Directions: Read the questions. Click on the link (blue underlined word) in each question to go to the Web site which contains the information to answer the question. READ through the information at each Web site to find the answer to the questions. Click on the back key to return to this page after you find the answer to the question. Good Luck!1. What is weather?
2. What is the name of a person who studies and observes the weather?
3. Name four things they use to forecast the weather.
4. Let's find our weather forecast for today. Go to Rain or Shine and enter the zip code for FMS, which is 02857 and click go. What is our forecast for today and tomorrow?
5. What are clouds?
6. What would happen if there wasn't any wind?
7. How are rain, sleet, and snow all alike?
8. What is hail?
9. How many sides does a snowflake have?
10. Temperature is measured in degrees Fahrenheit (F) or degrees Celsius (C). If it is 60 degrees (F), what would the Celsius temperature be?
11. If the air temperature is 20 degrees and the wind speed is 15 mph, what is the wind chill factor?
12. What is lightning? How long is an average lightning bolt?
13. Lightning can be very dangerous. If you are outdoors, name three things to avoid.
14. If lightning should strike while you are outdoors what should you do?
15. How did you do? To find out how much you've learned about weather, take this weather quiz!
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