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Ep391: Weather and Wild Climates Trivia · Kidcast Daily

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  Hit play it's trivia time Gather round friends in the lines for
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  space books, movies 2 science facts coming at you.
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  Hey kid cast daily trivia time shout your answer let it shine
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  guess it grab it score your points laugh and learn in every
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  Join kid cast daily. Here we go.
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  Ready. Set your brains will.
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  Go Hi there, it's Kick Ass Daily, the show that covers
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  everything from outer space to ocean depths, sports superstars
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  to science breakthroughs, all made just for you.
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  Today we are heading into the world of weather where air,
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  water and sunlight team up to make clouds, rain, wind and wild
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  climates. We will test your knowledge with
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  quick questions, give you time to think, and then share fast
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  facts you can remember and tell your friends.
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  So let's get on with today's episode.
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  First up, let's warm up with a classic tool used by weather
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  watchers everywhere. Here is your question.
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  What instrument measures air pressure and helps predict
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  changes in weather? The answer is a barometer.
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  When air pressure drops, storms are more likely.
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  When pressure rises, fair weather often follows.
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  Clouds can tell you a lot about what is coming next.
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  Here is your question. Which tall, towering clouds are
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  most linked with thunderstorms? The answer is cumulonimbus
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  clouds. These clouds grow high into the
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  sky, carrying strong updrafts, heavy rain, lightning and
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  sometimes hail. Let's think about heat records
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  on Earth. Here is your question.
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  Where was the highest air temperature on Earth recorded at
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  56.7°C or 134°F? The answer is Death Valley, CA,
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  USA in 1913. The area is very dry and low in
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  elevation, which helps heat build to extreme levels on some
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  summer days. Now for the flip side of the
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  thermometer. Here is your question.
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  Where was the coldest natural air temperature recorded on
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  Earth at about -89.2°C or -128.6°F?
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  The answer is Vostok Station in Antarctica in 1983.
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  The high elevation and long polar night let heat escape into
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  space, dropping temperatures to extreme lows.
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  Rain can be steady or sudden, and some places see a lot more
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  of it than others. Here is your question.
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  Which village in India is famous for having one of the highest
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  average yearly rain totals in the world?
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  The answer is Moss and rum. In the state of Megalea.
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  It receives around 11800mm of rain in an average year, mainly
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  during the monsoon season. Time for a lightning round,
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  literally. Here is your question.
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  What causes the sound of Thunder you hear after a lightning
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  flash? The answer is the rapid
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  expansion of air heated by lightning. the Super heated air
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  expands and creates A shockwave that we hear as Thunder, often a
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  few seconds after the flash. Because light travels faster
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  than sound, wind can be a gentle breeze or extremely strong.
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  Here is your question, What is the fastest wind gusts measured
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  on Earth, recorded on Barrow Island, Australia during Cyclone
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  Olivia in 1996? The answer is about 408
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  kilometers per hour, or 253 mph. That was a brief gust, not a
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  steady wind measured with instruments during the storm.
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  Let's talk about colors in the sky.
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  Here is your question How many main colors are typically seen
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  in a classic rainbow? The answer is 7.
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  A rainbow appears when sunlight is refracted and reflected
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  inside raindrops, separating the light into red, orange, yellow,
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  green, blue, indigo, and Violet. Air can hold water vapor, and we
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  have a special way to describe how much.
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  Here is your question. What do meteorologists call the
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  measure of water vapor in the air?
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  The answer is humidity. When humidity is high, sweat
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  does not evaporate as easily, so you may feel warmer.
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  When humidity is low, air feels drier and cooler.
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  High above us, powerful winds help guide storms.
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  Here's your question. What is the name for the narrow
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  bands of strong winds high in the atmosphere that steer many
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  weather systems? The answer is the jet stream.
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  Jet streams form where warm and cold air masses meet, and they
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  influence storm tracks and travel times for airplanes.
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  Oceans and atmosphere work together to shape weather across
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  the planet. Here is your question.
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  What is the name of the periodic Pacific Ocean pattern that warms
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  surface waters and can shift rainfall and temperature around
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  the world? The answer is El Nino.
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  During El Nino, some regions get more rain and others get less,
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  and global temperature patterns can change for months at a time.
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  Whether science uses name scales to explain risk and strength.
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  Here is your question. What scale rates hurricanes in
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  the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific from category one to
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  category 5 based on wind speed? The answer is the Safer Simpson
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  Hurricane Wind Scale. It focuses on sustained wind
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  speeds to estimate potential damage, with category 5 being
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  the most intense wind level on the scale.
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  Let's get into the water cycle close up.
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  Here is your question. What is the term for the
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  temperature at which air becomes saturated and water vapor
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  condenses into do? The answer is the dew point.
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  When air cools to the dew point, water condenses on surfaces like
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  grass or windows, and fog can form.
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  If the cooling happens near the ground, clouds often form where
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  different air masses meet. Here's your question.
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  What do meteorologists call the boundary where two different air
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  masses come together? The answer is a front.
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  Cold fronts can bring quick temperature drops and storms,
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  while warm fronts often bring steady rain or clouds that last
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  longer. Let's look at deserts and why
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  nights can feel surprisingly cool.
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  Here's your question. Why can clear desert nights
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  become chilly even after a hot day?
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  The answer is that dry air and clear skies let heat escape
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  quickly into space after sunset. Without much water vapor or
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  cloud cover to trap heat, surface temperatures drop fast.
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  Now for a lightning safety fact you can use during summer
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  storms, here is your question. If you see a lightning flash and
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  count 10 seconds before you hear Thunder, about how far away is
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  the lightning? The answer is roughly 3
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  kilometers, or about two miles away.
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  Sound travels about 343 meters per second in air, so counting
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  seconds gives a simple distance estimate.
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  Always head indoors when storms are nearby.
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  Climate zones differ around the world, and mountains create
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  special effects. Here's your question.
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  What is the name of the dry area on the downwind side of a
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  mountain range that gets less rain?
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  The answer is a rain shadow. Moist air rises on the windward
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  side, drops rain, then drier air sinks on the Leeward side,
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  reducing precipitation. Let's fly back up to the clouds
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  for one more identification. Here is your question.
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  Which then? Wispy clouds high in the sky
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  often signal a change in the weather within a day or two.
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  The answer is cirrus clouds. They are made of ice crystals
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  and can indicate that a warm front or a jet stream
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  disturbance is on the way. Before we wrap up, here is a
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  neat number about snowflakes. Here is your question.
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  At about what temperature do many snowflakes form their
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  classic 6 sided shapes and clouds?
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  The answer is often around -10°C to -20°C.
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  Ice crystals grow in hexagonal patterns because of the way
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  water molecules arranged themselves as they freeze.
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  Ready for the Super challenge question?
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  To cap off today's show, here is your question.
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  What 2 conditions must be in place for a rainbow to appear in
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  the sky for an observer on the ground?
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  The answer is that the sun needs to be behind you and rain needs
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  to be in front of you. With the sun low in the sky and
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  raindrops ahead, light enters, reflects inside the drops and
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  exits separated into colors for your eyes to see.
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  That brings us to the end of our weather and wild climates
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  trivia. You learned about heat records,
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  cold extremes, powerful winds, helpful tools, and sky signs you
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  can spot yourself. Thanks for listening and
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  exploring the science of the sky today.
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  Come back next time for more fun facts and quick questions.
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  You can enjoy anywhere, rain or shine.