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100
You can tell the temperature by counting a cricket’s chirps.
True or False
True!
Yes, you can estimate the temperature by counting cricket chirps, a phenomenon known as Dolbear's Law. To estimate in Fahrenheit, count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and add 40. For Celsius, count chirps in 25 seconds, divide by 3, and then add 4.
100
A _____ heatwave turned grapes to raisins before they were picked from the vine!
A. 2003
B. 1999
A. 2003
100
A hurricane in Florida, USA, caused 900 captive_____ to escape.
A. pythons
B. alligator
A. pythons
100
Which of these is not like the others?
A. tsunami
B. typhoon
C. cyclone
D. hurricane
A. tsunami
100
What color is the best option to wear in order to stay cool on a hot sunny day?
A. White
B. Red
A. White
Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies put nine different color polo shirts out in the sun on a 86 °F day. After five minutes, the black shirt hit 122 °F while the white polo stayed roughly equivalent to the air temperature.
200
Sandstorms can swallow up entire cities.
True or False
True!
200
Lightning often follows a ____.
A. volcanic eruption
B. typhoon
A. volcanic eruption
200
Worms wriggle up from underground when a ___is coming.
A. Thunder
B. Flood
B. Flood
200
What term is frequently used to describe lightning that is so far away that observers cannot hear the thunder?
A. reverse lightning
B. heat lightning
B. heat lightning
So-called “heat lightning” has nothing to do with air temperature. The phenomenon often labeled “heat lightning” is just regular lightning from a storm so distant that it can be seen but not heard.
200
On average, what is the wettest month of the year in the United States?
A. June
B. November
A. June
300
The coldest temperature ever officially recorded was -89.2°F. Brrrr!
True or False
False! It was in Celsius!
300
Raindrops can be the size of a housefly and fall at more than ____.
A. 30kmph
B. 10kmph
A. 30kmph
300
A thunderstorm can produce
A. 160kmph winds
B. 120kmph winds
A. 160kmph winds
300
In 1913 the world-record air temperature of 134 °F was recorded in what country?
A. USA
B. Ecuador
A. USA
The record for hottest observed air temperature was set in Death Valley’s aptly named Furnace Creek in 1913.
300
The National Weather Service calculates the heat index by using air temperature and what other data?
A. Wind Speed
B. Relative Humidity
B. Relative Humidity
400
Mild autumn weather often means bigger spiders in our homes.
True or False
True!
it allows for a larger insect population for spiders to feed on, leading to them getting bigger, while also signaling their seasonal movement indoors to seek warmth and mates
400
Cape Farewell in _____ is the windiest place on the planet.
A. Greenland
B. Iceland
A. Greenland
400
Wildfires sometimes create tornadoes made of fire called fire ____.
A. Whirls
B. Wheels
A. Whirls
400
Which of the following directly causes wind?
A. gaseous emissions from volcanoes
B. uneven heating from the Sun
B. uneven heating from the Sun
Various surfaces of Earth absorb heat from the Sun differently. Hotter air tends to rise and spread out; this is a low-pressure area.
400
Because it contains strong updrafts, which of these cloud types produces the most hail?
A. Cumulonimbus
B. Cirrus
A. Cumulonimbus
A cumulonimbus is a heavy, dense, towerlike cloud that can reach up to 40,000 feet.
500
About 1,000 thunderstorms rain down on Earth every minute.
True or False
False!
2,000 thunderstorms!
500
In July 2001 the rainfall in ______ was blood red!
A. Kerala, India
B. Mumbai, India
A. Kerala, India
500
In 1972, a blizzard dumped 8m of snowfall on Iran, burying
A. 200 villages
B. 100 villages
A. 200 villages
500
The three major cities (with populations greater than 100,000) that get the most snowfall on Earth are all in what country?
A. Japan
B. Canada
A. Japan
Japan’s Aomori city averages about 25 feet of snow a year, making it one of the snowiest places on Earth.
500
The Coriolis effect is used to describe what weather phenomenon?
A. rainbows appearing after rain
B. weather patterns moving in a curved line
B. weather patterns moving in a curved line