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The weight of air directly above a location can be described as?

a. Vorticity

b. Air Pressure

c. Air Temperature

Answer: B. Air Pressure

What type of front moves in and typically lowers the humidity?

a. Cold front

b. Warm front

c. Stationary front

Answer: A. Cold Front

If the temperature increases and the dewpoint stays the same, what will happen to the relative humidity?

a. Go up

b. Stay the same

c. Go down

Answer: C. Go Down

Which of the following would help to keep night temperatures warmer?

a. Calm wind

b. Dry air

c. Cloudy skies

Answer: c. Cloudy Skies

The jet stream is farthest north during which season ?

a. Winter

b. Spring

c. Summer

d. Fall

Answer: c. Summer

Snow that melts on the way to the ground is referred to as what?

a. Rain

b. Snow

c. Freezing Rain

d. Sleet

Answer: a or c - If snow melts on the way to the ground, it is "rain".  If snow melts on the way to the ground and the ground temperature is below freezing, it is "freezing rain"

South Central Kansas will typically see its first freeze in ______?

a. Mid September

b. Late October

c. Early November

Answer: b. Late October

Storm systems that come in from the west usually produce more rain once they encounter moisture from what source?

a. Atlantic Ocean

b. Great Lakes

c. Gulf of Mexico

Answer: C. Gulf of Mexico

What is the best measure of moisture in the air?

a. Barometric pressure

b. Wind chill

c. Dew point

Answer: c. Dew Point

How strong do thunderstorm winds have to be in order for there to be a severe thunderstorm warning?

a. 43mph

b. 58mph

c. 71mph

Answer: B. 58 mph.Eyewitness News at 6

The weight of air directly above a location can be described as?

a. Vorticity

b. Air Pressure

c. Air Temperature

Question 9 - Airs January 6th, 2009

Particles in the atmosphere help to form snowflakes. Which of the following particles can help make the "middle" of the snowflake?

a. Dust

b. Sea Spray

c. Silver Iodide

d. All of the above

Question 8 - Airs December 16th, 2008

What gas is the most abundant in the atmosphere?

a. Methane

b. Nitrogen

c. Oxygen

Question 7 - Airs November 25th, 2008

What kind of cloud is a thunderstorm cloud?

a. Cirrus

b. Cumulonimbus

c. Stratus

Question 6 - Airs November 18th, 2008

Ice crystals that form on surfaces are known as:

a.  Snow

b.  Dew

c.  Frost

d.  Mist

Question 5 - Airs November 11th, 2008

How high up in the atmosphere do we look to find the jetstream?

a. 2 miles

b. 6 miles

c. 12 miles

d. 16 miles

Question 4 - Airs October 28^th, 2008

What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Kansas?

a. -25 F

b. -30 F

c. -35 F

d. -40 F

Question Three - Airs 10/21/08

A severe localized downdraft from a thunderstorm or shower is called:

a. Chinook

b. Cyclone

c. Downburst

d. Echo

Question Two - Airs 10/14/08

______ is the process by which water in plants is transferred as water vapor to the atmosphere.

a. Transpiration

b. Evaporation

c. Photosynthesis

d. Precipitation

Question One - Airs 10/7/08

Hail that is 2.75" in diameter is also called what size of hail?

a. Golfball

b. Tennis ball

c. Baseball

d. Hen egg

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