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USCG General Navigation (Set 34)
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On mid-ocean waters, the height of a wind-generated wave is not affected by the __________.
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30 MCQs #1 On mid-ocean waters, the height of a wind-generated wave is not affected by the __________. #2 Fetch is the __________. #3 The velocity of the wind, its steady direction, and the amount of time it has blown determines a wind driven current's __________. #4 The rise and fall of the ocean's surface due to a distant storm is known as __________. #5 Swell is the rise and fall of the ocean's surface due to __________. #6 The chart of a beach area shows a very steep slope to the underwater beach bottom. Which type of breakers can be expected when trying to land a boat on this beach? #7 The ocean bottom that extends from the shoreline out to an area where there is a marked change in slope to a greater depth is the __________. #8 The chart of a beach area shows a very flat slope to the underwater beach bottom. What type of breakers can be expected when trying to land a boat on this beach? #9 Freezing salt water spray should be anticipated when the air temperature drops below what temperature? #10 The National Weather Service differentiates between small craft, gale, whole gale, and hurricane warnings by the __________. #11 When a hurricane passes over colder water or land and loses its tropical characteristics, the storm becomes a(n) __________. #12 A storm's track is characterized by all of the following except __________. #13 What is the direction of rotation of tropical cyclones, tropical storms and hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere? #14 In the relatively calm area near the hurricane center, the seas are __________. #15 The dense black cumulonimbus clouds surrounding the eye of a hurricane are called __________. #16 Which kind of conditions would you observe as the eye of a storm passes over your vessel's position? #17 Tropical cyclones normally form within which of the following belts of latitude? #18 Tropical cyclones are classified by form and intensity. Which system does not have closed isobars? #19 What is the FIRST sign of the existence of a well developed tropical cyclone? #20 In the Northern Hemisphere, the largest waves or swells created by a typhoon or hurricane will be located __________. #21 What indicates that a tropical cyclone may be within 500 to 1,000 miles of your position? #22 You are in the Northern Hemisphere and a tropical wave is located 200 miles due west of your position. Where will the wave be located 24 hours later? #23 A tropical wave is usually preceded by __________. #24 When is the peak of the hurricane season in the western North Pacific? #25 Tropical storms and hurricanes are most likely to form in the Southern hemisphere during __________. #26 Recurvature of a hurricane's track usually results in the forward speed __________. #27 Cyclones tend to move __________. #28 You are underway on course 050°T and your maximum speed is 13 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 120°T, 100 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 265°T at 25 knots. What course should you steer at 13 knots to have the maximum CPA? #29 You are underway on course 050°T and your maximum speed is 12 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 080°T, 100 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 265°T at 22 knots. What course should you steer at 12 knots to have the maximum CPA? #30 You are underway on course 050°T and your maximum speed is 13 knots. The eye of a hurricane bears 100°T, 120 miles from your position. The hurricane is moving towards 275°T at 25 knots. What course should you steer at 13 knots to have the maximum CPA?
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