Quiz about Climate & Weather

Question 1

layer of air that surrounds the Earth

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

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stratosphere

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troposphere

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exosphere

Question 2

what the atmosphere is like at a certain time: short time

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weather

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climate

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time lapse

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hydrosphere

Question 3

average weather conditions over a long period of time

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Climate

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Weather

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Temperature

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Humidity

Question 4

a system producing severe thunderstorm and featuring rotating winds sustained by a prolonged updraft: may result in hail or tornado

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super cells

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hurricanes

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tsunami

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blizzards

Question 5

land breeze-winds blow from land to water

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offshore winds

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onshore winds

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tornado

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wind gusts

Question 6

sea breeze-winds blow from water to land

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onshore winds

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offshore winds

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tornado

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wind gusts

Question 7

quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

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humidity

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aquatic threshold

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dew point

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vapor trail

Question 8

the degree of heat present in a substance or object

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Temperature

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Heat index

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Thermal energy

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Caloric value

Question 9

tropical storms that form over the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific Ocean

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Hurricanes

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Cyclone

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Super Cell

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Tsunami

Question 10

tropical storms that form over the South Pacific and Indian Ocean

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Cyclone

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Super Cell

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Hurricanes

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Tsunami

Question 11

tropical storms that form over the Northwest Pacific Ocean

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Typhoon

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Cyclone

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Super Cell

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Hurricanes

Question 12

Summers are June-August & Winters are December-February

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Northern Hemisphere

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Eastern Hemisphere

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Southern Hemisphere

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Western Hemisphere

Question 13

Summers are December-February & Winters are June-August

Accepted Answer

Southern Hemisphere

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Northern Hemisphere

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Eastern Hemisphere

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Western Hemisphere

Question 14

a 1 to 5 rating based on only a hurricane's maximum sustained wind speed: does not take into account storm surge, rainfall flooding, and tornadoes

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Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale

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National Hurricane Center Rating

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Tropical Cyclone Classification System

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Hurricane Severity Index

Question 15

used to assign a tornado a rating from 1-5 based on estimated wind speeds and related damage

Accepted Answer

Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale)

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Tornado Severity Index

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Tornado Damage Assessment Scale

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Fujita Scale

Climate & Weather

15 questions

layer of air that surrounds the Earth

what the atmosphere is like at a certain time: short time

average weather conditions over a long period of time

a system producing severe thunderstorm and featuring rotating winds sustained by a prolonged updraft: may result in hail or tornado

land breeze-winds blow from land to water

sea breeze-winds blow from water to land

quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

the degree of heat present in a substance or object

tropical storms that form over the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeast Pacific Ocean

tropical storms that form over the South Pacific and Indian Ocean

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