The SCO Weather Quiz

The SCO Weather Quiz for
Sunday May 26 , 2013

DESCRIPTION: The SCO Weather Quiz is composed of weather-related questionsthat have been randomly selected from the SCO quiz question master list. The test is targeted at elementary school students, but may provide some challenge to people of all ages (we were even stumped on a few). The quiz is updated daily with a new list of questions; however, you may see some questions repeated from day to day (give us time to add more questions to the master list).
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Respond to each of the questions below by pressing the button next to the answer you think best answers the question above. These questions are not intended to be trick questions.
2) Make sure to answer ALL questions in order for your score to be used in the calculation of test averages.
3) Press the "Grade" button at the bottom to see how your score stacks up against your classmates.

1) The transfer of heat by direct contact is called...

radiation
convection
latent transfer
conduction

2) What is the ionosphere?

a layer of the atmosphere that is filled with unstable gases
a region in the troposphere where there is a large concentration of ions
another name for the ozone layer
a region in the thermosphere where there is a large concentration of ions

3) In winter, high pressure systems have _______ weather associated with them.

warm and rainy
warm and cloudy
warm and foggy
clear and cool

4) How many degrees north of the Equator is the Arctic Circle?

23.5
49
66.5
90

5) A anemometer measures...

temperature
air pressure
wind speed
humidity

6) When is a hurricane watch issued?

when a hurricane may strike within the next few days
when a hurricane is expected to strike within the next 24 hours
when a hurricane is expedted to strike within the next 12 hours
when authorities have told coastal residents to evacuate

7) The scale used to measure wind speeds by visible signs is known as the _______ scale.

Beaufort
Richter
Palmer
Bergeron

8) What is El Nino?

heavy winds
interactions between the ocean and the earth's atmosphere
a tidal wave
a disturbance in the upper atmosphere

9) What does the wind chill index measure?

how cold it really is
how cold it feels
how windy it is
how windy it feels

10) What is a warm front?

a warm and cold air boundary with warm air advancing
a warm and cold air boundary with cold air advancing
a warm and cold air boundary with neither cold nor warm air advancing
an area of high pressure

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The SCO Weather Quiz for Sunday May 26 , 2013

The SCO Weather Quiz for
Sunday May 26 , 2013