Satellite Quiz

Look at all the clues you can find. Try to figure out where the satellite image was taken by looking at state/country boundaries, and also look at the date in some of the images at the bottom. Be patient--this quiz may take a while to load on slow connections, but it's worth the wait!

  1. What is the feature that the yellow arrows are pointing to?

    Squall Line

    Gravity Wave/Current

    Outflow Boundary from an MCC (Mesoscale Convective Complex)

    Rope Cloud with Cold Front

  2. What significant event is happening here?

    Hurricane Andrew begins to form an eye

    F5 tornado with 38 deaths

    Intense cyclogenesis with record setting snowfall

    Record large diameter hail

  3. What's going on here? Remember to use all the clues you can.

    Rodeo/Chediski Fire

    Morning fog and smog trapped in a mountain valley

    Mountain-induced cirrus downwind of the Rockies

    Biscuit Fire

  4. What's going on where the yellow arrow is pointing?

    Lake effect snow

    Fog bank broken up in places by ships

    Lake ice

    Mountain wave clouds

  5. What are those wavy lines that the yellow arrows are pointing to?

    Mountain wave clouds

    Airborn bands of blowing snow

    Valley fog

    Cloud seeding areas after the cloud precipitated out

  6. What is significant about this image?

    The eruption of Mt. Fuji sends volcanic ash towards North America.

    Snow is falling on the ocean surface.

    Juneau, Alaska is receiving an F3 tornado.

    Asian dust is poised to move onshore North America.

  7. What is the dark swath that the yellow arrows are pointing to?

    New snowfall

    Damage path of large tornado

    Wet ground

    River flooding

  8. Which hurricane is this?

    Andrew

    Georges

    Mitch

    Iniki

  9. What storm system is this?

    Superstorm of '93

    Blizzard of '96

    Presidents' Day Storm of 1983

    Blizzard of 1888

  10. What is going on here?

    Wildfire in New Zealand

    Wildfire on Madagascar

    Volcanic eruption of Klyuchevskoy

    Volcanic eruption of Pinatubo