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Updated 21 November 2001, 17.45


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What does the word 'nimbus' mean when added to a cloud type?

A: rain clouds

B: speedy clouds

C: slow clouds

Lightning heats the air around it to what temperature?

A: 5,000 C ( 9032 F)

B: 30,000 C (55,000 F)

C: 10,000 C (18,032 F)

How much precipitation (rain, snow, sleet etc) falls each year on the earth?

A: 1 billion tonnes

B: 5,000 million million tonnes

C: 15,000 million tonnes

In a rainbow, raindrops refract sunlight by acting like tiny what?

A: Prime numbers

B: Prisons

C: Prisms

What do spiders do when rain's on the way?

A: Open their umbrellas

B: Abandon their webs

C: Curl up in a ball

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