METEO/OCEANO

MIDTERM EXAM
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

The Wind and Pressure System over the Ocean

01.) A tropical revolving storm in an Australian area.

A) cyclone B) willy-willy C)hurricane D) typhoon
02.)Tropical revolving storm that occur in Western North Pacific, from April through December although it may
occur in January to March.
A) Cyclone B) Typhoon C) Hurricane D) willy-willy
03.) A weather forecasts states that the wind will commence backing. In the N/H this could indicate that will
A) shift in clockwise manner B) be steady in direction
C) shift in counter-clockwise manner D) move in all direction
04.) When being at the storm field, your vessel’s position is at the dangerous quadrant if you observed
That;
A) wind veering/pressure increasing B) wind backing/pressure decreasing
C) wind veering/pressure decreasing D) wind backing/pressure increasing
05) The earth’s surface temperature is;
A) 150C B) 200C C) 250C D) 300C
06.) Tropical revolving storms move in what direction from place of formation.
A) Northerly B) Easterly C) Southerly D) Westerly
07.) Wind having force 4 has
A) 1 flag and a feather B) 2 full-length feathers
C) 1 full-length and a half feather D) 3 half-length feathers
08.) A small whirling storm that forms over the open sea or inland waters.
A) Tornado B) Waterspout C) Hurricane D) Cyclone
09.) A ship caught in this area is bound to be driven into the center of the storm if not correctly maneuvered.
A) Stormfield B) Dangerous semicircle C) Navigable semicircle D) path of the storm
10.) What kind of weather prevails in a Col?
A) light wind B) fog may occur C) thunderstorm may occur D) Any of these
11.) Polar front depression tends to move predominantly in a what direction in the North hemisphere:
A) SE’ly B) Sw’ly C) Ne’ly D) Nw’ly
12.) Being at the storm field, where is your location if the wind remains steady in direction and the barometric
pressure is falling?
A) left hand semicircle B) right hand semicircle C) direct path of the storm D) cannot be located
13.) Polar front depression usually originated from
A) tropics B) temperate C) poles D) equator
14.) How is a high pressure system been described?
A) steep pressure gradient with light winds C) weak pressure gradient with light winds
B) steep pressure gradient with strong winds D) weak pressure gradient with strong winds
15.) In the N/H, a wind that shifts counterclockwise is a ;
A) veering B) reverse C) backing D) cyclonic
16.) The wind direction around a low pressure area in the N. hemisphere is …
A) clockwise and inward B) clockwise and outward
C) counterclockwise and inward D) counterclockwise and outward
17.) Good weather prevails in
A) anticyclone B) hurricane C) cyclone D) willy-willy

Structure of Depression
18.) It means visibility up to 2n miles.
A) Poor B) Fog C) Moderate D) Good
19.) Extra-tropical cyclones have no “eye”.
A) False B) True C) sometimes D) depends on origin
20.) The term used in weather report for gale warning that means “within 6 hrs at time of issue”.
A) later B) imminent C) the next 24 hrs D) today
21.) The speed of movement of low/high pressure system which means 15-25 knots.
A) Rapidly B) Steadily C) Very rapidly D) Slowly
22.) It means visibility of up to 5n miles.
A) Moderate B) Good C) Fog D) Poor
23.) A kind of front when the warm air mass is advancing towards the cold air.
A) Warm front B) Cold front C) Occluded front D) Stationary front
24.) How is trough of low pressure been identified?
A) elongated isobars extended towards high pressure C) elongated isobars extended towards low pressure area
B) elongated isobars extended towards temperate latitude D) elongated isobars extended towards the poles
25.) A cold front is represented by what color line?
A) red B) blue C) purple D) alternate blue & red
26.) An occluded front is caused by;
A) low water area B) high pressure area
C) area of calm air D) cold front overtaking a warm front
27.) Usually, what is the first visible sign of a tropical cyclone?
A) an exceptionally long swell B) rain C) strong winds D) high sea
28.) Which of the following would you experience in the eye of a hurricane?
A) high velocity winds B) temperature lower than outside of the eye
C) extremely low barometric pressure D) tower Cb clouds
29.) What is the usual sequence of directions in which a tropical cyclone moves in Southern Hemisphere?
A) north-northwest-east-south B) west-southwest-south-southeast
C) north-west-south-east D) east-northeast-north-west
30.) The farthest westerly point of the storm track.
A) vertex B) vortex C) bar of the storm D) path
31.) Why tropical cyclones do not form within 5o N or S of the equator?
A) there are no fronts in the area B) it is too hot
C) it is too humid D) due to negligible carioles force
32.) The navigable semi circle for an observer looking towards the path in the Southern Hemisphere.
A) right hand semi-circle B) trough line
C) angle of indraft D) left hand semicircle
33.) In extra-tropical cyclones the average diameter of storm is about:
A) 400-500 B) 300-500 C) 1,200-1,500 D) 1,000-1,500
34.) The term usually refers to a revolving storm in North Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, and Arabian Sea.
A) Cyclone B) Hurricane C) Storm D) Typhoon
35.) The route along which the vortex (eye) has traveled.
A) track B) path C) storm field D) bar of the storm
36.) The most dangerous storms are the ones that form in the;
A) middle latitudes B) equator C) doldrums D) tropics
37.) Which of the following describes the tropical depression?
A) one or more closed isobars surrounded by the high pressure area
B) the wind speed less than 34 knots
C) the pressure at the isobars are much lower and brings violent winds
D) all of the above
38.) You are within the vicinity of a tropical storm in the northern hemisphere going on a westerly course facing
the wind. Where is the center of the storm?
A) South of you B) North of you C) east of you D) ahead of you

Anti- cyclone and other Pressure System

39.) Air in an anticyclone is denser thus it is…

A) subsiding B) rising C) converging D) none of these
40) Anabatic winds are those that ;
A) blow horizontally B) blow up slopes of mountains
C) blow vertically D) blow down the slopes of mountains
41.) An extension of an anticyclone formed by elongated isobars extending outwards from the center of high pressure.
A) trough B) col C) ridge D) V-shaped depression
42.) When a cold air mass and a warm air mass meet and there is no horizontal movement.
A) cold front B) occluded front C) stationary front D) warm front
43) Anticyclone is usually characterized by ;
A) dry, fair weather C) cloudiness and precipitation
B) high wind and gustiness D) overcast skies
44) Monsoon wind affecting the Philippines from June to October .
A) NE monsoon B) SW monsoon D) NW monsoon D) all of these
45.) The services of the organization like the Ocean Routes should be availed:
A) after making an ocean crossing B) before making an ocean crossing
C) during the voyage D) none of these
46.) In a tropical revolving storm in the northern hemisphere, you must expect the wind to circulate:
A) Counter-clockwise, outwards the low pressure C) Clockwise, towards the low pressure
B) Clockwise, towards the high pressure D) Counter-clockwise, towards the low pressure
47.) On a working copy of a weather map, stationary front is represented by what color line?
A) red B) blue C) alternate red & blue D) purple
48.) A chart, which should be consulted by the ship master when planning voyage?
A) weather chart B) pilot chart C) routening chart D) plotting chart
49.) The term used in weather report for visibility that means “visibility less than 1,000 meters”.
A) thunderstorm B) rain C) v snow D) fog

Weather Services for Shipping

50.) A telephotographic device which printouts an exact copy of the analysis of weather observations or synoptic
chart or prognostic chart.
A) weather bulletin B) navtex C) facsimile machine D) Xerox machine
51.) A prediction of weather in the near future.
A) prognosis B) weather chart C) forecasting D) analysis
52.) Part 3 of weather bulletin (weather report) broadcasted by shore radio station.
A) storm warning B) synopsis of weather
C) forecast for next 24 hrs D) analysis of present weather
53.) The part of the weather bulletin that contain coded analysis of the present weather.
A) Part 1 B) Part 2 C) Part 3 D) Part 4
54.) Part of weather bulletin which contains coded reports from ships at sea.
A) Part 3 B) Part 4 C) Part 5 D) Part 6
55.) Shows the actual weather elements over a large area at the time the chart is made.
A) Synoptic chart B) Prognostic chart C) Ocean route D) Weather bulletin
56.) Shows the expected weather situation 24 hrs, 48 hrs, and 72 hrs in advance.
A) Synoptic chart B) Prognostic chart C) Pilot chart D) Routening chart
57.) How often is the routine weather observation on board ships at sea?
A) every hour B) every 2 hrs C) every 3 hrs D) every 4 hrs
58.) Part of weather bulletin which contain storm warnings.
A) Part 1 B) Part 2 C) Part 3 D) Part 4
59.) Describes the actual weather observation at a given time.
A) storm warning B) weather report C) weather forecast D) gale warning
60.) A sky totally covered with clouds
A) Clear sky B) half covered sky C) overcast sky D) ¼ covered