80 Weather Phenomena Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the name for a lightning strike that occurs between a cloud and the ground?
Answer
Cloud-to-ground lightning
What is the term for a cloud that forms like a smooth lens, often over mountains?
Answer
Lenticular cloud
What weather phenomenon occurs when cold air passes over a warm lake, producing heavy snow?
Answer
Lake-effect snow
What is the name for a funnel-shaped cloud that rotates over water?
Answer
Waterspout
What iridescent clouds form in the polar stratosphere, known as mother-of-pearl clouds?
Answer
nacreous clouds
What scale measures tornado damage intensity?
Answer
Enhanced Fujita scale
What effect causes winds to curve due to Earth's rotation?
Answer
Coriolis effect
What daytime wind blows from the sea to the land?
Answer
sea breeze
What type of lightning occurs entirely inside a thundercloud?
Answer
intracloud lightning
What rotating cloud formation often precedes a tornado?
Answer
wall cloud
What is a prolonged period of unusually hot weather called?
Answer
heat wave
What scale measures hurricane intensity from Category 1 to 5?
Answer
Saffir-Simpson scale
What is the multicolored arc seen in the sky after rain?
Answer
rainbow
What is the visible electrical discharge during a thunderstorm?
Answer
lightning