Weather Brain Battle

General Knowledge · 10 questions

Weather Brain Battle — Pit your weather know-how against friends, from clouds to rainbows.

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1. Near Earth's surface, which way does air generally move because of pressure differences?

   1. From high pressure to low pressure
   2. From low pressure to high pressure
   3. From the sea to the land
   4. From the equator to the poles
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   A) From high pressure to low pressure

2. Which instrument measures the amount of precipitation?

   1. Anemometer
   2. Hygrometer
   3. Barometer
   4. Rain gauge
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   D) Rain gauge

3. Dew forms on a surface that cools overnight through which change of state?

   1. Sublimation
   2. Condensation
   3. Freezing
   4. Evaporation
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   B) Condensation

4. Why do we usually hear thunder after seeing a flash of lightning?

   1. Lightning forming later in the atmosphere
   2. Light travelling more slowly than sound
   3. Sound travels more slowly than light
   4. Sound and light travelling at the same speed
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   C) Sound travels more slowly than light

5. Which way does a sea breeze usually blow on a summer day?

   1. From the sea to the land
   2. From mountains to valleys
   3. From the land to the sea
   4. From the poles to the equator
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   A) From the sea to the land

6. What are visible clouds mostly made of?

   1. Dust grains and salt crystals
   2. Water droplets and ice crystals
   3. Water vapor and ozone
   4. Ice crystals and sand grains
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   B) Water droplets and ice crystals

7. Where in the sky does a rainbow usually appear relative to the Sun?

   1. In front of the Sun
   2. Beside the Sun
   3. Opposite the Sun
   4. Around the Sun
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   C) Opposite the Sun

8. How does air pressure generally change as you go higher in the atmosphere?

   1. No change
   2. Initial increase, then decrease
   3. Increase
   4. Decrease
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   D) Decrease

9. Why do the undersides of thick rain clouds often look darker?

   1. Stronger solar radiation
   2. Reduced sunlight transmission
   3. Increased wind speed
   4. Greater heat emission
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   B) Reduced sunlight transmission

10. What optical effect separates white sunlight into rainbow colors in raindrops?

    1. Light diffraction at edges
    2. Light transmission without scattering
    3. Different colours refracting at different angles
    4. Complete light absorption
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    C) Different colours refracting at different angles