航海英语新题库(船舶结构、气象).docVIP

海上气象报告与气象导航 1.______ LOW ELY SLWLY WITH COLD FRONT FM CEN TO 12N 179W AND WARM FROM FM CEN TO 11N 171W． A．SHLW B．SCTD C．OBS D．SW A 2.______ moving rather quickly east expected 150 miles south of Cape Farewell 972 by 160000 GMT． A．Developed low B．Developing low C．Being developed low D．Low to be developed B 3.______ rain means it rains in some parts of the area． A．Squally B．Isolated C．Scattered D．Occasional C 4.A local wind which occurs during the daytime and is caused by the different rates of warming of land and water is a ______． A．Foehn B．Chinook C．Land breeze D．Sea breeze D 5.A microbarograph is a precision instrument that provides a ______． A．charted record of atmospheric temperature over time B．charted record of atmospheric pressure over time C．graphic record of combustible gases measured in an atmosphere D．graphic record of vapor pressure from a flammable/combustible liquid B 6.A tropical storm is building strength some distance from your ship．Waves are coming from the east，with periods increasing from 5 seconds to 15 seconds．The swell is from the east．Where was the storm when these new swells were generated ________． A．To the north of you B．To the south of you C．To the east of you D．To the west of you C 7.A type of precipitation that occurs only in thunderstorms with strong convection currents that convey raindrops above and below the freezing level is known as ______． A．Sleet B．Hail C．Freezing rain D．Rime B 8.A weather forecast states that the wind will commence backing．In the Northern Hemisphere，this would indicate that it will ______． A．Shift in a clockwise manner B．Shift in a counterclockwise manner C．Continue blowing from the same direction D．Decrease in velocity B 9.A WIND BLOWS ROUND ANTICLOCKWISE defines ______． A．Bcking（of wind） B．Beach（to） C．Veering（of wind） D．Maintaining direction of the wind A 10.After a cold front passes，the barometric pressure ______． A．Drops，and the temperature drops B．Drops，and t