Weather and Climate Quiz
Weather and Climate Quiz
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Which one of these revolving weather systems is the smallest - hurricane, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tornado?
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Aside of the amusing reference popularized by Frank Zappa, what is the usual cause of a large-scale 'yellow snow' weather effect seen in certain parts of the world?
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What is the line on a weather chart which joins points of equal pressure?
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What colour of a single rainbow is on the inside of the rainbow's arc, given the generally defined seven-colour rainbow?
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Who invented the mercury thermometer?
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Okta is a unit of measurement of what?
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What common term refers to the amount of water vapour that is held in the air?
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Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson's father was responsible for what significant weather-related invention?
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What shipping forecast area lies immediately South of Forties off the British Isles?
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What common term refers to the movement of air from a high pressure to a low pressure zone?
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What is O3 (O followed by the number 3, usually shown in sub-script)?
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What wind speed limit applies for setting athletics sprinting and jumping records?
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What were all girls from 1953 to 1979, and thereafter alternating boys and girls?
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What is the circulating Atlantic ocean current which warms Western Europe?
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What's the more exotic name of the 'Northern Lights' visible under certain conditions in the Northern Hemisphere night sky?
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What is a haboob?
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What is the childlike name given to the significant weather activity linked to sea temperature rise in the Pacific Ocean?
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What are the narrow bands of strong winds called which move around the world between about six and twelve miles high?
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What is the unit of measurement of wind speed?
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What is the 'ology' term for the study or science of the weather (that's short-term weather systems and effects, not long-term climatology)?
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What was the name of the 1992 hurricane storm which caused massive damage to the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana?
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Towards which direction (North, East, South or West) is a rainbow normally seen in the afternoon?
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What cloud term means 'sheet' or 'sheetlike' or 'layer'?
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(Aside from a back and a front) how many sides or points does every snowflake have?
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The 'Inter-tropical Convergence Zone', where the trade winds meet near the equator to produce a band of relatively very still air, which can strand sailing ships, is known more prosaically as what?
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In the Northern hemisphere an area of low pressure produces what wind direction?
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What is the most common gas in the earth's atmosphere?
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What type of cloud is normally associated with thunderstorms?
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The heaviest recorded hailstones weighed (approximately) 25gms, 100gms, 500gms or 1kg?
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What number does 'storm' equate to on the Beaufort Scale of wind force?
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What is minus 40 degrees Farenheit expressed as degrees Centigrade?
Questions & Answers
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Which one of these revolving weather systems is the smallest - hurricane, typhoon, tropical cyclone, tornado?Tornado
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Aside of the amusing reference popularized by Frank Zappa, what is the usual cause of a large-scale 'yellow snow' weather effect seen in certain parts of the world?Pollen
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What is the line on a weather chart which joins points of equal pressure?Isobar
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What colour of a single rainbow is on the inside of the rainbow's arc, given the generally defined seven-colour rainbow?Violet
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Who invented the mercury thermometer?Daniel Gabriel Farenheit
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Okta is a unit of measurement of what?Cloud cover
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What common term refers to the amount of water vapour that is held in the air?Humidity
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Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson's father was responsible for what significant weather-related invention?The Stevenson Screen
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What shipping forecast area lies immediately South of Forties off the British Isles?Dogger
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What common term refers to the movement of air from a high pressure to a low pressure zone?Wind
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What is O3 (O followed by the number 3, usually shown in sub-script)?Ozone
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What wind speed limit applies for setting athletics sprinting and jumping records?Two metres per second
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What were all girls from 1953 to 1979, and thereafter alternating boys and girls?Names of tropical storms or hurricanes
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What is the circulating Atlantic ocean current which warms Western Europe?The Gulf Stream
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What's the more exotic name of the 'Northern Lights' visible under certain conditions in the Northern Hemisphere night sky?Aurora Borealis
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What is a haboob?A sandstorm
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What is the childlike name given to the significant weather activity linked to sea temperature rise in the Pacific Ocean?El Nino
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What are the narrow bands of strong winds called which move around the world between about six and twelve miles high?Jet Streams
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What is the unit of measurement of wind speed?Knot
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What is the 'ology' term for the study or science of the weather (that's short-term weather systems and effects, not long-term climatology)?Meteorology
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What was the name of the 1992 hurricane storm which caused massive damage to the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana?Andrew
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Towards which direction (North, East, South or West) is a rainbow normally seen in the afternoon?East
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What cloud term means 'sheet' or 'sheetlike' or 'layer'?Stratus
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(Aside from a back and a front) how many sides or points does every snowflake have?Six
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The 'Inter-tropical Convergence Zone', where the trade winds meet near the equator to produce a band of relatively very still air, which can strand sailing ships, is known more prosaically as what?The Doldrums
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In the Northern hemisphere an area of low pressure produces what wind direction?Anti-clockwise
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What is the most common gas in the earth's atmosphere?Nitrogen
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What type of cloud is normally associated with thunderstorms?Cumulonimbus
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The heaviest recorded hailstones weighed (approximately) 25gms, 100gms, 500gms or 1kg?1kg
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What number does 'storm' equate to on the Beaufort Scale of wind force?10
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What is minus 40 degrees Farenheit expressed as degrees Centigrade?minus 40, the same
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