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USCG General Navigation (Set 39)
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High clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded together to form a "mackerel sky", would be classified as __________.
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30 MCQs #1 High clouds, composed of small white flakes or scaly globular masses, and often banded together to form a "mackerel sky", would be classified as __________. #2 A thin, whitish, high cloud popularly known as "mares' tails" is __________. #3 Cirrus clouds are composed primarily of __________. #4 Which type of cloud is composed entirely of ice crystals and is found at very high altitudes? #5 The bases of middle clouds are located at altitudes of between __________. #6 Which list of clouds is in sequence, from highest to lowest in the sky? #7 A low, uniform layer of cloud resembling fog, but not resting on the ground, is called __________. #8 Cloud formations are minimal when the __________. #9 Clouds form __________. #10 Clouds are classified according to their __________. #11 Which type of weather could you expect soon after seeing "hook" or "comma" shaped cirrus clouds? #12 What occurs when rising air cools to the dew point? #13 The presence of stratus clouds and a dying wind will usually result in __________. #14 In illustration D039NG below, what type of cloud is indicated by the number five? #15 In illustration D039NG below, what type of cloud is indicated by the number four? #16 In illustration D039NG below, which number indicates cirrus clouds? #17 Fog forms when the air __________. #18 What will act to dissipate fog? #19 Fog is formed when __________. #20 Radiation fog __________. #21 Fog forms when the air temperature is at or below __________. #22 While on watch, you notice that the air temperature is dropping and is approaching the dew point. Which type of weather should be forecasted? #23 When compared to air temperature, which factor is most useful in predicting fog? #24 As the temperature of the air reaches the dew point, __________. #25 Fog is likely to occur when there is little difference between the dew point and the __________. #26 Fog generally clears when the __________. #27 Steam smoke will occur when __________. #28 Which condition would most likely result in fog? #29 When warm moist air blows over a colder surface and is cooled below its dew point, the result is __________. #30 Fog is most commonly associated with a(n) __________.
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