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Weather
This quiz has a sampling of weather phenomena, instruments, and records.
Quiz ID:
#751
Fun:
(2.1)
Difficulty:
(2.07)
Category:
Science
Created By:
wxman
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#1 Air pressure is measured with which type of instrument?
Pressure Cooker
Anemometer
Thermometer
Barometer
Milometer
#2 Which of the following is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere where most of the weather is located?
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Ionosphere
Cryosphere
Mesosphere
#3 What is the Earth's largest storm system?
Hurricanes/tropical cyclones
Tornadoes
The jet stream
Isobars
Megamets
#4 A river of high-speed air that normally separates polar air from mid-latitude is known as the?
Arctic Flow
Big Blow
Gulf Stream
Vectors
Jet stream
#5 The vernal equinox, one of the days on which the sun's rays are directly at the equator, occurs closest to which of the following dates?
December 22
March 21
January 1
June 22
July 1
#6 Which continent holds the record for the earth's hottest temperature ever officially recorded (136F or 58C)?
Asia
North America
Australia
South America
Africa
#7 Which country experiences the highest number of tornadoes per year?
China
Australia
India
United States
Russia
#8 The world's most deadly tornado that killed 1300 people occurred on April 26, 1989. Which country did this event occur in?
US
India
Bangladesh
China
Japan
#9 Which country has the distinction of holding the record for the world's heaviest recorded hailstone of 7.5 pounds or 3.5 kilos?
US
Canada
China
Russia
India
#10 The rare, highest level of ice clouds in the earth's atmosphere, that are found in the mesosphere are called:
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Stellar
Noctilucent
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