Quiz - Weather Quiz (Scott Mollison)
Weather Quiz
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What 2 basic elements need to be in place to create the conditions necessary for the formation of thunderstorms?
a. Moist air + uplifting force
b. Cyclonic force + moist air
c. Anticyclonic force + cold, dry air
d. Cold air + uplifting force
e. Coriollis effect + warm, moist air
Answer
a
What two severe weather related occurances that accompany thunderstrms require the up and down movement of water vapor in clouds?
a. lightning + glaze
b. lightning + hail
c. glaze + hail
d. drizzle + lightning
e. funnel clouds + freezing rain
Answer
b
What kind of systems, when viewed from above, appear to spin in a counter-clockwise direction?
a. low pressure aka anticyclones
b. high pressure aka anticyclones
c. high pressure aka cyclones
d. low pressure aka cyclones
e. Colorado Low aka anticyclone
Answer
d
Is it possible to have a tornado without having a thunderstorm ?
a. Yes
b. No
Answer
b
Where are the highest wind speeds in a tornado?
a. At the very outside edges, close to the ground
b. Right in the middle
c. At the top of the system
d. 10 km away from the funnel
e. At the tropopause
Answer
a
What does the 'F' stand for in an F5 tornado?
a. Fucking Huge!
b. Force scale
c. Fury Scale
d. Fujita Scale
e. Fujimaki Scale
Answer
d
What is the principle that states that air going over something at a 90 degree angle will create a vacuum? This principle is used in spray cans.
a. Lavoisier's Principle
b. Newtons Third Law
c. Einstein's Theory of Angularity
d. Galileo's Principle
e. Bernoulli's Principle
Answer
e
The Colorado Low is ...
a. Low pressure, cyclone, counterclockwise.
b. Low pressure, anticyclone, counterclockwise
c. High pressure, anticyclone, counterclockwise
d. Low pressure, cyclogenesis, clockwise
e. A weather phenomenon that doesn't affect us here in Winnipeg
Answer
a
What two weather qualities are associated with Colorado Lows?
a. Lots of precipitation + cold temperatures.
b. Low of precipitation + cold temperatures.
c. Lots of precipitation + warm temperatures.
d. Low of precipitation + cold temperatures.
e. Huge hail stones + fluctuating temperatures
Answer
a
If you got 9 / 9 you're ready for the weather test. If you did not, go back and review my weather diagrams and notes.
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Scott Mollison
