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    What is the opposite of El Nino?

    • Leeward Side
    • El Ninino
    • La Nina
    • Los Nino
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  • 2. 

    What is a transition zone between two air masses called?

    • Side

    • Bottom

    • Back

    • Front

    Correct Answer
    A. Front
  • 3. 

    Latitude is measured as distance north or south of what location?

    • The North Pole

    • The Equator

    • The U.S./Canada Border

    • The South Pole

    Correct Answer
    A. The Equator
  • 4. 

    What do the Japanese call a hurricane?

    • Squall

    • Typhoon

    • Gale

    • Tsunami

    Correct Answer
    A. Typhoon
  • 5. 

    What weather-related term comes from Greek words for "high in the sky" and "knowledge"?

    • Altimeter

    • Meteorology

    • Tsunami

    • Chinook

    Correct Answer
    A. Meteorology
  • 6. 

    What circle of latitude is at 23.5 degrees North latitude?

    • Tropic Of Capricorn

    • Tropic Of Gemini

    • Tropic Of Cancer

    • Tropic Of Aries

    Correct Answer
    A. Tropic Of Cancer
  • 7. 

    What instrument measures water vapor in the atmosphere?

    • Spectrometer

    • Barometer

    • Altimeter

    • Hygrometer

    Correct Answer
    A. Hygrometer
  • 8. 

    What clouds have bases between 6,000 and 18,000 feet?

    • Mini Clouds

    • Bottom Clouds

    • Middle Clouds

    • Front Clouds

    Correct Answer
    A. Middle Clouds
  • 9. 

    What weather-related season is between June 1 and November 30 in North America?

    • Blizzard

    • Hurricane

    • Tornado

    • Drizzle

    Correct Answer
    A. Hurricane
  • 10. 

    What does the Beaufort scale measure?

    • Blood Pressure

    • Air Density

    • Air Pressure

    • Wind Speed

    Correct Answer
    A. Wind Speed
  • 11. 

    What "flow" causes a buckling effect in the jet stream?

    • Manse Flow

    • Meridional Flow

    • Merriman Flow

    • Medicinal Flow

    Correct Answer
    A. Meridional Flow
  • 12. 

    The Earth's atmosphere lies just above what part of its composition?

    • Geotrophic Sphere

    • Magma

    • Geosphere

    • Nanosphere

    Correct Answer
    A. Geosphere
  • 13. 

    What is the federal weather agency in Canada called?

    • Canada Weather Service

    • Canadian Snow Board

    • Northern Lights

    • Environment Canada

    Correct Answer
    A. Environment Canada
  • 14. 

    About what percentage of solar radiation is absorbed by Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land masses?

    • 70 Percent

    • 30 Percent

    • 10 Percent

    • 95 Percent

    Correct Answer
    A. 70 Percent
  • 15. 

    What is another name for the "Humboldt Current"?

    • Tasman Outflow

    • Peru Current

    • West Wind Drift

    • Gulf Stream

    Correct Answer
    A. Peru Current

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