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Hurricanes
Weather Instruments
Clouds
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What is lightning attracted to?
a. metal and grass b. metal and water c. metal and cars d. water and rain
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What is the driest state in the United States?
a. Los Angeles b. Utah c. Nevada d. Florida
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A hurricane with 165 mph winds is a ____________ hurricane.
a. Category 2 b. Category 3 c. Category 5 d. Category 4
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This instrument measures the direction of the wind.
a. wind vane b. anemometer c. barometer d. rain gauge
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What are the two types of low level clouds?
a. stratus and nimbostratus b. cumulus and cirrostratus c. cumulus and nimbocumulus d. lowclouds and superlowclouds
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What time of day are you most likely to see rainbows?
a. the middle of the day b. the middle of the night c. the morning and late afternoon d. when a leprechaun is hanging out near a pot of gold
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Where is the safest place to be during a tornado?
a. a roof b. in a plane c. in the basement d. in a field
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Hurricane Katrina took place in what year?
a. 1900 b. 2001 c. 2005 d. 1998
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What instrument measures the temperature of the air?
a. barometer b. anemometer c. thermometer d. rain gauge
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Which cloud is found closest to the ground?
a. stratus b. cumulus c. cirrus
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What type of weather do crickets chirp faster in?
a. warm b. cold c. rainy d. snowy
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What is a waterspout?
a. a tornado made of water b. a whirlpool that can be found in the ocean c. the name of a famous indian chief
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Where is the National Hurricane Center located?
a. Miami, Florida b. Greer, South Carolina c. Houston, Texas d. Key West, Florida
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This instrument measures the speed of the wind.
a. wind vane b. anemometer c. barometer d. hygrometer
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What are high level clouds made up of?
a. ice crystals b. water droplets c. fog d. gatorade
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What is the average lifespan of a tornado?
a. 10 hours b. 10 minutes c. 15 minutes d. 12 decades
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Who is a person that is trained to predict the weather?
a. weatherologist b. meteorologist c. climatist d. minearologist
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A ________________ is sent out when there is a possibility that there will be a Hurricane in the next three days?
a. Hurricane warning b. Hurricane watch c. Hurricane possibility
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This instrument measures the air pressure.
a. rain gauge b. hygrometer c. barometer d. thermometer
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What are low level clouds made up of?
a. ice crystals b. water droplets c. gatorade d. fog
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How hot is a bolt of lightning?
a. over 50,000 degrees farenheit b. over 10,000 degrees farenheit c. under 5,000 degrees farenheit d. over 4,000 degrees farenheit
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What is it called when people leave their homes due to a hurricane?
a. evacuation b. bailing out c. elaboration d. dislocation
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What has wind speeds between 40 and 73 mph?
a. Tropical Depression b. Trropical Storm c. Hurricane
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What instrument measures the amount of rain that has fallen?
a. thermometer b. rain gauge c. barometer d. anemometer
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What is fog?
a. a low level cloud b. a mid level cloud c. a cloud that is on the ground