Arctic
Snow
Freezing
Ice
Cold
100
During winter solstice, the days are shorter because:
a) the sun is the farthest from the equator
b) the sun is the closest to the equator
a) the sun is the farthest from the equator
100
True or False: Every snow flake has 6 sides.
True. The molecules in ice crystals join to one another in a hexagonal structure, an arrangement which allows water molecules - each with one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms - to form together in the most efficient way.
100
In the 2002 movie, Ice Age, John Leguizamo was the voice of Sid. What kind of animal is Sid?
a) a snake
b) a salamander
c) a sloth
c) a sloth
100
True or False: Every snowflake is different, just like a fingerprint.
True
100
Where can you find the snow belt?
a) United States of America
b) Canada
c) Scandinavia
a) United States of America
200
What shape are snowflakes?
a) Pentagons
b) Hexagons
c) Octagons
b) Hexagons
200
True or False: It must be 32 degrees F or colder for it to snow.
False. It has been known to snow with temperatures in the mid-40s. Temperatures are below 32 degrees F up in the clouds where the snow is forming.
200
What is it called when you add wind to a snowstorm?
Blizzard
200
True or False: Ice skating is the oldest winter game in the Olympics.
True
200
How old was the inventor of the snowmobile?
a) 33
b) 24
c) 56
b) 24, Harold J. Kalenze
300
What sets up the possibility of an avalanche?
a) a snow drift
b) a snow pack
c) a snow slab
c) a snow slab
A snow slab is basically a cohesive layer of snow sitting on a weaker layer. The danger with slabs is that a large mass of snow can slide down a slope burying a skier.
300
The area of the U.S. that spans the great lakes and includes a path from Minnesota to Main is called the "_______ Belt."
"Snow Belt"
300
How tall was the world's largest snowman?
a) 113 feet 7 inches
b) 122 feet 1 inch
c) 131 feet 4 inches
b) 122 feet 1 inch and the total weight of the snowman was about 13,000,000 lbs. of snow!!
300
What size was the world's largest recorded snowflake?
a) .38 centimeters
b) 38 inches
c) 38 millimeters
a) .38 centimeters
300
Which of the following is not effected by wind chill?
a) person
b)dog
c) car radiator
d) bird
car radiator, Wind chill has no effect on cars or other objects. Wind chill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin. As wind increases, heat is carried away from the body at an accelerated rate, driving the body temperature down.
400
What state grows the most Christmas trees?
Oregon
400
When does snow make a sound?
a) when it is freshly fallen
b) when the air temperature is very low
c) when it is about to melt
c) when it is about to melt
When snow melts, the space in between each crystal is reduced as well as the buffering property, and the silence of a fresh snow goes away. In fact, as snow turns into ice, it can actually make sounds louder because it will reflect sound waves instead of absorbing them.
400
On what other planet in the Solar System have scientists observed snow falling?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Jupiter
b) Venus, it snows metal.
At the very top of Venus’s mountains, beneath the thick clouds, is a layer of snow. But since it’s so hot on Venus, snow as we know it can’t exist. Instead, the snow capped mountains are capped with two types of metal: galena and bismuthinite.
400
What sort of snow turns into a glacier?
a) partially melted snow from a snow pack
b) snow that has not melted for a number of years
c) fresh snow falling on mountain tops
b) snow that has not melted for a number of years
Glaciers are made up of fallen snow that, over many years, compresses into large, thickened ice masses. Glaciers form when snow remains in one location long enough to transform into ice.
400
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128 degrees F. On what continent was this temperature recorded?
The temperature was measured on Antarctica in 1983.
500
On average, one inch of rain is equal to how many inches of snow?
9-11 inches of snow
500
On average, one inch of rain is equal to how many inches of snow?
9-11 inches
500
What's the difference between sleet, hail, and freezing rain?
Hail is a chunk of ice dropped from a thunderstorm.
Sleet is frozen rain.
Freezing rain is liquid rain that freezes to a surface such as the road, sidewalk, and trees.
500
What does a snow groomer do?
a) uses snow in hair styling
b) moves snow off roads
c) manipulates snow for recreational use
c) manipulates snow for recreational use, such as skiing
500
What color is a snow flower?
a) red
b) white
c) blue
a) red
