What is the day called when the sun is at its farthest north or south latitude?

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Climate

• Weather

Fill in the blank: A _______ is when the day and night are the same length and happens twice a year.

• A) Solstice

• B) Equinox

• C) Hurricane

• D) Tornado

What is the term for the atmosphere at a particular location and time?

• Weather

• Climate

• Precipitation

• Rain shadow

Fill in the blank: _______ is weather at a particular location over a long period of time.

• A) Weather

• B) Climate

• C) Hurricane

• D) Tornado

What are water droplets falling in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail called?

• Precipitation

• Rain shadow

• Hurricane

• Blizzard

Fill in the blank: The land on the leeward side of hills or mountains is known as a _______.

• Rain shadow

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Blizzard

What are storms that form over warm, tropical ocean waters called?

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Tornado

• Blizzard

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a powerful, funnel-shaped column of spiraling air.

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Tornado

• Blizzard

What is a heavy snowstorm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour called?

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Drought

Fill in the blank: A long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall is known as _______.

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

• Tornado

• Drought