Meteorology. Test 6 – Online Maritime Tests

If the distance between two consecutive isobars (drawn at intervals of 4mb) is found to be 100 n.m. and the latitude is 50 deg, what is the geostrophic wind speed?

15 kts
120 kts
60 kts
30 kts

In a tropical revolving storm, 'the eye' is a small central region of _____

comparatively strong winds and heavy clouds.
comparatively light winds and little clouds.
very strong winds and no clouds.
no winds and heavy rain.

On this weather routeing chart, what does the lower figure represent?

The mean resultant
The strongest current experienced
The percentage frequency of currents having a rate of less than
The number. of observations

Which of these is the correct pressure sequence associated with a weather ' cold front '?

In advance - fall ; during the passage - sudden rise ; in the rear - rise continues more slowly.
None of these are correct.
In advance - sudden fall; during the passage - sudden rise; in the rear - steady.
In advance - steady ; during the passage - sudden rise ; in the rear - fall.

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