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Our Weather Quiz

What is the outermost portion of the atmosphere?: Exosphere; Troposphere; Ionosphere

When would you use a ceilometer?: To measure cloud density; To record cloud height; To characterize cloud type

Where do you find a Chinook Wind?: On the Western slope of the Sierra Madre; On the Eastern slope of the Rockies; South from the plains of Manitoba

Which is the cloud type highest in altitude?

Stratus

Altocumulus

Cirrus

What material is used in cloud seeding?: Carbon Dioxide; Sodium; Aluminum salts

What is El Niño?: Ocean warming off Peru's coast; Warm desert wind blowing out toward the ocean; The ash resulting from a volcanic explosion

Which direction do a cyclone's winds blow in Kansas?: Clockwise; Counterclockwise; Toward the area of lowest pressure

Where would you experience a Downburst?: Under a thunderstorm; In the eye of a hurricane; At the leading edge of a hurricane

What is Freezing Rain?: Rain that freezes when striking the ground; Precipitation that begins as sleet, but melts as it falls; Precipitation that begins as rain, but freezes as it falls

What is the Aurora Borealis' partner to the South?: Aurora Australis; Aurora del Sud; Aurora Unrealis