Weather Scavenger Hunt

1.      At what time of year does the most violent weather usually occur in the United States?  What air masses cause this?

2.       What do meteorologist call the force that gets wind flowing?

3.      What is the full name of person who first described the coriolis effect and it what year did he do it?

 

4.      What are winds called that blow from large bodies of water inland?

 

 

5.      In what U.S. state would you find lightning alley?

 

6.      What produces a rainbow?

 

7.      What is the term for an elongated area of low pressure called?

 

8.      What does a “hair hygrometer” measure?

 

9.      What is a tornado over water called?

 

10.  How much did the world’s largest hailstone weigh and in which town did it fall?

 

11.  At what wind speed does a snowstorm become a blizzard?

 

12.  What process causes ice cubes to shrink in your freezer?

 

13.  What is the formula for determining wind chill?

 

14.   What would be the wind chill for a 50 mph wind and -15 degrees F?

 

15.  To approximately what temperature does lightning heat air to in order to create thunder? 

16.  What was the highest temperature ever recorder in the United States?

 

17.  About how fast does the sound of thunder travel?  How far away is a lightning strike that took 20 seconds to hear its thunder? 

 

18.  What is the name of the main focal point for tropical thunderstorms and hurricane formation in the tropics also known as the doldrums?

 

19.  In Viking mythology, what god made lightning and how did he do it?

 

20.  What was the number one natural weather disaster in the U.S. in terms of lives lost and property damage in the 20^th century?

 

21.  What was the date of the Big Thompson flash flood, and how many deaths were associated with it?            

                       

22.  What was the date of the Fort Collins flood?  How many total inches of rain fell?