Weather conditions

1. What word best describes the prevailing weather at a location over a long period of time?

• A. anomaly

• B. climate

• C. variation

• D. El Nino

2. Which storms are identified by prepared lists of names?

• A. hurricanes

• B. typhoons

• C. cyclones

• D. all of the above

3. What do you call any form of water (liquid or solid) that falls from the atmosphere to earth?

• A. precipitation

• B. meteorites

• C. waterfalls

• D. ice floes

4. What do you call an atmospheric discharge of electricity that often accompanies thunderstorms?

• A. aurora borealis

• B. lightning

• C. radar beam

• D. tsunami

5. What's the perceived temperature resulting from a combination of wind and cold air?

• A. temperature-humidity index

• B. dew point

• C. wind chill

• D. instability

6. What hexagonal phenomenon of nature looks similar although it is widely believed that no two are identical?

• A. raindrops

• B. volcanic ash

• C. snowflakes

• D. hailstones

7. What was Chicago's coldest official thermometer reading, which occurred Jan. 20, 1985?

• A. -60

• B. -27

• C. -20

• D. -90

8. What state holds the record for the lowest recorded U.S. temperature of 80 degrees below zero?

• A. Montana

• B. Wyoming

• C. Alaska

• D. North Dakota

9. What kind of weather radar can track the wind velocities around raindrops?

• A. lidar

• B. microwave

• C. laser

• D. Doppler

10. During thunderstorms, it is wise to avoid which of these activities?

• A. swimming or taking a bath

• B. standing under a tree

• C. talking on a land-line telephone

• D. all of the above