Which is the safest place to be during a tornado?

In a ditch Click to see the answer

What will a direct lightning strike probably do to a person?

Kill Them

The rising of what in the Eastern sky marks the start of each day?

Sun

When the weather is significantly different from the average it is known as

Extreme weather

Which of the following is anticipated to be a consequence of global warming?

More severe weather

Which two words best describe the climate in the tropical rainforest zone?

Hot and wet

Where is the safest place to be during a winter storm?

Inside Click to see the answer

In degrees Celsius, what was England's lowest ever recorded temperature?

-26

Weather is made up of temperature, precipitation, wind and what else?

Air pressure

What was the first mobile tornado tracking device called?

TOTO

Many people believe extremes of weather are caused by what?

Climate change

Trying to predict the weather is known as weather what?

Forecasting

Which weather phenomenon is set off by giant thunderclouds called 'supercells'?

Tornado

When the Sun shines on water droplets in the air what is seen?

A rainbow

Which two weather conditions are needed to form a rainbow?

Sun And Rain

What happens to the atmospheric pressure on the approach of a cold front?

It falls Click to see the answer

According to the Beaufort Scale, what speed must a wind reach to be classified as a hurricane?

74mph

Which of these weather phenomena is caused by rapidly expanding air?

Thunder

Which is not a region where tropical storms develop?

Cape Horn

Precipitation is a term referring to which material?

Water

Which of these cloud types appear in the sky between 5,000m and 13,000m?

Cirrostratus

Which is the cloud type highest in altitude?

Cirrus Click to see the answer

What name is given to the phenomenon of tiny drops of water condensing on cold objects near the ground?

Dew

On average, how many lightning strikes a year does London experience?

4200

What was the name given to the hurricane that hit North Carolina in September 2000?

Floyd

What in meteorology is measured in Okats?

Cloud cover

What name is given to the prevailing winds that are found in the Earth's equatorial region?

Trade winds

What was the most powerful solar storm in history, recorded in 1859, called?

The Carrington event

What color appears in the middle of a rainbow?

Green

At what height above ground do meteorologists measure standard temperatures?

1m 30s

Where would you experience a Downburst?

Under a thunderstorm Click to see the answer

Which of these UK cities gets the most rain in a year?

Belfast

The device called a baroscope is used to measure what?

Atmospheric pressure

What is directly caused by the unequal heating of the atmosphere by the sun?

Wind

At what speed does a wind become hurricane force?

73 mph

What is the difference between a hurricane and typhoon?

Where they are

Which of these is NOT the name of a wind?

Urtico

The fastest tornado winds in the US were recorded where?

Texas

What name is given to the center of a hurricane?

Eye

Which phenomena does the Beaufort scale measure?

Wind speed

What would you use a ceilometer to record?

Cloud height

If you suffer from nephophobia, which weather phenomenon do you fear?

Clouds

What number would a 'moderate breeze' be on the Beaufort scale?

4

Which of these is NOT a type of cloud?

Claudius

Nacreous and Noctilucent are forms of which weather formation?

Cloud

What is the highest surface wind speed ever recorded?

231 mph

Which of these can put out a fire?

All Of These

The Soloviev-Imamura scale is used to measure what?

Tsunami intensity

Which of these cloud types appear in the sky between 0 and 2,000m?

Stratocumulus

Standing in the Northern Hemisphere with wind on your back, where's the low pressure?

To your left

Which of these weather phenomena is caused by slope, precipitation and instability ?

Avalanche Click to see the answer

In the Northern Hemisphere, an air mass from the South brings what characteristics?

Tropical

Cuba-Florida Hurricane devasted the US in which year?

1944

Which weather phenomenon has never been recorded in Singapore?

Snow

In a weather forecast, if the wind is 'veering', how is it changing?

Moving Clockwise

Which sort of clouds produce hail?

Cumulonimbus

In which country is the rainiest place in the world?

USA

Hurricane Camille devasted the US in which year?

1969

Regular cycles of weather changes are known as what?

Seasons

What is weather like close to the equator?

Hot

In which of these years did the UK undergo a long drought in the summer?

1976

Which of the following occurs with all thunderstorms?

Lightning

Which country experiences the most tornadoes?

USA

When the weather is significantly different from the average it is known as what?

Extreme weather

What is the term for to the average weather conditions in a particular location?

Climate

Which of these is the safest position to adopt if you are in danger of being struck by lightning?

Tucked crouch

What do we call the study of the weather?

Meteorology

Lake Okeechobee Hurricane devasted the US in which year?

1928

Low pressure is usually associated with what type of weather?

Cloudy and rain

Maps summarizing atmospheric conditions in a wide area at any time is called a what?

Synoptic Chart

Weather occurs in which of the Earth's spheres?

Atmosphere

What will lightning tend to strike first?

The Tallest Thing

When the ground temperature falls below freezing and ice forms, what is it called?

Frost

What is a descriptive term for gusty winds that accompany cold weather?

Blustery

Most weather takes place in the what?

Troposphere

In degrees Celsius, what 'wind chill' drop in temperature does a wind of 10 knots result in?

5 Click to see the answer

On a weather chart, if the isobars are close together, what sort of weather can be expected?

Blustery

Approximately how many volts of static electricity does a lightning flash produce?

One hundred million

Which direction do a cyclone's winds blow in Kansas?

Counter clockwise

What forms when a tornado runs over water?

Waterspout

What weather condition does a black ball indicate on a synoptic chart?

Rain

A wind at force 10 on the Beaufort scale can have what effect on trees?

Uproots them Click to see the answer

In which year was England's highest ever temperature recorded?

2003

Which weather phenomenon does the USA experience on average 730 times a year?

Tornadoes

Which country destroyed its own weather satellite in 2007?

China

An anemometer is used to measure what?

Wind speed

Which country contains the world's hottest place, Daliol, where the average daily temperature is 94 degrees Fahrenheit?

Ethiopia

Coming in at over 1 inch, where in 1893 recorded the most rainfall ever in Britain in a 5 minutes period?

Preston

What is the scientific name for the clouds popularly known as 'mackerel sky'?

Cirroccumulus

What is the greatest amount of rainfall in one day, occurring on Reunion Island in 1952?

74 inches

Which of these weather phenomena is caused by slope, precipitation and instability ?

Avalanche

What is the collective term for rain, snow, hail and sleet?

Precipitation

Aneroid or Torricellian are used by weatherman, what are they?

Barometers

For how many years have parts of the Chilean Atacama desert been without rain?

400

Which of these devices measures wind speed?

Anemometer

What is the name of a river of air found 6-8 miles above the surface and that can blow as fast as 200 mph?

Jet Stream

In each minute around the world, what is experienced 6,000 times?

Lightning strike

Which of these climatic zones does Great Britain come into?

Temperate forest

On the Beaufort scale, which of these measurements is synonymous with a hurricane?

12

How many points are there on a snowflake?

6