What Do You Know About the Weather?

Weather is all around us, changing from day to day, minute to minute. It makes or breaks our day when we're outside, but also influences us when we're in. It's something mankind has always had to deal with. If we 'talked about the weather', how well would you fare?
 
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Which of these is something weather does NOT depend on?
Magnetic field
Atmospheric Pressure
Wind speed
Humidity
 
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Which of these is NOT a type of cloud?
Cumulus
Cossiculus
Nimbus
Cirrus
 
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True or False: Fog is simply clouds that are low to the ground
True
False
 
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If you’re out in the open during a storm, you should...
Take shelter under a tree
Get away from high places
Lie flat on the ground
Use a cliff for shelter
 
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What is the hottest air temperature ever recorded on Earth?
134.1 °F (56.7 °C)
145.1 °F (62.8 °C)
123.3.3 °F (50.5 °C)
167.5 °F (75.2 °C)
 
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Where was this temperature measured?
Flaming Mountains, China
Turbat, Pakistan
Death Valley, California
Sahara Desert
 
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An abnormal rise in sea level accompanying a hurricane or other intense storm is called a...
Tropical Wave
Storm Surge
Post-Tropical Cyclone
Eyewall
 
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A seasonal change in the direction of winds that can cause heavy rains or dry seasons is a...
Downdraft
El Niño
Cyclone
Monsoon
 
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Which spins faster, a hurricane, which is formed on water, or a tornado, which is formed on land?
Tornado
Hurricane
 
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Why are clouds white?
Because their chemical composition is like that of water vapors
Because they contain ice
They reflect the light of the sun
 
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Complete the sentence: While El Niño _______ the Pacific Ocean, La Niña _______ it.
Cools, warms
Depletes, increases
Increases, depletes
Warms, cools
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True or False: You can count the chirps of grasshoppers outside to tell the temperature
False
True
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