Meteorology Fun Facts Pretest

A scientist who studies weather is known as a ______________________________________.

Lightning never strikes the same place twice. 

The state with the most snowfall (from the previous question) is ____________________. 

Cold air is denser than warm air. 

The most rainfall ever recorded in a 24-hour period is _____________ inches. 

The highest recorded temperature in the world is _____________^oF 

Clouds can be categorized into three in types:

The biggest clouds that form are cumulonimbus clouds climbing six miles high. 

There are approximately 1800 thunderstorms occurring in the Earth’s atmosphere right now.

Tornadoes in the south spin in the opposite direction of tornadoes in the north.

The heaviest hailstone ever recorded weighed _____________ pounds. 

Floods are the severe weather occurrence that kills the most people

Blizzards are easily predicted using current technology. 

The lowest recorded temperature in the world is _____________^oF 

48 of our 50 states in the US have record highs above 100^oF. 

The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica is _____________ ^oF. 

The most rainfall ever recorded in one year is _____________ inches. 

Which country has the most tornados in the world? 

The highest snowfall recorded in one year in the USA is _____________inches.

Nine out of ten people struck by lightning die on impact.

The average lifespan of a tornado is less than 15 minutes.

Monster waves over 100 feet tall can suddenly appear at sea when there is no storm to cause it