Trivia Quiz: Fun Weather Facts

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Question 1: What is a squall?

 A: A tornado in a snow storm
 B: Two or more converging cold fronts
 C: Significant wind gusts lasting several minutes
 D: A lightning storm (no rain or thunder)

Question 2: What is the purpose of the Fujita scale?

 A: Measure wind intensity/damage
 B: Measure hurricane intensity/damage
 C: Measure humidity
 D: Measure tornado intensity/damage

Question 3: What does the term 'box' indicate in weather lingo?

 A: A precipitation front
 B: A storm watch (typically thunderstorm or tornado)
 C: An inaccurate forecast
 D: The region a specific forecast is expected to affect

Question 4: What is a cloud shaped like a comma usually a sign of?

 A: Snow
 B: It's spring
 C: Nothing
 D: A low pressure front

Question 5: How long does the average tornado last?

 A: less than 3 minutes
 B: less than 7 minutes
 C: less than 15 minutes
 D: less than 19 minutes

Question 6: Lightning is how much hotter than the sun?

 A: 2 times
 B: 3 times
 C: 5 times
 D: It is not hotter than the sun

Question 7: What is a shear?

 A: A variation in wind speed
 B: A period of heavy rain
 C: A cloudless sky
 D: An ice storm

Question 8: What is the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane?

 A: Hurricanes are more intense
 B: Typhoons are more intense
 C: Hurricanes occur on the Western Hemisphere, Typhoons occur on the Eastern Hemisphere
 D: A typhoon involves a tsunami

Question 9: What is the term for winds blowing clockwise around an area of high pressure in the Northern hemisphere?

 A: Anti-cyclone
 B: Cyclone
 C: Typhoon
 D: Hurricane

Question 10: Water particles that freeze once they hit the ground are called what?

 A: Snow
 B: Sleet
 C: Ice
 D: Freezing rain



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