Winter Trivia  (sources:Mentalfloss, weather.com)

Winter Trivia (sources:Mentalfloss, weather.com)

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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Winter Trivia  (sources:Mentalfloss, weather.com)

Winter Trivia (sources:Mentalfloss, weather.com)

Assessment

Quiz

Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Laura Johnson

Used 14+ times

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Yes, we get snow in Siberia and Minnesota, but it has also snowed in Hawaii and in the Sahara Desert.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The largest snowflake ver spotted was reported by witnesses in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887. They reported the snowflakes falling from the sky to be ___ inches wide.

4

8

12

15

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

ONE inch of rain in the summer months is equal to about ____ inches of snow in the colder months, moisture wise.

3

5

10

12

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The phenomenon of thundersnow is real. For thundersnow to occur, which of these conditions is necessary?

air that's warmer than the cloud cover above it and wind that pushes the warm air upwards

tornadic conditions in adjoining states

Santa is angry

God is bowling

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Snowflakes with regular, broad structures fall at a rate of ______ per second.

2-6 miles

3-4 inches

1-6 feet

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This city holds the record for the biggest temperature plummet. In 1911, the temperature feel from 55 degrees to 8 degrees in a matter of 15 minutes, due to a wicked cold front.

Rapid City, South Dakota

Elk River, Minnesota

Moose Knuckle, Ontario

Purgatory, Siberia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much salt is used on US roads each winter?

22 million tons

5 tons

50,000 tons

none

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