Science /Weather Super Quiz

Where is the coldest recorded temperature on Earth?

• North Pole research station

• Fargo, ND

• Vostok research station, Antarctica

• Yakutsk, Russia

• International Falls, Minnesota

What causes air to move from side to side?

• conduction

• convection

• advection

• condensation

• radiation

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Each hemisphere contains ______ patterns of flow called circulation cells.

• two looping
• three looping

• four looping

• five looping

• various looping

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Water vapor is found only in this layer of atmosphere.

• troposphere

• exosphere

• mesosphere

• thermosphere

• stratosphere

Which of the following is NOT the name of an air mass?

• Arctic maritime

• Polar maritime

• Tropical continental

• Antarctic maritime

• Equatorial maritime

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When warm air gets trapped between 2 cold air masses, this is called a

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

• occluded front

• warm front

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What is the Beaufort scale used to measure?

• wind strength

• density

• wind direction

• rainfall

• air pressure

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The phrase, "The Beast from the East" refers to

• the massive dump of heavy snow from the polar easterlies in Europe

• heavy rainfall in the Amazon from the trade winds

• thunderstorms in Chicago caused from polar easterlies

• dry and hot summers from central Asia

• atmospheric rivers from Pacific Northwest

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How many atmospheric rivers are there in each hemisphere at any given moment?

• 1 or 2

• 2 to 3

• 3 to 5

• 5 to 8

• 6 to 7

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Which of the following is criteria for defining a planet in the Goldilocks Zone?

• not too big and not too small

• optimal distance from the Sun to provide liquid water

• spins on an axis

• third planet

• All of the above