Weather

  1. Developed by: Claire Snedeker

Question 1: How many thunderstorms become a supercell?
How many thunderstorms become a supercell? 50 out of 100
1 out of 1,000
2 out of 10

Question 2: How many supercells produce a tornado?
1 in 6
None of them
All of them

Question 3: How large were some of the largest snowflakes?
About the size of a hand
The size of a half-dollar
The size of a jeep

Question 4: Where did the snowflakes fall?
Toronto
Connecticut
Nebraska

Question 5: What is the tell-tale sign that a tornado may form?
The barometer rises
All the birds die
Screaming
Frequent lightning
A rotating wall cloud

Question 6: Do more people die from hurricanes, tornadoes, or killer mustaches?
hurricanes
tornadoes
killer mustaches

Question 7: What states does tornado alley cover?
It depends on what source you look at
NM, TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, ND, CO, WY, MT, AR, LA, MO, IA, MN, IL
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota

Question 8: The "eyewall" of a hurricane is basically a bunch of...
nuclear bombs
supercells
roto-rooters

Question 9: A microburst is...
A microburst is... an intense straight-line wind
A column of hail-cooled, downward-rushing air that is less than 2.5 miles in diameter
A small explosion

Question 10: What is the most tornado prepared city on the planet?
Bengal, India
Dallas, TX
Omaha, NE
Oklahoma City
Cambridge, MA

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