Science Olympiad quiz bowl UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
ANSWERS
thermometer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- device that measures temperature
clouds - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- stratus, cirrus, and nimbus are types of these
What country experiences the most tornadoes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- United States of
America
rainbow - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- spectrum of light that appears when the sun shines into
water droplets in the air
Blizzard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- created by low temperatures, heavy snow, strong
winds
wind - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- described by the terms "breeze" and "gale"
global warming - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- human activity linked to the warming of the
Earth's temperature
Highest temperature on Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Al'Aziziya , Libya--57.8C 136 F
Meterologist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- person that studies weather
The Atacama Desert - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Driest desert on Earth
Lowest temperature on Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 89.2 C or -128.6 F at Vostok
Station, Antartica
, Hail - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds
(usually from thunderstorms)
avalance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- rapid decent of snow (down hill)
most rainfall on Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 25.4 meters of rain in Cherrapunji, India
Barometer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
anemometer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- instrument to measure wind speed
Where is Centigrade equal to Fahrenheit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -40 degrees
Forecasting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- trying to predict weather
Tornado Alley - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- central USA that features many tornadoes
What do you see and what do you hear during a thunderstorm? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
see lightning
hear thunder
refraction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- process when light bends as it enters a different
medium
Convex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- lens like a magnifying glass
Ohms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- measured units of electric resistance
Physicist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- person who studies physics
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
ANSWERS
thermometer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- device that measures temperature
clouds - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- stratus, cirrus, and nimbus are types of these
What country experiences the most tornadoes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- United States of
America
rainbow - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- spectrum of light that appears when the sun shines into
water droplets in the air
Blizzard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- created by low temperatures, heavy snow, strong
winds
wind - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- described by the terms "breeze" and "gale"
global warming - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- human activity linked to the warming of the
Earth's temperature
Highest temperature on Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Al'Aziziya , Libya--57.8C 136 F
Meterologist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- person that studies weather
The Atacama Desert - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Driest desert on Earth
Lowest temperature on Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 89.2 C or -128.6 F at Vostok
Station, Antartica
, Hail - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds
(usually from thunderstorms)
avalance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- rapid decent of snow (down hill)
most rainfall on Earth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 25.4 meters of rain in Cherrapunji, India
Barometer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
anemometer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- instrument to measure wind speed
Where is Centigrade equal to Fahrenheit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -40 degrees
Forecasting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- trying to predict weather
Tornado Alley - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- central USA that features many tornadoes
What do you see and what do you hear during a thunderstorm? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
see lightning
hear thunder
refraction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- process when light bends as it enters a different
medium
Convex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- lens like a magnifying glass
Ohms - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- measured units of electric resistance
Physicist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- person who studies physics
