Fun Meteorology Facts

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1. What type of precipitation is associated with a temperature inversion? Sleet Hail Snow Freezing Rain

2. What is graupel? Hail Snow pellets Sleet Supercooled water droplet

3. Where would "ground clutter" most likely be observed? Mid-western U.S. Cities Oceans Regions frequented by hurricanes

4. What is the result of supercooled water droplets colliding with ice crystals? Snow Ice Pellets Hail Lightning

5. What volcano was the source of the "Year Without a Summer?" Mt. Krakatoa Mt. Vesuvius Mt. Tambora Mt. Pelee

6. Which state is not part of Tornado Alley? Minnesota Colorado Kentucky Mississippi

7. A line of intense, widespread, and fast-moving thunderstorms is known as a what? Surge Haboob Derecho Squall Line

8. What natural disaster occurred on September 8, 1900 in Texas? Tornado Forest Fire Flood Hurricane

9. Where are doldrums located? In valleys Above the 60th parallel In deserts At the equator

10. If I was interested in observing a moonbow where would be a good place to go? Underwater The Alps Cumberland Falls, KY Siberia