Weather Wiz Kids Quiz Moderate #2
1) When flying through air colder than the freezing point, a plane produces these types of clouds:
a) Contrails
b) Plane Trail
c) Orographic
d) Mammatus
2) What is the average size of a hurricane?
a) 5 miles
b) 50 miles
c) 500 miles
d) 5000 miles
3) The time of day that tornadoes are least likely to occur is between:
a)
5 A.M. and 6 A.M.
b)
10 A.M. and noon
c)
5 P.M. and 6 P.M.
d)
10 P.M. and midnight
4) The current that appears every so often around Christmas and disrupts weather patterns throughout the world is called:
a)
La Nina
b)
El Nino
c)
Low Pressure System
d)
High Pressure System
5) Every year, the U.S. has an average of how many tornadoes?
a) 50
b) 100
c) 300
d) 750
6) What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
a) Hygrometer
b) Anemometer
c) Barometer
d) Thermometer
7) A snowfall of 10 inches is equivalent to approximately how many inches of rainfall?
a) 1 inch
b) 3 inches
c) 5 inches
d) 7 inches
8)
A line of thunderstorms is most likely referred to as:
a) Gust Front
b) Dry Line
c) Cells
d) Squall Line
9)
Walking can become difficult when the wind speed reaches:
a) 12 mph
b) 22 mph
c) 32 mph
d) 42 mph
10) Hail can fall as fast as:
a) 25 mph
b) 45 mph
c) 70 mph
d) 90 mph