Fun Meteorology Facts

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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

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. Vesuvius Mt. Tambora Mt. Pelee Mt. Krakatoa

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

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

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

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

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