Weather Trivia That’s a Total Brainstorm

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1.

What is the boundary between two air masses called?

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Answer: Front
2.

What is a seven-letter word meaning "dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither"?

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Answer: Drought
3.

What is a seven-letter word meaning "movement of weathered material from gravity"?

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Answer: Erosion
4.

What kind of scientist studies weather and climate?

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Answer: Meteorologist
5.

The definition of "historical record and description of average daily and in seasonal weather events" best fits which science term?

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Answer: Climate
6.

"Weather radar that measures direction and speed of a moving object" best fits which science term?

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Answer: Doppler
7.

Which of the following describes a period of abnormally dry weather for a specific area?

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Answer: Drought
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The definition of "a period of abnormally warm weather in mid to late autumn" best fits which science term?

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Answer: Indian Summer
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The definition of "subjective term for warm and excessively humid weather" best fits which science term?

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Answer: Muggy
10.

Which of these is a warm spell of weather when ice and snow melt?

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Answer: Thaw
11.

What instrument indicates wind direction?

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Answer: Weather Vane
12.

The science term "weather vane" is best defined as which of these?

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Answer: Instrument To Show Wind Direction
13.

According to tradition, what insect in the town of Vermilion predicts the winter weather?

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Answer: Woolly Bear Caterpillar
14.

"No Place On Earth Has Better Weather" has been which company's ad slogan?

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Answer: The Weather Channel
15.

What is the average weather in an area over a period of time called?

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Answer: Climate
16.

If a French weatherman warns it will be "frais" out, what should you wear?

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Answer: A Winter Coat
17.

What scientist would use a weather balloon and a barometer?

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Answer: Meteorologist
18.

A physicist concerned with the natural phenomena of weather is known as what?

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Answer: A Meteorologist
19.

Because of the severe weather in 2008, China's government became concerned with what issue?

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Answer: Environmental Protection
20.

Which kind of scientist reports the weather on the news?

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Answer: Meteorologist
21.

What "stream" steers the movement of weather systems?

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Answer: Jet Stream
22.

In terms of weather, a "shower" involves what type of precipitation?

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Answer: Rain
23.

A "gustnado" is a gust from what?

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Answer: A Tornado
24.

What basic element makes up a cloud?

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Answer: Water
25.

What kind of gas is Co2?

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Answer: Carbon Dioxide
26.

Inside what would you find lava, ash and gas?

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Answer: Volcano
27.

A glacier is a large piece of what?

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Answer: Ice
28.

What climate term is the opposite of humid?

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Answer: Arid
29.

What might you find on the grass after a cool summer night?

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Answer: Dew
30.

A "monsoon" is a kind of what?

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Answer: Wind
31.

What geographic circle is at 0 degrees latitude?

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Answer: Equator
32.

A clear sky contains very few what?

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Answer: Clouds
33.

What arc is created by refraction and light?

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Answer: Rainbow
34.

Where does hail form?

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Answer: Clouds
35.

Al Gore made a film about what climate issue?

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Answer: Global Warming
36.

In weather, "mean" means what?

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Answer: Average
37.

What storm produces lightning?

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Answer: Thunderstorm
38.

What storm is the opposite of an anticyclone?

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Answer: A Cyclone
39.

What is in the sky if it is overcast?

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Answer: Clouds
40.

What is hail made of?

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Answer: Ice
41.

Cumulus and stratus are types of what?

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Answer: Clouds
42.

A sandstorm would probably occur where?

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Answer: Desert
43.

A sudden trembling of the earth's crust is called what?

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Answer: Earthquake
44.

What kind of precipitation is drizzle?

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Answer: Rain
45.

What is a large body of snow sliding down a mountain called?

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Answer: Avalanche
46.

What is the boiling point of water as measured on the Fahrenheit scale?

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Answer: 212 Degrees
47.

What season has the warmest weather in the U.S.?

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Answer: Summer
48.

What is the typical color of snow?

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Answer: White
49.

What is the weather phenomenon known as a "tsunami"?

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Answer: A Wave
50.

What word is generally used to describe visible air pollution?

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Answer: Smog
51.

In a "drought", what is absent in terms of weather?

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Answer: Rain
52.

Earthquakes sometimes cause "tidal" what?

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Answer: Waves
53.

In weather terms, what turns to water in a "spring thaw"?

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Answer: Ice
54.

What kind of gas is central in terms of the effect global warming?

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Answer: Greenhouse
55.

What is the solid form of water?

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Answer: Ice
56.

What instrument measures altitude?

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Answer: Altimeter
57.

What was the name of the August 2005 hurricane that damaged New Orleans?

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Answer: Katrina
58.

In weather terms, what is the opposite of heat?

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Answer: Cold
59.

What term describes the overflowing of rivers or streams?

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Answer: Flood
60.

In what season does January fall in Oklahoma?

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Answer: Winter
61.

How cold does it need to be outside before it can snow?

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Answer: 32 Degrees Fahrenheit
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What line is at 0 degrees latitude?

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Answer: Equator
63.

What occurs when the earth is between the sun and moon?

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Answer: Lunar Eclipse
64.

Abnormally warm weather in autumn is called what?

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Answer: Indian Summer
65.

What term describes warm and excessively humid weather?

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Answer: Muggy
66.

Where would you take cover from a tornado?

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Answer: Basement
67.

Who issues severe weather advisories in the U.S.?

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Answer: National Weather Service
68.

Mount St. Helens erupted in what U.S. state?

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Answer: Washington
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Hot, hazy weather mixed with pollution leads to what?

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Answer: Smog Alert
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Which is heavier, cold air or warm air?

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Answer: Cold
71.

About 100 lightning bolts strike the earth how often?

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Answer: Every Second
72.

What is the driest U.S. state?

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Answer: Nevada
73.

In February 1865, what did not occur?

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Answer: Full Moon
74.

The U.S. uses tons of what to melt roadway ice?

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Answer: Salt
75.

What weather term comes from the Aboriginal "Huracan"?

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Answer: Hurricane
76.

Rubber-soled shoes might protect you from what?

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Answer: Lightning
77.

Sudden flooding caused by heavy rain is called what?

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Answer: Flash Flood
78.

What caused a 118-vehicle wreck on I-94 near Milwaukee?

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Answer: Fog
79.

What phenomenon is often visible at Niagara Falls?

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Answer: Rainbow
80.

What memory aid is used to name a rainbow's colors?

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Answer: ROY G. BIV
81.

Groundhog Day predicts how long what will last?

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Answer: Winter
82.

What weather condition caused the 1930's Dust Bowl?

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Answer: Drought
83.

What coastal storms typically strike New England?

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Answer: Nor'easters
84.

Which weather element was the first to be measured and logged?

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Answer: Rainfall
85.

How did the cock become a weather vane symbol?

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Answer: Because Of A Papal Enactment
86.

What does a barometer measure?

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Answer: Air Pressure
87.

"Bringing Weather To Life" has been used as an ad slogan by which company?

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Answer: The Weather Channel
88.

Which of the these can help weather scientists track and predict hurricanes?

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Answer: Airplane Radar
89.

In terms of measuring temperature, "Celsius" is also known as what?

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Answer: Centigrade
90.

In evaporation, water turns into what?

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Answer: Vapor
91.

What is a flat upper portion of a cumulonimbus cloud called?

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Answer: Anvil
92.

What term is used for the study of climate?

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Answer: Climatology
93.

A gale is a strong what?

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Answer: Wind
94.

What animal lends its name to very hot days in the summer?

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Answer: Dog
95.

What is the opposite of evaporation?

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Answer: Condensation
96.

"Red sky in morning, sailors take" what?

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Answer: Warning
97.

What body of water does "El Nino" primarily effect?

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Answer: Pacific Ocean
98.

All atmospheric water that hits the ground is known as what?

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Answer: Precipitation
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What is the white trail flowing behind jets in the sky called?

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Answer: Contrail
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What might "bite" you in cold weather?

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Answer: Frost
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