Wild Weather

What force drives almost all the extreme weather on our planet?

• Ocean currents

• Magnetic fields

• Gravity

• Wind

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What was measured on Mount Washington on April 12, 1934?

• The fastest wind speed ever recorded

• The deepest snow

• The most rainfall in a day

• The highest temperature ever

What phenomenon creates a fire whirl?

• A tsunami

• A hurricane

• A whirlwind made of fire

• A tornado

What is the shape crucial to extreme weather like tornadoes and hurricanes?

• Circle

• Triangle

• Vortex

• Square

What happened to the people who tried to pull the sword out of the snow?

• They became royalty

• They couldn't remove the sword and fell

• They became He-Man or She-ra

• They were granted the power over all weather

What is the weight comparison used to describe the difference between a raindrop and a cloud droplet?

• A sugar cube and a caravan

• A pebble and a boulder

• A feather and a brick

• A grain of sand and a beach ball

What happens to raindrops as they fall?

• They evaporate completely

• They split into smaller droplets

• They freeze into ice

• They combine into larger drops

What is the official difference between rain and drizzle?

• The amount of water

• The size of the droplets

• Whether or not it causes splashes in puddles

• The duration of the precipitation

What is hail made of?

• Ice pellets

• Snowflakes

• Layers of ice

• Frozen raindrops

What is hail?

• Ice pellets

• Frozen rain

• Layered balls of ice

• Snowballs