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northweststormchaser
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Rob-TheStormChaser
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Rob-TheStormChaser
Now they get real hard! lol
Ben Franklin is one of our nation's most colorful historical figures. He was a statesman, inventor, philosopher and yes, even a meteorologist of sorts. As you might expect, his volumes of writings contain more than one insight into the way the weather works. Which of the following weather concepts are attributed to Ben Franklin:
a) movement of storms
b) existence of air pressure
c) invention of the hygrometer
d) classification of clouds
Ben Franklin is one of our nation's most colorful historical figures. He was a statesman, inventor, philosopher and yes, even a meteorologist of sorts. As you might expect, his volumes of writings contain more than one insight into the way the weather works. Which of the following weather concepts are attributed to Ben Franklin:
a) movement of storms
b) existence of air pressure
c) invention of the hygrometer
d) classification of clouds
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Ben Franklin is one of our nation's most colorful historical figures. He was a statesman, inventor, philosopher and yes even a meteorologist of sorts. As you might expect, his volumes of writings contain more than one insight into the way the weather works. Which of the following weather concepts are attributed to Ben Franklin:
a) movement of storms
Whereas Franklin's famous kite experiment during a summer thunderstorm led to his discovery of the static electricial nature of lightning, it was his correspondence with his brother in Boston during an early winter lunar eclipse that lead to his discovery of the movement of storms. A 'noreaster' brought clouds to Philadelphia obscuring the eclipse, his brother saw most of the eclipse before clouds moved in. Despite the surface winds from the northeast, Franklin deduced that the storm came from the southwest. A remarkable insight!
a) movement of storms
Whereas Franklin's famous kite experiment during a summer thunderstorm led to his discovery of the static electricial nature of lightning, it was his correspondence with his brother in Boston during an early winter lunar eclipse that lead to his discovery of the movement of storms. A 'noreaster' brought clouds to Philadelphia obscuring the eclipse, his brother saw most of the eclipse before clouds moved in. Despite the surface winds from the northeast, Franklin deduced that the storm came from the southwest. A remarkable insight!
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Rob-TheStormChaser
try this one:
Question 2
In the last 25 years, perhaps the single greatest advancement in observing our atmosphere is the use of weather satellites. These weather eyes in space give us constant surveillance of the development and movement of cloud systems over the entire globe. These days, some satellites can even sense the structure of the winds and temperature in the atmosphere. Indeed weather satellites have come a long way from their first fuzzy pictures. What was the name of the first weather satellite?
a) Sputnik
b) Early Bird
c) Tiros
d) Sentinel
Question 2
In the last 25 years, perhaps the single greatest advancement in observing our atmosphere is the use of weather satellites. These weather eyes in space give us constant surveillance of the development and movement of cloud systems over the entire globe. These days, some satellites can even sense the structure of the winds and temperature in the atmosphere. Indeed weather satellites have come a long way from their first fuzzy pictures. What was the name of the first weather satellite?
a) Sputnik
b) Early Bird
c) Tiros
d) Sentinel
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In the last 25 years, perhaps the single greatest advancement in observing our atmosphere is the use of weather satellites. These weather eyes in space give us constant surveillance of the development and movement of cloud systems over the entire globe. These days, some satellites can even sense the structure of the winds and temperature in the atmosphere. Indeed weather satellites have come a long way from their first fuzzy pictures. This weather trivia question is: What was the name of the first weather satellite?
c) Tiros
The first weather satellite, called Tiros I, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 1, 1960. Tiros, which means Television and Infra-Red Observing Satellite, travelled in a north-south path about 500 miles above the earth's surface. The advent of satellite technology proved to be very important in detecting tropical storms occurring over the oceans far from the watchful eyes of human observers.
c) Tiros
The first weather satellite, called Tiros I, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 1, 1960. Tiros, which means Television and Infra-Red Observing Satellite, travelled in a north-south path about 500 miles above the earth's surface. The advent of satellite technology proved to be very important in detecting tropical storms occurring over the oceans far from the watchful eyes of human observers.
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Question 3
During the summer time, we often greet people with the words "Hot enough for you?" "It's not the heat, it's the humidity" is one of the more weatherwise replies. When relative humidity is high, our perspiration doesn't evaporate readily. Since evaporation of skin moisture is how our bodies keep cool in the summer time, we feel uncomfortable in hot, muggy weather. Generally speaking, the higher the relative humidity in the summer time, the more uncomfortable we're likely to feel. At what time of day is the relative humidity its highest on a typical summer day? Is it:
a) noon
b) 6 p.m.
c) midnight
d) 6 a.m.
During the summer time, we often greet people with the words "Hot enough for you?" "It's not the heat, it's the humidity" is one of the more weatherwise replies. When relative humidity is high, our perspiration doesn't evaporate readily. Since evaporation of skin moisture is how our bodies keep cool in the summer time, we feel uncomfortable in hot, muggy weather. Generally speaking, the higher the relative humidity in the summer time, the more uncomfortable we're likely to feel. At what time of day is the relative humidity its highest on a typical summer day? Is it:
a) noon
b) 6 p.m.
c) midnight
d) 6 a.m.
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northweststormchaser
Ok I know about this in it is hard to sleep around midnight so I will say midnight.
Reasoning 6am in the morning is a cool time of the day. In the dryest time of the day to.
At noon warming up but not to much moister in the air.
6pm at night the sun is still up it maybe hot but the moister in the air is still not to bad.
Reasoning 6am in the morning is a cool time of the day. In the dryest time of the day to.
At noon warming up but not to much moister in the air.
6pm at night the sun is still up it maybe hot but the moister in the air is still not to bad.
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