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Weather, Storms & Natural Disasters
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1
If you are unable to get in contact with someone who is in an area affected by a large emergency, who should you call?
State Emergency Service
Council
Red Cross
Ghostbusters
2
What is the highest level of bushfire alert?
Emergency Warning
Watch and Act
Severe Alert
Fire Advice
3
When isobars are close together it means…
Expect a COLD NIGHT
It will be VERY WINDY
There will be NO CLOUDS
There will be NO WIND
4
The lines on a weather map or synoptic chart are called isobars. What do they join?
Places of similar climate
Places of same temperature
Wind speed
Places of equal air pressure
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What type of natural disaster kills more Australians than any other?
CYCLONE
FLOOD
HEATWAVE
BUSHFIRE
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What defines a cyclone as category five?
Sustained winds of more than 198 kph
Extremely dangerous with widespread destruction
Gusts of more than 280 kph
The system is over 200 km in diameter
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You are camping and have a campfire. What should you look at in the fire to determine what tomorrow's weather may hold.
The way the smoke rises
The colour of the fire
The dampness of the logs
How long the fire burns for
8
Which of these statements about rainbows is false?
Upside down rainbows do occur
It occurs when it is raining in one part of the sky, and sunny in another.
You cannot touch a rainbow
You cannot have a rainbow at night
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This is not a UFO! It is a ...
Random cloud
SETI cloud
Billow cloud
Lenticular cloud
10
How are cyclones named?
Names are chosen alphabetically from a government list of common names
The Bureau of Meteorology rotates through a predetermined list of names
Bureau of Meteorology staff on shift at the time draw names out of a hat
The Bureau of Meteorology uses middle names of historical figures.
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What is a storm surge?
When two storms combine to become one larger storm
Raised sea water levels when a cyclone approaches a coastline
A surge of rainfall that causes flash flooding during a storm
Sea water lifted into the atmosphere and then dumped on land by a cyclone
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What CAN you do during a total fire ban?
USE A WOOD FIRED BBQ
OUTDOOR WELDING
USE A GENERATOR
USE A GAS OR ELECTRIC BBQ
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What is the difference between a cyclone “watch” and a cyclone “warning”?
They’re the same thing
Watch means a cyclone has winds up to 100kph. Warning means winds are above
Watch means a cyclone is 48 hours away. Warning means a cyclone is 24 hours
A cyclone watch is information for people unaffected by the cyclone
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How many earthquakes greater than magnitude 3.0 does Australia get on average each year?
5
40
100
10
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What is the best way to cross flooded waters?
Using watercraft like a boat or a kayak
By walking across with a stick to test the depth
Maintaining constant momentum and a bow wave
There’s no best way - If it’s flooded, forget it
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What is this type of cloud formation known as?
Morning Glory
Champagne Supernova
Wonderwall
Supersonic
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What can you do to prepare for bushfires?
Develop a bushfire survival plan
Know the location of the nearest “safer place”
Make sure your bushfire survival kit is ready
Know the fire danger ratings
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On average, how many cyclones cross the Australian coastline each year?
4-6
12-15
20-25
1-2
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What is this type of cloud formation known as?
Fallstreak hole
Polar mesopheric
Stratocumulus
Cirrus fibratus
20
What is the most common cause of thunderstorm asthma?
Heavy Rain Clouds
Thunder Vibrations
Lightning Electrons
Rye Grass Pollen
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Lightning...
All of the above
Travels from Cloud to Ground
Travels from Ground to Cloud
Travels from Cloud to Cloud
22
What was the highest temperature ever recorded in Australia?
50.7C at Oodnadatta Airport, South Australia
52.5C at Timber Creek, Northern Territory
49.2C at Wyndham Airport, Western Australia
53.1 degrees Celsius at Marble Bar, Western Australia
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This cloud formation indicates..
It will clear within 6 - 14 hours
It will rain within 6 - 14 hours
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These light wavy clouds are a type of cirrus cloud. They ...
Are made out of water droplets
Are made out of ice crystals
Are the highest clouds on Earth
Signal rain is on the way
25
Can fish really fall from the sky in some storms?
Only in Sydney Harbour
Yes, it can happen.
Of course not
No, its only cats and dogs!
