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ASSIGNMENT 5
Textbook Assignment:
"Weather Observation," chapater 10, pages 10-1 through 10-27.
5-1.
5-2.
5-3.
5-4.
5-5.
5-6.
5-7.
What agency is responsible for U.S.
Navy meteorological and
oceanographic supports and
s e r v i c e s ?
1.
NAVOCEANCEN
2.
Weather Bureau
3.
NOAA
4.
National Weather Service
W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g a c t i v i t i e s
a r e p r i m a r y c o n t r i b u t o r s t o
NAVOCEANCEN?
1.
N a v y u n i t s a t s e a
2.
Marine Corps units only
3.
Navy and Marine Corps units
4.
National Weather Services
What are the percentages of
(a) nitrogen and (b) oxygen
in Earth's atmosphere?
1.
(a) 57
(b) 21
2.
(a) 21
(b) 75
3.
(a) 78
(b) 21
4.
(a) 78
(b) 25
I n w h i c h r e g i o n i s t h e q u a n t i t y o f
water vapor much greater?
1.
Poles
2.
Oceans
3.
Land
4.
Equator
Moist air with a temperature of 50°
i s h e a v i e r t h a n d r i e r a i r o f t h e
same temperature.
1.
True
2.
F a l s e
In the Northern Hemisphere, we
r e f e r t o w i n d s o f h i g h p r e s s u r e b y
which of the following terms?
1.
Hurricane
2.
Cyclone
3.
Anti-cyclone
4.
Typhoon
Which of the following types of
winds are associated with doldrums?
1.
Tropical breezes only
2.
Trade winds
3.
Prevailing winds only
4.
T r o p i c a l b r e e z e s a n d p r e v a i l i n g
winds
28
5-8.
Between the prevailing westerly and
t h e t r a d e w i n d z o n e s l i e s a
s u b t r o p i c a l h i g h r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e
1.
h o r s e l a t i t u d e s
2.
doldrums
3.
p o l a r f r o n t z o n e s
4.
p o l a r e a s t e r l i e s
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 5-9 THROUGH 5-12,
SELECT FROM COLUMN B THE DESCRIPTION THAT
MATCHES THE WINDS IN COLUMN A.
RESPONSES
WILL ONLY BE USED ONCE.
A.
WINDS
B.
DESCRIPTION
5-9.
Doldrums
1.
Results from
t h e d e f l e c t i o n
5-10.
Tradewinds
caused by the
c o r i o l i s f o r c e
5-11.
H o r s e l a t i t u d e s
as air moves
polewards
5-12.
P r e v a i l i n g
w e s t e r l i e s
2.
Areas of sub-
t r o p i c a l h i g h -
p r e s s u r e
3.
Move north
and south of
t h e e q u a t o r
with the Sun
4.
Found north
and south of
the doldrums
5-13.
What type of weather occurs when
doldrums are absent in the
e q u a t o r i a l r e g i o n ?
1.
R a i n s q u a l l s
2.
Thunder storms
3.
Fog
4.
Haze
5-14.
Where are horse latitudes located?
1.
0°
to
15°
2. 20° to 35°
3. 30° to 40°
4. 30° to 50°
5-15.
Which of the following cloud types
is NOT a low etage cloud?
1.
Conolonimbus
2.
Stratocumulus
3.
Nimbostratus
4.
S t r a u s
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