Weather Whiz: September 21

How well have you been paying attention to the weather this week? Here are five questions that will test your knowledge of what's been going on.

QUESTIONS

1. This season's seventh named Atlantic storm, _______, formed this week.
2. A large aftershock from July's massive ____ magnitude quake hit far eastern Russia on Thursday, leading to tsunami warnings in Alaska.
3. What weather-related substance was named as a finalist for induction into the National Toy Hall Of Fame this week?
4. What is A23A?
5. A spectacular solar outburst called a ________ created an eerie looking S shape on the sun’s surface that just might remind you of Superman.

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ANSWERS

1. Gabrielle.
2. 8.8.
3. Snow
4. It -was- the world's largest iceberg, but it has now splintered.
5. Sigmoid eruption.

How did you do this week? Come back for more exciting weather questions next week, or risk showing up to trivia night unprepared 😉