The SCO Weather Quiz

The SCO Weather Quiz for
Monday December 01 , 2008

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) What makes thunder?

the collision of thunderstorm clouds
the heat of lightning causing quick movements of air
the light of lightning traveling at the speed of light
the strike of lightning on an object on the Earth

2) What is a cold 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

3) Tornadoes result from the interaction of contrasting layers of air within a heavy ___________ cloud mass.

cumulonimbus
cirrus
cirrostratus
nimbostratus

4) Which of the following has the most hours of daylight (in the Northern Hemisphere)?

September 21
December 21
March 21
June 21

5) From the ground, how are the layers of the atmosphere ordered?

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, and Thermosphere
Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, and Troposphere
Mesosphere, Troposphere, Stratosphere, and Thermosphere

6) Why don't hurricaines occur all year long?

winds are not strong enough in the winter
in the winter, there is not sufficient shear in the atmosphere
convection does not occur in the winter
the water temperatures are not warm enough to foster the growth of the storms

7) What makes a desert, a desert?

excessive amounts of sunshine
high temperatures
lack of precipitation
cactus

8) In an average year, which of the following types of weather phenomena results in the most deaths in the United States?

hurricanes
lightning
tornadoes
floods

9) A anemometer measures...

temperature
air pressure
wind speed
humidity

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

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

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The SCO Weather Quiz for Monday December 01 , 2008

The SCO Weather Quiz for
Monday December 01 , 2008