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The extreme weather event that involves snow

Blizzard


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The tool that measures the temperature

Thermometer

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Any form of water falling to the surface of the earth

A) Humidity
B) Precipitation
C) Evaporation
D) Condensation

Precipitation

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What is the name of the center of a hurricane?

A) Soul
B) Heart
C) Eye
D) Head

The eye of the hurricane

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The type of extreme weather event that forms over the ocean

Hurricanes/Cyclones


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The person who forecasts the weather

A) Weatherologist
B) Astronomer
C) Thermometer
D) Meteorologist

D) Meteorologist

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The process in turning water into water vapor

A) Humidity
B) Precipitation
C) Evaporation
D) Condensation

Evaporation

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What is this weather phenomenon called?



A) Dirt tornado
B) Desert hurricane
C) Dry cyclone
D) Dust devil

Dust devil

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The extreme weather event when there is no precipitation for a long period of time

Drought

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The tool that measures wind speed

A) Airometer
B) Barometer
C) Anemometer
D) Hygrometer

Anomometer



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The process where water vapor is turned into water droplets

A) Humidity
B) Precipitation
C) Evaporation
D) Condensation

Condensation

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To be officially considered a heat wave, the unusually high temperature has to last at least...

A) One full day
B) Three days
C) One week
D) Ten days

Three consecutive days

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What type of extreme weather is hotter than the sun?

What is Lightning

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The tool that measures air pressure

A) Airometer
B) Barometer
C) Anemometer
D) Hygrometer

Barometer

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The term precipitation includes which of the following:

A) Rain only
B) Snow only
C) All liquid forms of water
D) All forms of water and ice

All forms of water and ice falling from the atmosphere


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How many lightning strikes happen everyday worldwide?

A) 8.6 million
B) 10.2 million
C) 12.7 million
D) 26.1 million

8.6 million times a day!


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The extreme weather event that forms when warm moist air collides with cold dry air

Tornado

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The tool that measures humidity

A) Airometer
B) Barometer
C) Anemometer
D) Hygrometer

Hygrometer

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What is the name of the light rain that falls from the cloud, but evaporates before it hits the ground?

A) Aquarius baths
B) Virga showers
C) Taurus storms
D) Gemini drizzle

Virga showers

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What is the term for the fear of rain?

A) Ombrophobia
B) Aquaphobia
C) Agoraphobia
D) Lluviophobia

Ombrophobia