MCQ Questions
Q.1.
What measurement scale is used to determine wind speed?
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    Beaufort scale
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    Richter scale
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    Synoptic scale
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    Gusting scale
Q.2.
What country is home to Oymyakon, the coldest place in the northern hemisphere?
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    Canada
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    Russia
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    USA
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    Mongolia
Q.3.
The strong winds caused by high pressure over the Mohave Desert in California are called what?
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    San Diego winds
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    La Nina
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    Santa Ana winds
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    Pacifica winds
Q.4.
At what wind speed does a tropical storm become a hurricane?
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    74mph
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    86mph
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    98mph
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    110mph
Q.5.
What temperature is the same on both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales?
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    0°C/0°F
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    -40°C/-40°F
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    40°C/40°F
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    100°C/100°F
Q.6.
What is the layer of air that surrounds the Earth called?
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    Atmosphere
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    Ozone layer
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    Water vapor
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    Mantle
Q.7.
_______________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail?
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    Condensation
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    Evaporation
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    Sublimation
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    Precipitation
Q.8.
A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans is commonly called what?
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    Typhoon
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    Monsoon
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    Hurricane
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    Tsunami
Q.9.
What type of weather system leads to calm, settled weather with light winds?
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    Low pressure
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    El Nino
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    High pressure
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    Chinook
Q.10.
What does a barometer measure?
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    Atmospheric pressure
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    Rainfall
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    Temperature
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    High tide
Q.11.
What field of science focuses on recording and analyzing weather patterns and understanding the atmospheric conditions that cause them?
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    Ecology
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    Climatology
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    Oceanography
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    Geoscience
Q.12.
What type of cloud, also called a thunderhead, produces rain, thunder, and lightning?
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    Cirrus
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    Stratus
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    Cumulus
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    Cumulonimbus
Q.13.
What natural disaster originating in the ocean is caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or other explosions?
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    Hurricane
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    Tsunami
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    Tornado
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    Cyclone
Q.14.
What is a fear of snow called?
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    Ancraophobia
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    Ombrophobia
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    Chionophobia
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    Thermophobia
Q.15.
The Enhanced Fujita scale is used to measure the severity of what natural disaster?
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    Blizzard
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    Typhoon
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    Earthquake
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    Tornado