the possible presence of an iceberg?

What is the break-up of ice, single heavy drift ice floes (originally old ridges)?

The seasonal cycle in arctic sea, How long is period ice growth and melt?

Waves run in a group, which of the following is passage of two successive crests over a reference point?

Small ship's go up and down through the waves, which of the following is the most downward part of the wave?

Where sea ice and icebergs are present, which of the following are TRUE?

Ice growth continues through during season of_________.

Which of the following is horizontal distance travelled by the wave?

Which an example of floating ice is?

Which event in the ocean will occur, if there is a sudden large scale motion of a portion of the ocean floor or the shore as by volcanic eruption, earth quakes?

What is the sign that the vessel is very near the area of the iceberg?

Which waves that have traveled into the area of observation after having been generated by previous winds in other areas?

By a performing a task to take the wave height, how will you measure distance of it?

You received a task to take the wave length, how will you measure the distance of it?

On which direction that TRS (Tropical Revolving Storm) moves due to Coriolis effect?

If you observe on the weather maps, tropical storm was passed in area of responsibility, this indicated movement is called________.

In the three types of lows, which of the following have characteristics of unnoticeable movement of weather?

Among the types of lows as per study, which of the following is reasonably well forecasted by the GFS weather model?

Which of the following indicates that a tropical cyclone can be expected at your position within 24 to 48 hours?

You are steaming eastward in the north atlantic in an extratropical cyclonic storm and the wind is dead ahead. According to law of buys ballot, the center of the low pressure lies?

In the south hemisphere if you are caught in the left semicircle of a tropical storm you should bring the wind?

Which condition does not indicate the approach of a tropical storm?

In the tropics, which of the following indicates the arrival of a hurricane at your position within 24 to 36 hours?

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?

The usual sequence of directions in which a tropical cyclone moves in the south hemisphere is?

Which of the following conditions exists in the eye of a hurricane?

On an Atlantic Ocean voyage from New York to Durban, South Africa, you should expect the Agulhas Current to present a strong __________.

The Benguela current, Which direction flows in along the South West coast of Africa?

In the Northern Hemisphere, the major ocean currents tend to flow__________.

A ship steaming across the North Pacific from Japan to Seattle is likely to experience_________.

Your vessel is in the Kuroshio Current. In which direction would you expect to be set?

On a voyage from Halifax, N.S. to Dakar, West Africa, the Canary Current will______

Which is southern current approaches the coast of Africa, it divides the main part flowing south to form the warm?

What current that in many respect is similar to the Gulf Stream?

Which cold current which meets the warm Gulf Stream between latitudes 40° and 43° North to form the cold wall?

The two most effective generating forces of the ocean currents are________.

Which direction does the Brazil current tend to flow?

Which current would you encounter in a direct passage from South Africa to Argentina?

In which month will the equatorial countercurrent be strongest?

The vertical distance from the chart sounding datum to the water surface at any stage of the tide is known as the__________.

The tide that occurs when the moon is farthest from the earth is a/an_________.

The part of the tide that is due to the tide-producing force of the sun is called__________.

At tropic tide, the diurnal effect is________.

The state of the tide at high or low water when there is no sensible change in the height of the tide is called________.

Tides with higher high water and lower low water which occur at times of new and full moon is the____________.

A horizontal movement of a water caused by gravitational interactions between the sun, moon and earth is called_________.

At perigean tide, the lunar semi-diurnal range is________.

When two high waters and two low waters occur during a tidal day, the tide is said to be_______.

Tides with lower high water and higher low water which occur at times of first and third quarter is the_________.

Spring tides occur at times of_________.

When high and low water occur at about the same time each day, it is due to the effect of the_____.

The type of tide with a large inequality in either the high and / or low water heights is the______.

The tide that occurs when the moon is at its maximum semi-monthly declination North or South is the_________.

When the tide is diurnal, high and low waters occur__________.

When the tide is semi-diurnal, high and low waters occurs________.

At apogean tide, the lunar semi-diurnal range is________.

The periodic rise and fall of the water resulting from gravitational interactions between the sun, moon, and earth is called_______.

The predominating type of tide throughout the world is_______.

The tide that occurs when the moon crosses the equator is the_________.

When only one high water and one low water occur during a tidal day, the tide is said to be____.

It is the difference in height between consecutive high and low waters________.

The tide that occurs when the moon is at the point in its orbit nearest the earth is a / an______.

A ship steaming across the North Pacific from Japan to Seattle is likely to experience_________.

What is freezing temperature of ocean (saline) water is typically?