So, how much have do you know about weather and meteorology. Answer these questions to see how good you are. Question 1 How many colours are there in a rainbow 4 5 6 7 Question 2 What is the other name for a rain cloud? cumulus cirrus cumulonimbus raindus Question 3 Which of these statements are false? The atmosphere consists only of oxygen The ozone layer is in the stratosphere Land breezes occur at night Rain is a form of precipitation Question 4 Why is it more humid in areas nearer the equator? The equator receives a lot of sun light, therefore it is hotter there. More heat means the greater the capability of water to evaporate The oceans are larger there Gravity pulls moisture from areas far away from the equator to it. No theory has proven why it is so. Question 5 Lightning occurs when People leave their television sets on during a storm Negative and positive charges in the atmosphere and earth even out after charges accumulate. The sun melts down An aircraft passes through it Question 6 The equator is A hotel The imaginary line that divides earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, which is receives the most sun light The condition where water is as heavy as the air surrounding it A scale used to measure the strength of wind movement Question 7 The troposphere Has very little oxygen Is thicker than the exosphere Extends from ground level to between 8 to 16 km high from the sea level Cannot support life Question 8 Which of these are not systems used to measure temperature? Kelvin Fahrenheit Celcius Joule Question 9 An air mass which is warm expands contracts sinks stops moving Question 10 As warm air rises, an area of low pressure occurs. As cold air sinks, an area of high pressure also occurs. Since the atmosphere is constantly evening out all these differences, air from high pressure areas move into lower pressure areas. This movement is called waves monsoons wind potential differences Question 11 The temperature of a thunderbolt can be as high as 22 000 degrees Celsius 44 000 degrees Celsius 27 degrees Celsius 100 degrees Celsius Question 12 Water may be found in how many forms? 1 2 3 4 Question 13 Water that falls from a cloud may fall in how many forms? 1 2 3 4 Question 14 How much rain does an area which experiences tropical climate in one year get? 2500 mm 2500 gm/cm 2500 litres 2500 % Question 15 These are types of precipitation except rain snow hail meteorites