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      1. When the temperature and dewpoint are the same, the air is:
        1. Dry
        2. Under High Pressure
        3. Saturated with Moisture
      2. Alternating male and female names for hurricanes in the North Atlantic began in:
        1. 1959
        2. 1969
        3. 1979
      3. True or False? The record high temperature for Alaska and Hawaii is the same.
        1. True
        2. False
      4. The word "atmosphere" comes from the Greek word "atmos" meaning:
        1. Sky
        2. Vapor
        3. Life
      5. The average temperature (in degrees F) of the South Pole is:
        1. -7
        2. -17
        3. -72
      6. A sudden change in wind direction is called:
        1. An air pocket
        2. Wind shear
        3. Wind turbulence
      7. Most of the suns energy is "reflected" back to space at:
        1. The poles
        2. Deserts
        3. The equator
      8. Nationally, weather balloons are launched:
        1. Once per day
        2. Twice per day
        3. Five times per day
      9. True or False? Satellites are the best sourcce for predicting hurricane movement:
        1. True
        2. False
      10. As the temperature increases, the amount of water vapor that the air can hold:
        1. Increases
        2. Remains constant
        3. Decreases
      11. The amount of energy Earth reflects into space is greatest in:
        1. January
        2. March
        3. July
      12. Of the following, the cyclone with the shortest average duration is the:
        1. Tornado
        2. Dust devil
        3. Waterspout
      13. The difference in size between Venus and Earth at the equator is about:
        1. 1,000 miles
        2. 600 miles
        3. 400 miles
      14. Cirrus clouds generally signal an approaching:
        1. Cold front
        2. Warm front
        3. Stationary front
      15. The moon orbits Earth once every:
        1. 27 days
        2. 30 days
        3. 31 days
      16. Clouds reach their highest level in the:
        1. Poles
        2. Temperate zone
        3. Tropics
      17. Of the following states, the one with the highest average wind speed is:
        1. Alaska
        2. Texas
        3. Pennsylvania
      18. One percent of a hurricane's total energy could power the US needs for about:
        1. One week
        2. One month
        3. One year
      19. Which of the following conditions in the morning is the best indicator of stable weather?
        1. Fog
        2. Rainbows
        3. Halo around the sun
      20. True or False? The amount of salt in the ocean can affect our weather.
        1. True
        2. False
      21. Rising air in the atmosphere produces:
        1. Sunny skies
        2. A cloud
        3. Warmer temperatures
      22. The first person to discover the relationship between the moon and the tides was:
        1. Newton
        2. Columbus
        3. Ben Franklin
      23. Air coming together is called:
        1. Convergence
        2. Divergence
        3. Occlusion
      24. Dew is created by:
        1. Evaporation
        2. Condensation
        3. Precipitation
      25. Compared to rural areas, sunshine in urban areas is:
        1. Greater
        2. Unchanged
        3. Reduced
      26. Without oceans our winters would be:
        1. Milder
        2. Unchanged
        3. Colder
      27. In area of coverage, the largest weather feature is a:
        1. Hurricane
        2. High Pressure
        3. Front
      28. True or False? The first fall frost triggers the color of the leaves to change.
        1. True
        2. False
      29. The number of tropical disturbances in the Atlantic which can develop into a hurricane is:
        1. 10
        2. 50
        3. 100
      30. The surface that absorbs the greatest amount of radiation from the sun is:
        1. Oceans
        2. Grass
        3. Soil
      31. The city that averages about 1 million dollars of wind damage per year is:
        1. Tampa, Florida
        2. Boulder, Colorado
        3. Atlanta, Georgia
      32. The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) occur in the atmosphere at a height of about:
        1. 30 Miles
        2. 130 Miles
        3. 330 Miles
      33. A Canadian storm racing eastward with snow is known as:
        1. Northern Runner
        2. Alberta Clipper
        3. Northeaster
      34. On the average, the jet stream is located above the surface:
        1. 2 Miles
        2. 7 Miles
        3. 20 Miles
      35. Most flash flooding deaths occur in:
        1. In homes
        2. In cars
        3. Walking
      36. True or False? Weather can affect behavior in children.
        1. True
        2. False
      37. When freezing temperatures threaten fruit crops, spraying water on the crop is helpful:
        1. Because it cools slower than dry soil
        2. Because it cools quicker than the air
        3. Because it protects from the wind chill
      38. The percentage of fresh water found on Earth is about:
        1. 2%
        2. 25%
        3. 50%
      39. The weight of the Earth over the years has been:
        1. Remaining the same
        2. Increasing
        3. Decreasing
      40. The largest earthquake in the United States occured in:
        1. California
        2. Alaska
        3. Missouri
      41. A transfer of heat from the tropics to the poles is a constant process on Earth. This is
        1. Needed to keep temperatures moderate globally
        2. Needed for thunderstorm activity
        3. Needed to keep Carbon Dioxide levels low
      42. The time it takes for the sun’s energy to reach Earth is about:
        1. 2 Minutes
        2. 8 Minutes
        3. 15 Minutes
      43. The 24 hour record rainfall from one hurricane was:
        1. 18 inches
        2. 28 inches
        3. 43 inches
      44. Of the following cities, the driest is:
        1. Las Vegas, Nevada
        2. Phoenix, Arizona
        3. Reno, Nevada
      45. The number of states with record low temperatures at or below -60 F is:
        1. 6
        2. 16
        3. 26
      46. Of the following factors, which does not contribute to the number of Atlantic Hurricanes:
        1. El nino
        2. African rainfall patterns
        3. Cool ocean currents
      47. Which of the following cities has the greatest average rainfall?
        1. Seattle, Washington
        2. Houston, Texas
        3. Juneau, Alaska
      48. To have a good growing season in the Northern states the previous winter should have been:
        1. Cold and dry
        2. Cold and snowy
        3. Warm and humid
      49. Of the following clouds, the lowest one in the atmosphere is:
        1. Stratus
        2. Altocumulus
        3. Cirrus
      50. If you converted all the water vapor above you to rainfall, you would be standing in water
        1. 3 inches or less
        2. 3 feet deep
        3. 3 miles deep
      51. One would most likely find a cumulonimbus cloud near a:
        1. High pressure system
        2. Cold front
        3. Warm front
      52. In an average year, the number of hurricanes around the globe total about:
        1. 45
        2. 75
        3. 100
      53. For accuracy, the best window in your home to have an outdoor themometer would be one to:
        1. the East
        2. the West
        3. the North
      54. Radar signals are designed to bounce off or reflect from:
        1. Rain and Snow
        2. Cloud Particles
        3. Pollution
      55. The ocean is least saltiest at the:
        1. Poles
        2. Shore line
        3. Equator
      56. Within the eye of the hurricane, air pressure is the:
        1. Lowest
        2. Highest
        3. Same as surrounding areas
      57. To vacation in the warmest location on Earth during January, you would visit:
        1. Northern Africa
        2. Saudi Arabia
        3. Northern Australia
      58. The largest number of people killed in the US from one tornado was about:
        1. 200
        2. 700
        3. 1100
      59. The world's largest hailstone weighed:
        1. 1/2 lb.
        2. 1 1/2 lbs.
        3. 2 1/4 lbs.
      60. Which state is NOT referred to as a sunshine state:
        1. Florida
        2. Arizona
        3. South Dakota
      61. the planet with a greenhouse effect that is out of control is:
        1. Mercury
        2. Venus
        3. Mars
      62. The world's greatest snowfall amount in 24 hours was:
        1. 25"
        2. 75"
        3. 125"
      63. True or False? A sea breeze is generally stronger than a land breeze.
        1. True
        2. False
      64. The blue sky is darkest when it is:
        1. Dry and calm
        2. Humid and windy
        3. Humid and calm
      65. Sound travels farther when the wind is:
        1. Gusty
        2. Calm
        3. Steady
      66. A rolling rumble of thunder means a lightning strike was:
        1. Near you
        2. Far away
        3. Cloud to cloud
      67. The flood stage on the Mississippi River in St. Louis is 30 feet. The 93' flood reached:
        1. 40 feet
        2. 50 feet
        3. 60 feet
      68. If the needle on your barometer shows a rising trend, your forecast would probably be:
        1. Stormy
        2. Fair
        3. Little change
      69. An altimeter is an instrument used by pilots to measure:
        1. Temperature
        2. Wind speed
        3. Pressure
      70. The term used when the difference between high and low tide is relatively small is:
        1. Wien tide
        2. Micro tide
        3. Neap tide
      71. The greatest temperature difference in one day from high to low was:
        1. 50 F
        2. 75 F
        3. 100 F
      72. Of the following, you would find the colderst yearly average temperatuer in:
        1. Minnesota
        2. North Dakota
        3. Michigan
      73. True or False? Clouds are classified by the way they are formed.
        1. True
        2. False
      74. A Tsunami in an ocean depth of 3,000 ft. can travel forward at speeds of:
        1. 50 mph
        2. 100 mph
        3. 200 mph
      75. The greatest U.S. temperature increase in 12 hours was:
        1. 40 degrees
        2. 80 degrees
        3. 100 degrees
      76. Water can exist as a solid, liquid, and gas if the temperature is:
        1. Slightly warmer than 32 F
        2. At 32 F
        3. Slightly cooler than 32 F
      77. Sunspots mean that the amount of energy the sun emits:
        1. Increases
        2. Stays about the same
        3. Decreases
      78. True or False? No place in the U.S. has recorded an overnight low temperature of 100 F.
        1. True
        2. False
      79. Of the following cities, which has the highest annual snowfall amount:
        1. Juneau, Alaska
        2. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
        3. Buffalo, New York
      80. During the winter months, the North Pole is without sunlight for:
        1. 2 Months
        2. 3 Months
        3. 6 Months
      81. Almost all of the Earth's atmosphere is located within the lower:
        1. 20 miles
        2. 50 miles
        3. 100 miles
      82. Clouds were first classified by names in:
        1. 1718
        2. 1818
        3. 1918
      83. People who suffer from arthritis generally feel more discomfort when the air pressure is:
        1. Falling
        2. Rising
      84. Of the following, the most helpful data when predicting today’s temperature trend:
        1. Visibility
        2. Wind direction
        3. Wind speed
      85. The percentage of the Earth’s surface that receives less than 10” of rain a year is about:
        1. 10%
        2. 15%
        3. 20%
      86. The boundary layer, where all of the atmosphere’s energy and water is located is within
        1. 3000 ft
        2. 1 mile
        3. 7000 ft
      87. One of the largest snowflakes recorded, measured:
        1. 6X8 inches
        2. 8X12 inches
        3. 12X14 inches
      88. In a 24 hour period, the largest snowfall totaled:
        1. 64 inches
        2. 74 inches
        3. 84 inches
      89. Climate predictions for the furture are based upon:
        1. Fronts
        2. Jet stream
        3. Sunspots cycle
      90. True or False? Frost can for even though the overnight low temperature is above freezing.
        1. True
        2. False
      91. The period referred to as the "Little Ice Age" ended about:
        1. 200 years ago
        2. 150 years ago
        3. 100 years ago
      92. If warm moist air moves over a cold surface, your most likely prediction would be:
        1. Thunderstorms
        2. Frost
        3. Fog
      93. Across the continental United States, the dominant wind belt is called the:
        1. Trade winds
        2. Nor'easter
        3. Prevailing westerlies
      94. True or False? A hurricane has never hit the west coast of the United States.
        1. True
        2. False
      95. The warmest ocean temperatures can be found at:
        1. The equator
        2. 30 degrees N & S
        3. 45 degrees N & S
      96. If the protective ozone layer was brought down to Earth's surface, the thickness would be
        1. 1" or less
        2. 6"
        3. 1 foot
      97. Radiation fog is also known as:
        1. Mountain fog
        2. Ground fog
        3. Lake fog
      98. As concern about the greenhouse effect increase, oxygen at Earth's surface is currently:
        1. Increasing
        2. Decreasing
        3. Constant
      99. The longest U.S. drought in history lasted:
        1. 76 days
        2. 767 days
        3. 76 weeks
      100. The front that is mostly likely to produce a gradual increase in clouds and light precip:
        1. Cold front
        2. Stationary front
        3. Warm front
      101. All names assigned to tropical storms and hurricanes are:
        1. Recycled every 6 years
        2. Recycled every 8 years
        3. Never again used
      102. The clouds that most often produce tiny droplets (or drizzle) is:
        1. Stratus
        2. Cumulus
        3. Cirrus
      103. Daily mean temperature is the average of the:
        1. Daylight temperatures
        2. All highs on this date
        3. Highest and lowest temperatures for 24 hours
      104. Most lightning deaths result from those:
        1. In water
        2. Standing under a tree
        3. Golfing
      105. A modern weather satellite over the equator detects weather over:
        1. 1/3 of the Earth
        2. 2/3 of the Earth
        3. The entire Earth
      106. The term millibar refers to:
        1. Temperature
        2. Pressure
        3. Wind speed
      107. True or False? A wind of 1 knot is faster than a wind of 1 mph.
        1. True
        2. False
      108. Colorful spots you see near the sun as light passes through ice crystals in the atmosphere
        1. are Sunspots
        2. are Sun Pillars
        3. are Sundogs
      109. Inversions (when air temperature increases above the surface) usually occur on:
        1. Windy nights
        2. Cloudy, rainy nights
        3. Clear, calm nights
      110. The word "weather" is traced back in history to mean:
        1. Wind storm
        2. Sky watcher
        3. Rainy sky
      111. True or False? Air has measureable weight.
        1. True
        2. False
      112. Climbing in the troposphere, the temperature usually drops off one degree for every:
        1. 300 ft
        2. 400 ft
        3. 500 ft
      113. The climate that is increasing in size at the fastest rate is:
        1. Tropical
        2. Desert
        3. Temperate
      114. Most presidential declarations of major US disasters are issued for:
        1. Hurricanes
        2. Tornadoes
        3. Floods
      115. Radiation from Earth detected by a weather satellite is:
        1. Ultraviolet
        2. Infrared
        3. Gamma
      116. The process of liquid changing to gas is called:
        1. Evaporation
        2. Condensation
        3. Sublimation
      117. The stronger the eye of the hurricane, the:
        1. Younger it is
        2. Stronger it is
        3. Larger it is
      118. True or False? The wind chill decreases overnight temperatures more than on a calm one.
        1. True
        2. False
      119. Cold fronts tend to move faster during the:
        1. Winter
        2. Spring
        3. Summer
      120. The larger the pressure difference between two points, the:
        1. Colder the temperature
        2. Lower the humidity
        3. Faster the winds
      121. True or False? In the Northern US, an extremely warm winter is NOT harmful to plants.
        1. True
        2. False
      122. It is common for relative humidity to be higher overnight because of:
        1. Cooler temperatures
        2. Dew formation
        3. More cloud cover
      123. Calling a summer air mass unstable means it:
        1. Produces strong winds
        2. Contains cooler air
        3. Can quickly produce storms
      124. The best way to tell that a front has passed is:
        1. An increase in clouds
        2. A shift in wind direction
        3. Falling air pressure
      125. Weather radar send out pulses of:
        1. Gamma rays
        2. Sonic waves
        3. Microwaves
      126. A halo around the moon is a sign of:
        1. Stormy weather
        2. Fair weather
        3. No changes in the weather
      127. The maximum size of a raindrop is:
        1. 1/4 inch
        2. 1/3 inch
        3. 1/2 inch
      128. The average number of thunderstorms in the United States annually is:
        1. 1,000
        2. 10,000
        3. 100,000
      129. Official weather observatioins measure sunshine in terms of:
        1. Intensity
        2. Duration
        3. UV Index
      130. As air compresses, its temperature
        1. Increases
        2. Decreases
        3. Remains constant
      131. Weather 'fronts' were first defined around the year:
        1. 1910
        2. 1920
        3. 1940
      132. The band of showers that precedes a warm front is called:
        1. Squall line
        2. Shower line
        3. Steering line
      133. In only one day, rain dumped by a medium sized hurricane averages about:
        1. 2 million tons
        2. 2 billion tons
        3. 2 trillion tons
      134. Most hail is reported to be the size of a:
        1. Pea
        2. Walnut
        3. Golf ball
      135. A photometer could be another name for a:
        1. Lightning bolt
        2. Rainbow
        3. Rain drop
      136. A forecast of a slight chance of rain can have a probability of rain as high as:
        1. 10 %
        2. 20 %
        3. 30 %
      137. Thunderstorms have been measured as high as:
        1. 10 miles
        2. 13 miles
        3. 15 miles
      138. The largest single cloud is:
        1. Towering cumulus
        2. Nimbostratus
        3. Cumulonimbus
      139. In the U.S., the annual number of deaths caused by flooding averages:
        1. 100
        2. 200
        3. 300
      140. The average time of a storm cell to recharge itself for the next lightning bolt is about:
        1. 10 minutes
        2. 15 minutes
        3. 20 minutes
      141. True or False? One can get sunburn faster on a clear & sunny day than on a day with clouds
        1. True
        2. False
      142. From a conservation viewpoint, it's best to avoid watering your lawn during the:
        1. Morning
        2. Afternoon
        3. Evening
      143. Cutting a hailstone in half, on can often see
        1. Colors
        2. Rings like a tree
        3. Lines of crystals
      144. The duration of an average lightning strike is about:
        1. 1/10 of a second
        2. 1/8 of a second
        3. 1/5 of a second
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