Think you know winter? Try this quiz from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

1. Which of the following is not affected by wind chill?

a. person         b. dog         c. car radiator         d. bird

Answer: c. Wind chill has no effect on cars or other objects.

2. What is the difference between sleet, hail and freezing rain?

Answer: Hail is a chunk of ice dropped from a thunderstorm. Sleet is frozen rain. Freezing rain is liquid rain that freezes to a surface such as the road or a tree.

3. True or False. It must be 32°F or colder for it to snow.

Answer: False. It has been known to snow with temperatures in the mid 40′s. Temperatures are below 32°F up in the clouds where the snow is forming.

4. On the average, one inch of rain is equivalent to how many inches of snow?

a. 10 inches         b. 1 inch         c. 5 inches         d. a foot

Answer: a. 10 inches of snow melts down to about one inch of liquid rain.

5. Can it snow from clear skies?

Answer: Yes. Ice crystals sometimes fall from clear skies when temperatures are in the single digits or colder.

6. What is more hazardous to trees and power lines?

a. One inch of wet snow         b. One inch of ice

Answer: b. An inch of ice is heavier than wet snow and is hazardous enough to cause power lines and trees to come down.