Pot Luck Weather Quiz

1. Intermittent light snowfall without measurable accumulation is called:

(a) Snow showers (b) Blizzard (c) Thunder snow (d) Flurries

2. “Super Tuesday” tornado outbreak that killed 57 people occurred:

(a) In 1925 (b) In 2008 (c) In 1958 (d) In 2004

3. Pick the safest place to be during a tornado:

(a) Ditch (b) Car (c) Under bridge (d) Mobile home

4. River level that produces threat to lives and property:

(a) High tide (b) Flood stage (c) Stage (d) Crest

5. What is the outermost layer of the atmosphere called?

(a) Thermosphere (b) Stratosphere (c) Exosphere (d) Mesosphere

6. In the U.S., thunderstorms are most common in the:

(a) Southeast (b) Northwest (c) Southwest (d) Northeast

7. On average, Wilmington, DE sees 1″ or more snow on how many days per year?

(a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 15 (d) 5

8. Doppler technology enables a radar to measure:

(a) Rain rate (b) Velocity (c) Precipitation type (d) Raindrop size

Answers: 1(d) / 2(b) / 3(a) / 4(b) / 5(c) / 6(a) / 7(d) / 8(b)

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