Weather and Climate Quiz

Try out this Weather and Climate quiz to test your knowledge. Weather and Climate trivia brings together the fast-changing conditions of the atmosphere and the longer-term patterns that define climate across regions and eras.

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Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale ignores storm surge and classifies storms using what single metric?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Forecasters tossing around the acronym CAPE are referring to what full phrase?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the name of the atmospheric boundary separating the troposphere from the stratosphere?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
If you're tracking most everyday clouds, rain, and local weather systems, which atmospheric layer are you mainly dealing with?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
The ozone layer is concentrated primarily in which atmospheric layer?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
What does the meteorological abbreviation ITCZ expand to?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
In the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds generally blow from which direction?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which named effect explains why the leeward side of a mountain range is often markedly drier than the windward side?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
When a cold front catches up to and overtakes a warm front, what type of front results?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
On a weather map, what compact symbol system is used to plot local observations at individual locations?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
Lines drawn through points of equal atmospheric pressure are called what?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
If you want to check wind speed, which tool would you use?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
The Celsius temperature scale is named after which person?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Who gave his name to the Fahrenheit temperature scale?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
Which continent is the coldest on Earth?

The Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale ignores storm surge and classifies storms using what single metric?

Forecasters tossing around the acronym CAPE are referring to what full phrase?

What is the name of the atmospheric boundary separating the troposphere from the stratosphere?

If you're tracking most everyday clouds, rain, and local weather systems, which atmospheric layer are you mainly dealing with?

The ozone layer is concentrated primarily in which atmospheric layer?

What does the meteorological abbreviation ITCZ expand to?

In the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds generally blow from which direction?

Which named effect explains why the leeward side of a mountain range is often markedly drier than the windward side?

When a cold front catches up to and overtakes a warm front, what type of front results?

On a weather map, what compact symbol system is used to plot local observations at individual locations?

Lines drawn through points of equal atmospheric pressure are called what?

If you want to check wind speed, which tool would you use?

The Celsius temperature scale is named after which person?

Who gave his name to the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

Which continent is the coldest on Earth?