Science Facts About Weather! Trivia Questions Quiz
Hey, how's the weather? The first question everyone asks you when you are stepping outside the home or any place. People are more concerned about the deteriorating effects of bad weather which halts the daily life and schedule. This quiz has been developed to increase and test your knowledge by providing interesting scientific facts. Enjoy and learn how to predict the weather. All the best!
- 1.The amount of the sun's energy that reaches the earth.
- A.
Global Wind
- B.
Air Pressure
- C.
Front
- D.
Insolation
- E.
Climate
- 2.What the lower atmosphere is like any given time and place.
- A.
Storm Surge
- B.
Air Mass
- C.
Weather
- D.
Humidity
- E.
Climate
- 3.The force put on any given area by the weight of the air over it.
- A.
Air Pressure
- B.
Blizzard
- C.
Climate
- D.
Current
- E.
Barometer
- 4.The amount of water vapor in the air.
- A.
Troposphere
- B.
Cyclone
- C.
Front
- D.
Air Mass
- E.
Humidity
- 5.A wind that blows steadily in a predictable direction over long distances.
- A.
Thunder
- B.
Global Wind
- C.
Tornado
- D.
Front
- E.
Air Pressure
- 6.A device for measuring air pressure.
- A.
Weather Vane
- B.
Barometer
- C.
Cyclone
- D.
Meteorologist
- E.
Storm Surge
- 7.An instrument that shows which way the wind is blowing.
- A.
Barometer
- B.
Lightening
- C.
Weather Vane
- D.
Front
- E.
Global Wind
- 8.A large region of the atmosphere in which the air has similar properties.
- A.
Troposphere
- B.
Fog
- C.
Precipitation
- D.
Air Mass
- E.
Weather
- 9.The boundary between the two masses.
- A.
Front
- B.
Cyclone
- C.
Hurricane
- D.
Precipitation
- E.
Climate
- 10.Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground.
- A.
Fog
- B.
Precipitation
- C.
Humidity
- D.
Air Pressure
- E.
Storm Surge
- 11.A rainstorm with both lightning and thunder.
- A.
Tornado
- B.
Hurricane
- C.
Thunderstorm
- D.
Cyclone
- E.
Blizzard
- 12.A rotating funnel cloud with wind speeds up to 300 miles per hour.
- A.
Tornado
- B.
Hurricane
- C.
Cyclone
- D.
Thunderstorm
- E.
Blizzard
- 13.A windstorm with 35 miles per hour wind and enough snowfall that you can only see a quarter mile.
- A.
Tornado
- B.
Hurricane
- C.
Cyclone
- D.
Thunderstorm
- E.
Blizzard
- 14.A very large swirling storm with very low pressure at the center.
- A.
Tornado
- B.
Hurricane
- C.
Cyclone
- D.
Thunderstorm
- E.
Blizzard
- 15.A bulge of water in the ocean caused by hurricane wave and winds.
- A.
Tornado
- B.
Cyclone
- C.
Storm Surge
- D.
Hurricane
- E.
Thunderstorm
- 16.Any storm with low pressure and with a circular pattern of winds.
- A.
Tornado
- B.
Cyclone
- C.
Hurricane
- D.
Thunderstorm
- E.
Storm Surge
- 17.A spark caused when electricity built up in a thunderhead discharge.
- A.
Current
- B.
Insolation
- C.
Thunder
- D.
Climate
- E.
Lightening
- 18.The sound of rapidly expanding air.
- A.
Thunder
- B.
Storm Surge
- C.
Air Mass
- D.
Air Pressure
- E.
Weather
- 19.A Scientist who studies the atmosphere and weather.
- A.
Doctor
- B.
Bus Driver
- C.
Meteorologist
- D.
News person
- E.
Professional bull rider
- 20.The average weather pattern of a region.
- A.
Weather
- B.
Air Pressure
- C.
Troposphere
- D.
Climate
- E.
Fog
- 21.A cloud that forms near the ground.
- A.
Air Pressure
- B.
Climate
- C.
Fog
- D.
Air Mass
- E.
Front
- 22.When the air temperature is warm, water vapors form liquid precipitation or raindrops.
- A.
Rain
- B.
Sleet
- C.
Hail
- D.
Snow
- 23.Raindrops fall through a layer of very cold air near the ground they freeze.
- A.
Rain
- B.
Sleet
- C.
Hail
- D.
Snow
- 24.Forms are severe thunderstorm cloud when raindrops in the clouds collide with bits of ice.
- A.
Rain
- B.
Sleet
- C.
Hail
- D.
Snow
- 25.Forms when the air temperature is close to or below freezing.
- A.
Rain
- B.
Sleet
- C.
Hail
- D.
Snow
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