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Meteorology Mastery Quiz
Test your knowledge of meteorological concepts with the Meteorology Mastery Quiz! This quiz includes 53 carefully crafted questions covering various aspects of weather patterns, atmospheric conditions, and forecasting terminology.
Whether you're a student, teacher, or weather enthusiast, this quiz will challenge your understanding and help you learn more about the fascinating world of meteorology.
- 53 Questions
- Multiple choice format
- Instant feedback on your answers
What chart has a summary of the current weather situation reflecting the state of atmosphere over a large area? *
Synoptic Chart
Weather Chart
Prognostic Chart
What is known as synoptic weather chart, displays various meteorological features across a particular area at a particular point in time?
Weather Chart
Synoptic Chart
Prognostic 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. ?
Prognostic Chart
Synoptic Chart
Weather Chart
Which line in the synoptic and prognostic chart has an equal pressure? *
Isobar
Isolines
Synoptic lines
What do the numbers on isobars indicate?
Barometric pressure
Precipitation
Storm
Which of the following can you predict using the isobars on a synoptic chart?
Wind velocity
Wind Pressure
Storm
Which atmospheric condition is expected if the barometric reading is 980.0 millibars?
Stormy
Calm Weather
Hail Storm
Which line separates the warm air masses and cold air masses?
Front
Warm Front
Cold front
Which of the following is true about front?
A boundary between two air masses
A boundary between one masses
At what angle to the isobars that the surface wind blows over the open sea
About 15°
About 25°
About 55°
Which front is present if there is a cloud sequence of cirrus, cirrostratus and altostratus cloud followed by rain?
Warm
Cold
Occluded
Stationary
Which front is present when warm air and cold air is immobilize?
Stationary
Warm
Cold
Occluded
There is an approaching warm front, what will happen to the barometric pressure?
Fall
Rise
Increase
Decrease
On the weather maps, if you observed triangle apex downwards, What are corresponding meaning of this symbol?
Shower
Gale
Storm
On the weather maps, if you observed triangle apex upwards, What are corresponding meaning of this symbol?
Hail
Storm
Shower
In a low pressure area, which area has the lowest pressure?
Center
Outside
Middle
On the weather maps, if you observed the arrow with indication of 2 full plus half barb and pointing from 315°T , How much is the wind velocity?
25 knots
35 knots
55 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?
Northwesterly
Southwesterly
Eastwesterly
What is the condition of the atmosphere if the skies are cloudy and the wind is strong?
Low Pressure
High Pressure
Mild Pressure
Ship encounters waves in the ocean, which of the following is the highest portion of the wave?
Crest
Trough
Wave
Which of the following is usally the first indication of the existence and approximate bearing of a tropical storm?
Long Swell
Short Swell
Swell
Which depression is rotating intense in a region of low pressure that develops over the tropical oceans
Cyclone or Tropical Storm
Storm
Tropical Depression
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
Southward and away from the equator
According to forecast terms the word "Imminent" means?
Within 6 hours
Within12 hours
After 12 hours
According to forecast terms the word "soon" means?
Between 6 and 12
Before 6 and 12
After 6 and 12
According to forecast terms the word "later" means?
After 12 hrs
After 6 hrs
Between 12 to 6 Hrs
If you are caught in the left semicircle of a tropical storm, in the Southern Hemisphere, you should bring the wind?
On the port bow, and make as much way as possible
On the Starboard bow, and make as much way as possible
On the port quarter , and make as mucg way as possible
On the port quarter, and make as much way as possible
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 good weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 46millibars in four hours.
Unusually Bad weather with above average pressures followed by a slow fall of 4 millibars in six hours.
You are steaming eastward in the North Atlantic in an extratropical cyclonic storm and the wind is dead ahead. According to the law of Buys Ballot, the center of the low pressure lies
To the South
To the North
To the East
To the West
What is/are predominant feature (s) of the dangerous semicircle of a hurricane? All of the choices
All of the choices
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___________?
Starboard bow and make as much headway as possible
Starboard quarter and make as much headway as possible
Port bow and make as much headway as possible
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 diurnal inequality of 9 millibars in the barometric reading
A diurnal inequality of 12 millibars in the barometric reading
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
On the port quarter, hold course and make as much way as possible
An approximate idea of the distance of the storm center can be gained by noting the increasing hourly rate of fall of the barometer. If the rate of fall were 0.08 to 0.12 inches per hour, approximately how far would you be from the center storm?
80 to 100 miles
90 to 200 miles
85 to 110 miles
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 ?
Astern of you
Ahead of you
Port of you
Starboard of you
In which month will the equator countercurrent be strongest?
August
September
July
June
Which is southern current approaches the coast of Africa, it divides the main part flowing south to form the warm?
Agulhas current
Labrador current
North Atlantic current
On a voyage from New York to Durban, South Africa, what you could expect the Agulhas current to present will strong?
Head current
South current
North current
Which of the following current is “warm” based on the latitude in which it originates and the effect it has on climate?
Kuroshio
Labrador
Agulhas
Your vessel is in the Kuroshio Current. In which direction would you expect to be set?
To the north and east
To the West and east
To the South and east
On a voyage from Halifax, N.S. to Dakar, West Africa, the Canary Current will
Set the vessel to the right.
Set the vessel to the Left.
Set the vessel Upward
The equator countercurrent in the N. Hemisphere generally sets
East
West
North
Which of the following currents is responsible for the movement of icebergs into the north Atlantic shipping lanes?
Labrador current
Indian current
Aghulas current
A ship steaming across the north pacific from Japan to Seattle is likely to experience
Favorable current for the entire crossing
Favorable current for the start of crossing
The Benguela current, which direction flows in along the SW coast of Africa?
Northwesterly
Southwesterly
Eastwesterly
Which current would you encounter in a direct passage from south Africa to Argentina?
South Atlantic
West Atlantic
East Atlantic
What current that in many respect is similar to the gulf stream?
Kuroshio Current
Labrador Current
Aghulas Current
N the N. Hemisphere, the major ocean currents tend to flow
Clockwise around N. Atlantic and N. Pacific Ocean
Clockwise around S. Atlantic and S. Pacific Ocean
Counter-Clockwise around N. Atlantic and N. Pacific Ocean
The two most effective generating forces of the ocean currents are
Wind and density differences in the water
Wind
Density
None of the above
Which direction does the Brazil current tend to flow?
Southwesterly
Northwesterly
Eastwesterly
Which cold current which meets the warm Gulf Stream between latitudes 40 degrees and 43 degrees North to form the cold wall?
Labrador current
Atlantic current
Benguela Current
On a voyage from cape town to London, the favorable ocean current off the coast of Africa is the
Benguela Current
African Current
Aghulas Current
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