Meteorology
Naval Science 2
Unit 3 Ch. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1.
At sea the safety of a ship and her crew can depend on _______ taken to avoid the full fury to a storm.
A.
precautions
B.
evasive action
C.
safety
D.
health risk
2.
The science of weather is
A.
Astronomy.
B.
Theology.
C.
Scientology.
D.
Meteorology.
3.
The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 by Sir Francis Drake’s small fleet was helped greatly by a ______ in the English Channel.
A.
fighter jet
B.
bad storm
C.
American Armada
D.
group of pirates
4.
What delayed the D-Day landings on Normandy’s coast in June 1944?
A.
Storm warnings
B.
Incomplete troop amounts
C.
All the above
D.
Communications
5.
What is the ocean of air immediately above the Earth’s surface?
A.
Hemisphere
B.
Humidity
C.
Troposphere
D.
Ionosphere
6.
Which of the five principle layers extends to a height of about 30 miles?
A.
Troposphere
B.
Stratosphere
C.
Exosphere
D.
Ionosphere

7. The top most layer or outer fringe at the atmosphere is called
A. Troposphere
B.
Ionosphere
C.
Exosphere
D.
Tropopause
8. Changes in weather is caused by
A.
the air’s temperature, pressure, and water vapor content.
B.
humidity.
C. how the Earth is aligned to the Sun.
D. wind directions.
9.
What are the Van Allen radiation belts encircle the Earth compared to?
A. Cupcakes
B.
Doughnuts
C. A sphere
D.
A cone
10.
When warm- and cold-air masses touch, what is the boundary between called?
A. Front
B. Lateral lines
C. Weather
D.
Temperature difference
11.
What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?
A. 32
B.
212
C.
128
D.
52
12.
What is the temperature to which air must be cooled
A.
Dew Point
B.
Water Vapor
C.
Mist
D.
Rain
13.
______ is the content that fills a thermometer.
A.
Mercury
B.
Water
C.
Neon
D.
Ammonia
14.
A cloud is…
A.
a collection of water.
B.
fog.

C.
A mass of hygroscopic nuclei that have soaked up moisture from the water vapor in the air.
D.
Particles of dust.
15.
The three types of clouds are…
A.
high, medium, low.
B.
Cirrus, heavy, light.
C.
Tropopause, cumulus, cirrus.
D.
Cirrus, cumulus, stratus.
16.
What are clouds often classified in accordance with>
A.
Shape
B.
Size
C.
Altitude
D.
Color
17.
The altitude classes are…
A.
high, medium, and low.
B.
heavy, medium, and low.
C.
dark, medium, light
D.
all the above.
18.
Which cloud type is closest to the Earth?
A.
Stratus
B.
Cumulus
C.
Cirrus
D.
None of the above
19.
Cumulus clouds are dense, puffy clouds with a beautiful, cauliflower-like appearance.
A.
True
B.
False
20.
Thunderstorms start at almost any altitude?
A.
True
B.
False
21.
What have been leading lost seamen, navigators, and explorers to land since the days of the earliest hardy sea voyagers?
A.
Compass
B.
Wind direction
C.
The Sun
D.
Clouds
22.
Precipitation can occur without clouds.
A.
True
B.
False

23.
The only “permanent” low-pressure area on Earth is the…
A.
Summer Monsoon
B.
Doldrum Belt
C.
Anticyclone
D.
Center of Action
24.
The three stages of thunderstorms are cumulus, mature, and anvil.
A.
True
B.
False
25.
What months are hurricanes most common to occur?
A.
September, November
B.
June, July
C.
September, October
D.
August, September
26.
What is the newest tool available to meteorologists?
A.
Compass
B.
Weather satellites
C.
Satellites
D.
All the above

1.
B
2.
D
3.
B
4.
A
5.
C
6.
B
7.
C
8.
A
9.
B
10.
A
11.
B
12.
A
13.
A
14.
C
15.
D
16.
C
17.
A
18.
A
19.
A
20.
A
21.
D
22.
B
23.
B
24.
A
25.
C
26.
B
Meteorolgy
Naval Science 2
Uniy 3 Ch. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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