Meteorology Test
 
Test your knowledge of the weather processes by filling each blank
with one of the terms listed below.
 
 1. Which of my deer pictures has he ripped? Oh, no! He's
    ____________!
 2. "Hello!" ____________ the weatherman. (Previously he had been
    raining.)
 3. "He really believes his theories on severe thunderstorms." "Yes,
    he is a man of strong ____________."
 4. Meteorologist on Broadway: "There's ____________ business like
    show business..."
 5. Given a choice, a weatherman always enters by the ____________
    door.
 6. "To ____________ is human, to forgive, divine."
 
 7. Past participle of "to clow". ____________
 
 8. I've been debating ____________ or not to be a meteorologist.
 
 9. The study of the properties of light in an evil medium is called
    ____________.
10. It is sometimes difficult to ____________ with the difficulties
    of cold rain formation.
11. When the Queen served tea, it was observed that she not only
    ____________, but she pours.
12. Knowledge of thunderstorm mechanics can often be en-____________.
 
13. I hate water condensation problems! I never know what to _______.
 
14. When Cy had a duplicate made of himself, it was called the
    ____________.
15. The weatherman puttered in his garden, using his ____________ to
    dig out the weeds.
16. Exhortation used to promote speed from Cain. ____________
 
17. The ____________ in this restaurant is terrible.
 
18. A large vehicle suitable for carrying nims. ____________
 
19. Fred was warned about how slippery it was. When he fell, he
    said "____________ what you mean!"
20. The most common name of women from the Windy City. ____________
 
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a) Air             f) Dew              k) Hurricane       p) Snow
b) Cirrus          g) Front            l) Icy             q) Synoptics
c) Cloud           h) Gale             m) Lightning       r) Tornado
d) Convections     i) Graupel          n) Nimbus          s) Trowal
e) Cyclone         j) Hailed           o) Rains           t) Weather
 
                               By Harold Reynolds
                                October 28, 1989
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