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  • The Titanic sank when it hit an ____ a.rock b.whale c. iceberg
    c. iceberg
  • What happens first during a thunderstorm, thunder or lightning?
    Lightning
  • What causes the "yellow snow" effect seen in some parts of the world? a. pollen b. Calima c. dust
    a. pollen
  • Which two phenomenons happened in Japan in 2011? a. volcano eruption and hurricane b. tsunami and earthquake c. fires and floodings
    b. tsunami and earthquake
  • What was Filomena?
    A snowstorm
  • Between 2019 and 2020, Australia experienced some of the deadliest ___ in recent history. a.hurricanes b.floodings c.wildfires
    c.wildfires
  • How many months have 31 days?
    7
  • How many months have only 30 days?
    4
  • Which insects chirps can you count to tell the temperature?
    A cricket
  • Winter starts in this month...
    December
  • What's the shortest month of the year?
    February
  • What's the name of the most dangerous rotating air phenomenon?
    Tornado
  • Spring starts in this month...
    March
  • Yesterday, there was a huge ____ in Japan. a. tsunami b.earthquake c.hurricane
    b. earthquake
  • Which hurricane hit New Orleans in 2005?
    Hurricane Katrina
  • Pompeii was buried under 4 to 6 meters of volcanic ash and pumice in the ____ of Mount Vesuvius. a.eruption b.explosion c.earthquake
    a.eruption
  • In 2010, Haiti suffered an ___ of 7.3 in the Richter Magnitude Scale. a. tornado b. storm c. earhtquake
    c. earhtquake
  • Small chunks of ice that fall from the clouds are often irregularly shaped. What are they called? a.snow b.hailstones c.ice blocks
    b.hailstones
  • How many days does the earth take to revolve around the sun?
    It takes approximately 365 and a quarter days to complete a revolution.
  • What it the hottest temperature ever recorded on earth? a. 100º b. 45º c. 56º
    56.7 degrees Celsius at Death Valley, USA.