Winter Weather
All snowflakes are alike - true or false?
FALSE
When it is cold out, you can wear these on your hands to keep them warm.
Mittens or gloves
I am made of 3 spheres of snow and decorate the front and backyards making children happy.
What are snowmen?
A polar bear's skin is:
a. white
b. black
c. pink
b. black!
Which country will celebrate 2020 first?
A. Japan B. Australia C. New Zealand D. Kiribati
D. Kiribati.
The Line Islands that are part of Kiribati are in the world's farthest forward time zone, UTC+14:00.
Snowflakes usually have how many sides?
Six
What are you making when you lay in the snow and move your arms and legs?
Snow angels
An act of charity that often takes place in December.
What is donating food, clothing, and other goods to the less fortunate. Or free Christmas meal.
When is winter in the Southern Hemisphere?
June, July and August (or during our summer)
Christmas celebrates the birth of ______.
Jesus
Snow isn't actually white - true or false?
True! Hard to believe but snow is actually clear. Since snow is made out of ice crystals, light bounces off all the crystals and reflects back to our eyes as white.
Name 3 things you need or wear to ski
Skis, boots, poles, snow pants, hat gloves, etc.
A round structure constructed with blocks of snow and ice.
What is an igloo?
What breed of dogs usually pull dogsleds?
Huskies
Hannukah lasts for _____ nights.
Eight
What was the size of the largest snowflake that ever fell?
A. 0.1" B. 1" C. 3" D. 5" E. 15"
Guinness World Records lists a snowflake 15 inches in diameter and 8 inches thick as measured at Fort Keogh, Montana, in 1887, as the largest.
The sports that are in a Biathlon in Winter Olympics.
What are cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?
A pendent mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
What is an icicle?
An animal that hibernates through the winter.
What are bears, skunks, bees, snakes, groundhogs or bats?
The country that started Boxing Day?
What is England?
Boxing Day is a national holiday in Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
If 10 cm of average snow is melted in a container, how much water should you get?
A. 5 cm B. 3cm C. 2cm D. 1cm E. 0.1cm
D - 1cm. Snow to liquid ration is 10:1.
The country hosted the last Winter Olympics.
What is South Korea?
PyeongChang 2018.
A very QUIET activity that takes place out on a frozen lake or pond.
What is Ice Fishing?
A winter top that is named after a slow moving reptile.
What is a turtle neck?
What is the shortest day of the year called?
The winter solstice.