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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
1. What was the average rainfall in the United States from May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019?
15.3 inches
36.2 inches
24.5 inches
42.5 inches
10.5 inches
2. What air force base is the headquarters of the U.S Strategic Command?
Moffett Air Force Base, California
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Maelstrom Air Force Base, Montana
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
3. What are hydrometeors?
small dust particles that accumulate in the atmosphere
precipitation particles found in the atmosphere
volcanic ash that enters the atmosphere during an eruption
ash that enters the atmosphere during forest fires
small meteors that burn up when entering the Earth's atmosphere
4. What is the name of the English mathematician and astronomer who developed the first rain gauge and began making systematic rainfall recordings?
Asa Hutchinson
Patrick Lahey
Richard Townley
John Henry Newman
Walter Meyer
5. How many miles long is the Grand Canyon?
150 miles
277 miles
1,427 miles
68 miles
None of the above
6. What is the name for rock that has changed into another type of rock under the influence of heat, pressure, or another method of change?
magma
sedimentary rock
igneous rock
metamorphic rock
graupel
7. In what year did the U.S. Congress officially protect the Grand Canyon?
1789
1805
1893
1919
1952
8. Scientists closely tracked the volcanic ash from the Raikoke eruption because ________.
ash is hazardous to articrafts
volcanic gasses can be harmful to climate
they were fascinated by it
Both (A) and (B)
None of the above
9. What type of gas did the Raikoke Volcano release into the atmosphere when it erupted?
calcium carbonate
sodium chloride
carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
sulfur dioxide
10. What television series was given credit for shining a light on plastic pollution in the U.K., causing parliament to take on plastic pollution as a policy issue?
Blue Planet II
Our Planet
Animal Planet
Blue Planet I
Planet Earth
