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Meteorology and Weather Questions

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Total questions: 2913

Why are clouds white?
Popularity: 694

Why is the sky blue?
Popularity: 224

What is the weather like in Maine?
Popularity: 112

When is the first day of spring?
Popularity: 100

How do ocean currents winds and features of the Earth's surface affect the climate?
Popularity: 78

What is the average wind speed in Northern Ireland?
Popularity: 76

Why does a rainbow appear bent or arched in a semicircle in the sky?
Popularity: 75

How does the elevation and air pressure affect the boiling point of water?
Popularity: 74

What is the average temperature in Hawaii?
Popularity: 72

What is the weight of one gallon of air?
Popularity: 62

What is the average temperature in the Amazon?
Popularity: 62

What is air pressure at sea level in all the different units of pressure?
Popularity: 61

What is the weather like in Georgia?
Popularity: 59

What days are considered the 'dog days' of July?
Popularity: 59

What is the hottest temperature ever recorded in the US?
Popularity: 58

How thick is the ozone layer?
Popularity: 58

How is the HUMIDEX calculated?
Popularity: 58

Is low atmospheric pressure good or bad?
Popularity: 57

Do the aboriginals have anything to do with the drought in Australia?
Popularity: 57

How much does one gallon of zero humidity and pollutant free or pure clean and dry air at STP weigh?
Popularity: 57

Are there any storms on the sun?
Popularity: 56

What must happen in the air above for divergence at the surface to be maintained?
Popularity: 55

What is the highest wind speed ever recorded on Earth?
Popularity: 55

What is a sensitive weather tool sent high aloft a balloon called?
Popularity: 52

What makes weather?
Popularity: 52

What are two types of vaporization?
Popularity: 51

Why does the Gulf of Mexico have one daily tide on the northern Gulf coast of Florida and two daily tides on the central south coast of the Florida peninsula?
Popularity: 51

Is the pressure in the atmosphere constant?
Popularity: 51

What would happen to Earth if there were no light?
Popularity: 49

What is the climate in New Jersey?
Popularity: 49

Do clear windy days mean that fall is coming?
Popularity: 49

Is mineral water heavier or lighter than distilled water at STP?
Popularity: 49

What are the effects of a drought?
Popularity: 48

What is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Los Angeles California?
Popularity: 48

What are rainbows made up of?
Popularity: 47

What is the most likely next natural catastrophe?
Popularity: 47

Are the Northern Lights in the Mesosphere?
Popularity: 47

What is the average weather in New York City around June?
Popularity: 47

How bad is the humidity in Atlanta Georgia?
Popularity: 47

What are the different types of clouds?
Popularity: 46

What causes the wind to blow?
Popularity: 46

What did people of ancient times think of rainbows?
Popularity: 46

How do meteorologists predict the weather?
Popularity: 46

What is dry bulb temperature?
Popularity: 46

What would happen to Earth's climate if the tilt of its axis became less than 23.5?
Popularity: 45

How would the weather change in LaPorte County if Lake Michigan suddenly disappeared?
Popularity: 44

How many years of school do you have to complete to be a meteorologist?
Popularity: 44

What color is the sky?
Popularity: 43

What is the belt of winds that carries the polar storm track called?
Popularity: 43

What is the weather forecast for akron oh. tomorrow 01-20-2007?
Popularity: 43

Why does the sky sometimes seem to be pink and red?
Popularity: 43

What instrument is used to measure wind velocity?
Popularity: 42

Where can you find local five day forecasts?
Popularity: 42

In what season is the month of April?
Popularity: 42

Will the oceans last forever?
Popularity: 42

The freezing is point is 0 degree celsius and the atmosphere has a degree less than 0 degree how come clouds don't freeze?
Popularity: 41

What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
Popularity: 40

Is it important to study the atmosphere?
Popularity: 40

What is the retention of heat from the sunlight called?
Popularity: 40

How do you calculate the amount of water evaporating from a pond over time?
Popularity: 40

What are the types of precipitation?
Popularity: 39

What classes should you take if you want to be a meteorologist?
Popularity: 39

What is turbulence and what causes it?
Popularity: 39

How did the 2004 tsunami affect the global economy?
Popularity: 38

Why does the wind blow in different directons?
Popularity: 38

How do high pressure systems bring sunny days?
Popularity: 38

Can there be a rainbow at night?
Popularity: 37

Why does condensation occur on the windward side of a mountain?
Popularity: 37

What is the average year-round temperature in Tabor City North Carolina?
Popularity: 37

What caused the Ice Age?
Popularity: 36



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