Glossary: Test your Wind Chill Wisdom

Test your Wind Chill Wisdom

To check your knowledge of Wind Chill, just click on the answers and you will know how smart you are.

  1. The federal government's new wind chill index is based on the loss of heat from which part of the body:

    1. the arms
    2. the legs
    3. the hands
    4. the face



  2. What does the wind chill index represent?

    1. how windy it is outside
    2. the temperature outside
    3. the effect of wind and cold on your skin
    4. none of the above



  3. Wind chill is the combined cooling effect of:

    1. wind and temperature
    2. wind and snow
    3. temperature and snow
    4. none of the above



  4. The original formula for wind chill was derived from experiments that took place in what year?

    1. 1925
    2. 1939
    3. 1947
    4. 1965



  5. Which factor determines how quickly you lose body heat?

    1. your body type
    2. wet clothing
    3. poorly lined clothing
    4. all of the above



  6. What other country has also adopted the new wind chill index?

    1. United States
    2. Russia
    3. Germany
    4. none of the above



  7. The average person's skin begins to freeze at a wind chill of:

    1. -15
    2. -25
    3. -20
    4. -30



  8. A wind chill reading of -10 to -24 would be described as:

    1. cold
    2. low
    3. moderate
    4. extreme



  9. What can you do to stay safe during cold weather?

    1. stay dry
    2. dress warmly
    3. check the weather forecast
    4. all of the above



  10. In Canada, where is the coldest wind chill on record?

    1. Kugaarruk, Nunavut
    2. Goose Bay, Labrador
    3. Whitehorse, Yukon
    4. Yellowknife, NWT



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