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Geography
9th -
12thgrade
Winter Trivia (sources:Mentalfloss, weather.com)
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Yes, we get snow in Siberia and Minnesota, but it has also snowed in Hawaii and in the Sahara Desert.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
The largest snowflake ver spotted was reported by witnesses in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887. They reported the snowflakes falling from the sky to be ___ inches wide.
4
8
12
15
- 3. Multiple Choice
ONE inch of rain in the summer months is equal to about ____ inches of snow in the colder months, moisture wise.
3
5
10
12
- 4. Multiple Choice
The phenomenon of thundersnow is real. For thundersnow to occur, which of these conditions is necessary?
air that's warmer than the cloud cover above it and wind that pushes the warm air upwards
tornadic conditions in adjoining states
Santa is angry
God is bowling
- 5. Multiple Choice
Snowflakes with regular, broad structures fall at a rate of ______ per second.
2-6 miles
3-4 inches
1-6 feet
- 6. Multiple Choice
This city holds the record for the biggest temperature plummet. In 1911, the temperature feel from 55 degrees to 8 degrees in a matter of 15 minutes, due to a wicked cold front.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Elk River, Minnesota
Moose Knuckle, Ontario
Purgatory, Siberia
- 7. Multiple Choice
How much salt is used on US roads each winter?
22 million tons
5 tons
50,000 tons
none
- 8. Multiple Choice
The perfect snow-to-water ratio, per some scientists, for making a snowman is ____ .
1:1
2:1
5:1
- 9. Multiple Choice
Snowflakes aren't always unique.
True: twin snowflakes were collected in 1988 from a Wisconsin storm.
False: there are no recorded cases of twin snowflakes.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which state, aside from Alasia, holds the record for the most snow fall in a 24 hour period?
Minnesota
Colorado
Iowa
North Dakota
- 11. Multiple Choice
There is a phenomenon known as pink snow. The snow can appear pink in some higher terrains, due to ________ that is growing there.
a plant
algae
bacteria
a forest
- 12. Multiple Choice
The biggest snowball fight occurred in ____________ when more than 7,600 people participated in 2016.
Mankato, Minnesota
Beauford, Minnesota
Fargo, North Dakota
Saskatoon, Canada
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