Statistics for Weather Terminology

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  • The average score is 10 of 12

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DefinitionAnswer% Correct
A dry period of weather, especially a long one that is injurous to crops.Drought
98%
A precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air.Snow
94%
The solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.Ice
93%
A great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.Flood
89%
A violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec).Hurricane
85%
Water that is condensed from aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50" (0.5mm) in diameter.Rain
85%
A brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.Lightning
81%
Air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface.Wind
76%
A measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value.Temperature
72%
A disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.Storm
70%
A visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.Cloud
69%
A cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.Mist
69%

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