Wild Weather 22.3.24

What are the three simple ingredients that can create any weather?

• Oceans, mountains, and forests

• Electricity, heat, and moisture

• Sunlight, clouds, and rain

• Wind, water, and temperature

Which is the most important of the three ingredients for creating weather?

• Temperature

• Electricity

• Water

• Wind

What phenomenon can trap objects like flies in amber, encasing them in a hard plastic-looking shell?

• Freezing rain

• Snowstorm

• Dust storm

• Thunderstorm

What role do deserts play in affecting weather patterns?

• They produce most of the world's dust

• They cool down the temperature

• They increase humidity

• They block wind patterns

How does the Sun's uneven heating of the Earth affect weather?

• It leads to the formation of oceans

• It produces pockets of warm rising air called thermals

• It creates global wind patterns

• It causes the Earth to rotate

What is necessary for raindrops to form from water vapor?

• Dust particles

• Low pressure

• High altitude

• Cold temperatures

What is the true sound of lightning?

• Static noise

• Silence

• A whistling sound

• A loud bang

Why does fog appear white?

• Because it contains pollutants

• Because it is made of ice particles

• Because it scatters every color of light

• Because it reflects sunlight

What happens to snowflakes after they land?

• They fuse together

• They disappear

• They evaporate

• They turn into rain

What causes the sound of thunder?

• Electrical charges in the atmosphere

• The collision of clouds

• The explosion of air around lightning

• Raindrops hitting the ground