World of Weather

Question 1

Which of following provinces or territories is mostly likely to experience a tornado?
a) British Columbia
b) Ontario
c) Yukon
d) Nova Scotia

Answer 1

B) Ontario

Question 2

True or False: Chinook winds are warm, dry winds that happen in Manitoba.
a) False
b) True

Answer 2

A) False

Question 3

When thunderstorms winds carry water droplets high up into the atmosphere, these droplets freeze. What type of weather is formed?
a) smog
b) hail
c) lightening
d) snow

Answer 3

b) hail

Question 4

What type of weather is portrayed in this daytime image of Shanghai?
a) fog
b) mist
c) sleet
d) smog

*see picture

Answer 4

d) smog

Question 5

What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhon?
a) a hurricane forms in the North and South poles and typhoon forms near the equator
b) the winds travel in different directions depending on the type of storm
c) one is formed on land and one is formed over the ocean
d) no difference. it is the same type of storm but it is called different name is different parts of the world

Answer 5

d) no difference. it is the same type of storm but it is called different name is different parts of the world

Question 6

How is climate change likely to affect drought?
a) drought will become more common and severe as weather become more extreme
b) climate change will not affect drought
c) the number of droughts will decrease because of the increase in flooding and storms
d) droughts will occur only in desert regions

Answer 6

a) drought will become more common and severe as weather become more extreme

Question 7

What weather event occurs from extremely heavy rainfall when the ground is unable to absorb water quickly enough?
a) flash flood
b) mudslide
c) storm surge
d) debris flow

Answer 7

a) flash flood

Question 8

Which type of cloud sits the highest in the atmosphere?
a) altocumulus
b) stratus
c) cirrus
d) cumulus

Answer 8

c) cirrus

Question 9

Most of the weather we experience happens in which level of the atmosphere
a) stratosphere
b) troposphere
c) mesosphere
d) thermosphere

Answer 9

b) troposphere

Question 10

What is the collective term for weather phenomena such as rain, snow, hail and sleet?
a) condensation
b) precipitation
c) evaporation
d) vaporization

Answer 10

b) precipitation