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Our Weather Quiz

What is the outermost portion of the atmosphere?
     Exosphere
     Troposphere
     Ionosphere

When would you use a ceilometer?

     To measure cloud density
     To record cloud height
     To characterize cloud type

Where do you find a Chinook Wind?

     On the Western slope of the Sierra Madre
     On the Eastern slope of the Rockies
     South from the plains of Manitoba

Which is the cloud type highest in altitude?

     Stratus
     Altocumulus
     Cirrus

What material is used in cloud seeding?

     Carbon Dioxide
     Sodium
     Aluminum salts

What is El Niño?

     Ocean warming off Peru's coast
     Warm desert wind blowing out toward the ocean
     The ash resulting from a volcanic explosion

Which direction do a cyclone's winds blow in Kansas?

     Clockwise
     Counterclockwise
     Toward the area of lowest pressure

Where would you experience a Downburst?

     Under a thunderstorm
     In the eye of a hurricane
     At the leading edge of a hurricane

What is Freezing Rain?

     Rain that freezes when striking the ground
     Precipitation that begins as sleet, but melts as it falls
     Precipitation that begins as rain, but freezes as it falls

What is the Aurora Borealis' partner to the South?

     Aurora Australis
     Aurora del Sud
     Aurora Unrealis