How well can you predict the weather?

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How well can you predict the weather?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  If you count the number of times a cricket chirps in 14 seconds, then add 40, you can get a close estimate of...

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  • A.
    A. The amount of days it will rain in the coming winter
  • B.
    B. The percentage humidity of the air
  • C.
    C. The temperature in Fahrenheit

    (Correct Answer)

    Explanation: For more information, check out this link! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-cricket-temperature/
  • D.
    D. The number of days of sunshine in the coming summer
• 2.
  As legend has it, if cows lie down...

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  • A.
    A. They're looking to catch some rays
  • B.
    B. Rain is on the way

    (Correct Answer)

    Explanation: For some for more info on this wivestale, checkout: https://www.livescience.com/22445-do-cows-really-lie-down-when-it-s-about-to-rain.html
  • C.
    C. Snow is imminent
• 3.
  If a groundhog emerges from hibernation and sees his shadow, there'll be...

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  • A.
    A. Six more weeks of winter

    (Correct Answer)

    Explanation: Copy and paste this URL to see what the National Climatic Data Center has to say on the matter: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/groundhog-day-forecasts-and-climate-history
  • B.
    B. Fair weather in the coming weeks
  • C.
    C. A rainy summer
• 4.
  Red sky in the morning means ...

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  • A.
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    A. Shepherd's delight 
  • B.
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    B. Shepherd's warning

    (Correct Answer)

    Explanation: This one is discussed in the blog post, stay tuned.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  0 to 1 correct:

  Thankfully, we have meteorologists to rely on....

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• 2.
  2 to 2 correct:

  Thankfully, we have meteorologists to rely on.... 

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• 3.
  3 to 3 correct:

  You'e got the hang of this... but is it science or pseudoscience?

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• 4.
  4 to 4 correct:

  You've got the hang of this.... but is it science or pseudoscience?

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