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cirrus clouds
What are the wispy white clouds called (hint: they often announce a soon change in weather)
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Arizona (Yuma, Arizona)
The sunniest city on Earth is in what state?
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basement
Where is the safest place to be during a tornado?
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over 50,000 degrees F
How hot is a bolt of lightning?
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the amount of (water) moisture in the air.
What is humidity?
200
cumulus clouds
What are fluffy, cotton-like clouds called?
200
Nevada
What is the driest state in the United States?
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10 minutes
What is the average lifespan of a tornado?
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metal and water
What are the two things that lightning is attracted to?
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a person who predicts the weather
What is a meteorologist?
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nimbus clouds
What are the dark gray clouds that often mean rain?
300
faster
Do crickets chirp faster or slower when the weather is warm?
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a tornado over water
What is a waterspout?
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electricity
Lightning is a powerful burst of _____ .
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morning or evening when the sun is low in the sky
During what time of the day are rainbows most likely to form?
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stratus clouds
What are the clouds that form in low, dark layers?
400
-128 degrees F
What was the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
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over 155 miles per hour
How fast are the winds in a category 5 hurricane?
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true
True or false? Thunder is a noise caused by lightning.
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anemometer
What is the name of the instrument used to measure wind speed?
500
A cloud that is near the ground
What is fog?
500
134 degrees F
What was the hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States?
500
Before 1979- they had all female names, since 1979 they've had both male and female names.
How are hurricane names before 1979 different from those after 1979?
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false- Most lightning occurs over land rather than oceans.
True or False? Most lightning occurs over oceans rather than land?
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temperature
What does a thermometer measure?