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weatherology winter quiz
You can run, but you can’t hide. The weather just won’t go away…
In the UK, we’re famous for talking endlessly about what the weather’s up to, what it was like yesterday, or what’s in store for the weekend… but have you REALLY been paying attention?
Try our weather quiz and see just how meterologically clued-up you really are!! We have three state-of-the-art digital weatherstations up for grabs.
So, wrap up warmly…
HERE WE GO!
01 Why should you wear a hat in cold weather?
Cold air sinks and without a hat it will sink into your head, chilling your brain
Hot air rises and so lots of heat leaves your head unless you insulate it
The cold makes your hair fall out
02 Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder?
Sounds travels more slowly than light
The lightning happens a few seconds before the thunder
The brain processes light signals much faster than sound signals
03 If you are caught in a thunderstorm what’s the best thing to do to stay safe?
Shelter under a tall tree
Get in a car
Fly a kite
04 Why do hang gliders like thermals?
Thermals are rising columns of warm air which take the hang glider higher
Thermals keep their tea warm on a cold day
Thermals are rare but beautiful sea birds found near high cliffs
05 Why don’t fish freeze when there’s ice on a pond?
Ice floats on the surface and keeps the water underneath just above freezing
The fish huddle together to keep warm
They blow out bubbles which stick around them and act as insulation
06 Why are avalanches most common on mountain slopes angled between 30 and 45 degrees?
The slope is gentle enough for snow to settle but steep enough to be slightly unstable
The snowploughs can’t clear slopes at this angle, so more snow accumulates
At that angle the falling hexagonal snowflakes do not stick together very well
07 Which of the following is the meterological name for a stormcloud carrying rain:
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Cumulus
08 Small raindrops are spherical but larger raindrops become a different shape as they fall… What are they like?
Teardrop shaped
Flattened on the bottom
Thin and bullet shaped
09 How hot is a bolt of lightning?
300 C
3,000 C
30,000 C
10 El Nino occurs every few years, giving unusually warm water along the west coast of South America. The following summer there is sometimes unusually cold water known as what?
La Vida Loca
La Scala
La Nina
Answers:
1= Hot air rises and so lots of heat leaves your head unless you insulate it • 2= Sounds travels more slowly than light • 3= Get in a car • 4= Thermals are rising columns of warm air which take the hang glider higher • 5= Ice floats on the surface and keeps the water underneath just above freezing • 6= The slope is gentle enough for snow to settle but steep enough to be slightly unstable • 7= Cumulonimbus • 8= Flattened on the bottom • 9= 30,000 C • 10= La Nina •
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