Study Questions
1. Which two countries fought in the Falkland War?
England and Argentina
2. How many gold stripes are on the Blue Service coat sleeve of a Captain in the Navy?
Four
3. Which two countries were the first to declare war in 1914?
Austria-Hungary and Serbia
4. The Mach number of a missile is directly proportional to:
The speed of sound in the region, The amount of thrust being produced by the missile, The speed of the missile
5. The only naval craft boarded and captured in battle since 1815 was
A German u-boat (u-505)
5. Three short blasts from a ship in International Water indicates:
�my engines are going astern�
6. What was the first name of German Field Mashall Rommel?
Erwin
7. What was the name of the first US aircraft carrier?
USS Langley
8. When does the Coast Guard operate under the autority of the Department of Commerce?
During peacetime
9. When was the Japenese surrender signed at the end of WW2?
Septemeber 2 ,1945
10. In a survival situation, if water is limited, it is best to
Take small sips and ration water
11. What are three factors bearing on the speed of sound in the sea?
Temperature, salinity, pressure
12. When performing a pass in review, the platoon commander executes eyes right when the platoon is within how many paces from the nearest member of the reviewing party?
Six
14. What is the jet powered, twin engine, carrier based aircraft that�s primary mission is sea control?
S-3b Viking
13. What are �aerolites�?
Stony meteorites
14. What does the aircraft designation �X� stand for?
Research
15. What is the sixth amendment to the Constitution
Right to a trial by jury of peers
16. Who were the opposing forces during the battle of salamis in 280 bc?
Greek and Persian
17. the navy first aircraft carrier, the uss Langley, was converted from what in 1921?
A collier
18. during the Vietnam was, the seventh fleet had as many as five carriers operating off of what station in the Tonkin gulf?
Yankee station
19. What is the plotted lin with both magnitude and direction?
Vector
20. what does FAX mean?
Electronic facsimile
21. What is the staff ornament for the national ensign when displayed in an NJROTC colorguard?
Battle ax
22. By how much do men increase their chance for lung cancer as a result of smoking?
220%
23. in colorguard, when can the command countermarch be executed?
While halted, while marking time, while marching.
24. What does the two minute time period for completing as many push-ups as possible officially begin with?
Ready, begin
25. what type of small material having a low ignition point, so it is easily lighted?
Tinder
26. what type of jungle is characterized by large trees and a network of vines?
Primary jungle
27. Rank/Rate and the JROTC bar insiginias are centered at what distance from the collar point on the male and female short sleeve blue shirt?
1 and 7/8 of an inch
28. ribbons and aiguillettes are not authorized on which of the following male and female NJROTC uniforms?
Winter working blue, Khaki uniform,
29. When you are in uniform and outdorrs and you hear the national anthem played and the falg is not visible, what do you do?
Stand at attention, face the music and render a salute
30. When attending an outdoor event ub uniform and the US flag is escorted pat you, how many paces is it before you render a hand salute?
When the flag is 6 paces from you
31. naval science instructors and school officials can learn the condition of many aspect of training, morale, and leadership that exists in their unit by the cadets
appearance
32. Upon completion of the inspection of eac platoon, on which command does the platoon commander move by the most direct route and takes his/her post six paces in from of the center of his/her platoon?
Attention
33. In NJROTC the purpose of a Training Time Out (TTO) is
An appropriate means for a cadet to obtain relief if he/she is experiencing
34. When marching in �quick time,� the cadence is
120 (30-inch) steps per minute
35. What is the lateral distance measured between individuals from shoulder to shoulder, on the same line called?
Interval
36. What hand removes your combination cover or your garrison cap when the command �uncover, two� is given?
Right hand
37. When the platoon is formed in line at normal interval, where is the platoon commander positioned?
Six paces in front of and centered on the platoon.
38. When at trail arms, the salute is the same as for order arms except that the butt of the rifle is held ______ inches off the ground at the trail.
3 inches
39. What is the most serious breach of sword etiquette?
Dropping the sword when making the sword salute
40. What position are you in when drawing the sword and your thumb is against your trousers seam and the rest of your finger are joined behind the scabbard?
Present sword
41. What guidon position is used as a signal for helping the cadets in the execution of commands where hearing verbal commands is difficult?
Ready guidon
42. Which of the following commands is given when the guidon bearer moves his/her left hand, palm down, to a position approximately 18 inches above his/her right hand, keeping the left are parallel to the ground?
Salute
43. What movement is the platoon performing when the guidon bearer brings the staff of the guidon diagonally across his/her body with the flagstaff topping ornament to the left?
Double time
44. the color guard marches at the normal cadence of
12 thirty-inch steps per minute
45. Which of the following steps are correct in folding the flag?
Fold the flag the long way so the crease parallels the red and white stripes
46. What characteristics refer to the influence of their surroundings on a person, such as stress level and availability of nourishing food?
Environment
47. What is the minimum physical fitness standard a cadet must achieve in all categories of the entire Physical Fitness Test, regardless of the total number of points earned, to have earned the PFT ribbon?
Satisfactory
48. What ribbon device is awarded to the cadet who scores an overall point score of �outstanding� on the PFT and achieves the minimum requirements to be �satisfactory� in each event?
Gold lamp
49. What is the basic position for treating shock?
Position victim�s head lower than the feet
50. What is the type of bleeding in which the bleeding is bright red, and the blood spurts from the wound? This bleeding is life threatening and difficult to control.
Arterial bleeding
51. topographical maps made specifically for orienteering are typically drawn to a scale of
1:10,000 and 1:15,000
52. What will be a key step to take if you know that you might be in a survival situation in a wilderness area?
Prepare a survival kit
53. What jungle is characterized by a swamp-like assembly of tangled roots and interwoven branches, often with a mud floor under a foot or more of brackish water?
Mangrove jungle
54. What Pacific Island groups are part of the Trust Territiories of the Central Pacific?
Mariana, Caroline, Marshall
55. What sea lies between the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aden?
Red Sea
56. Lithosphere is the
Earth�s crust
57. The movement of the Earth�s land masses is known as the theory
Continental drift
58. Echo sounding is used to determine the
Depth to the ocean bottom
59. The most poisonous of all fish are the
Scorpionfish
60. Which of the following statements best describes the aneroid barometer?
Contains a small metallic cell, which expands when pressure decreases and vice versa
61. how many jet streams normally move over the North American continent in winter?
Three
62. what cloud is the lowest cloud type?
Stratus
63. How many types of middle clouds are there?
Two
64. From which direction do the winds blow during the Winter Monsoon?
Northeast
65. In regard to ship maneuvering, what is the most dangerous area in a hurricane in the Northen Hempisphere
Right semicircle when in the same direction as the storm movement
66. What is the maximum wind velocity in a typhoon?
64 mph and up
67. The moon�s diameter is about
1/3 the earth�s diameter
68. What is the telescope called that uses a black disk to hide the Sun�s brightness?
Coronagraph
69. The �plane of the ecliptic� refers to the orbit of which planet?
Earth
70. An official catalog of comet appearance going back to Halley�s appearance in 87 bc tells us that there are presently how many known comets?
About 600
71. Meteorites that usually weigh between an ounce and a pound are called
Tektites
72. A nebulae tha tis visible only because it is silhouetted against the stars behind it is known as a
Dark nebulae
73. In brightness and temperature our Sun is classified as
Average
74. Newton based his laws of motion largely on
Observation and experimentation
75. The flow of electrical energy through a conductor is called
Electric current
76. That type of wave often travels best in a complete vacuum?
Electromagnetic wave
77. This causes the spreading of radio waves behind obstruction .
Diffraction
78. The type of wave is produced in a stringed instrument when the string is plucked?
Transverse wave
79. What sonar equipment can be used by helicopters to detect submerged submarines
Dipping sonar
80. What are the four main ocean areas that are of prime importance to the United States?
Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, and Afro-Asian
81. Before the actual outbreak of World War II in 1939, Hitler confirmed Clausewitz�s premise that
Military operations were only the last resort against an enemy, to be applied only after all other modes of conquest had failed.
82. Reports of evaluated and interpreted information which attempt to forecast enemy intentions for decision making leaders so they may prepare national security plans are called
Startegic intelligence
83. In general, visual communication is preferred over other means of communicating because it is
Secure
84. The primary military objective of the Navy Oceanographic Program is to
advance the knowledge of ocean, coastal, and seabed areas for the purpose of increasing the effectiveness of naval and other military weapon systems.
85. In the civilian community, what type of laws are designed to protect society from acts of it�s irresponsible citizens, without infringing upon citizens individual rights under the Constitution?
Criminal
86. Management of international relations by negotiation as a means of obtaining maximum national advantage without resorting to force, while keeping friendly relations with other nations, is called
Diplomacy
87. Which of the following military actions is legal according to the present rules warfare?
Aerial and naval bombardment of industrial and transportation targets in major cities.
88. Girders, attached to the keep and running athwartships and supporting the watertight skin or sheet plating which forms the sides and bottom of the ship, are the
Transverse frame
89. During battle and other emergency conditions, the primary means of communication for damage control is
A sound powered telephone system
90. When a flag is in such a condition of deterioration that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, the flag is destroyed in a dignified way, preferably how?
Burning
91. A ship that is swinging on a bight of chain between two anchors is
Moored
92. When a boat is proceeding ahead in the normal manner and the rudder is put right, what will the boat do first?
Fall off to port
93. Setting the ship�s clock to the correct time, so that everyone aboard is using accurate time for log entries and messages, is a job assigned to the
Quartermasters
94. In a meeting situation, both vessels are give-way, and they must indicate by whistle signal how they intend to pass. In order for these vessels to pass port-to-port, according to inland regulations they must signal with
One short whistle blasts
95. What is the logarithmic speed-time-distance device in the bottom margin of the maneuvering board?
Nomogram
96. In the Department of the Navy, aboard warships, responsibility for all material matters concerning weapons, except research and development, is assigned to
Weapons Department
97. In the proper sequence, the propellant train of a naval gun which extends from initiating stage to the main charge consists of the
Primer, booster, burster
98. To whom did the Russians surrender during World War I?
Germany
99. Naval Intelligence first became part of the Navy Department in
1882
100. What does "EMS" stand for?
Emergency Medical System
101. What is the title of the enlistment program program that allows up to twelve months postponement before entering the Navy?
Delayed Entry Program (DEP)
102. The approach of heavy weather involves the total preparation of the ship mush as is done for
general quarters and battle stations
103. In military drill terminology, what is an "element"?
An individual, squad, platoon or company that is part of a larger unit
104.
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