The effects of this type of severe weather can include trees blown over by high winds, flooding caused by heavy rains, and damage to coastal areas caused by storm waves. What type of severe weather does this describe?
(A) tornado
(B) thunderstorm
(C) landslide
(D) hurricane
What is (D) hurricane
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This cloud forms near the Earth's Surface.
It indicates that there is humidity near the ground.
This cloud is flat and covers large portions of the sky.
This cloud signals stormy weather.
A) Cirrus
B) Stratus
C) Cumulus
D) Nimbus
What is B Stratus
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In the water cycle, rain, snow, or sleet falling to the ground is a form of _____.
A. precipitation
B. condensation
C. evaporation
D. transpiration
What is (A) precipitation
100
Julia wants to know which direction the wind is blowing. Which tool would best help her in her investigation?
A. An anemometer
B. A telescope
C. A thermometer
D. A wind vane or weather vane
What is (D) A wind vane or weather vane
100
Energy of moving particles such as atoms or molecules
What Kinetic Energy
200
Kenya was reading a poster about severe weather safety. It said,
Stay inside, if possible. Stay out of the water. Do not stand under trees or tall objects.
Which type of severe weather was the poster most likely about?
(A) tsunami
(B) thunderstorm
(C) tornado
(D) hurricane
What is (B) thunderstorm
200
This is...
- seen most in summer
- thick, fluffly, white
- looks like bunches of white cotton
- sign of fair weather
A. cirrus
B. cumulus
C. stratus
D. thunderheads
What is (B) cumulus
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Evaporation is the process in which _____.
A. water vapor cools and changes into a liquid
B. water falls from clouds down to Earth
C. liquid water turns into water vapor
D. water turns into solid ice
What is (C) liquid water turns into water vapor
200
List the four types of precipitation
Hail, snow, rain, sleet
200
The study of weather
What is Meteorology
300
During this type of severe weather, you should; find a safe place inside away from windows, if you are outside, lie flat in a ditch or low place, and do not stay in a car.
Which type of severe weather do these safety concerns relate to?
(A)tornado
(B) thunderstorm
(C) hurricane
(D)tropical storm
What is (A) tornado
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This cloud...
- are dark, dense, and low
- darkness due to the large amount of moisture
- signal rain or thunder showers
A. cirrus
B. cumulus
C. stratus
D. nimbus
What is (D) nimbus
300
Condensation is the process in which _____.
A. water falls from clouds down to Earth
B. water vapor changes into tiny drops of water
C. water turns into solid ice
D. water vapor rises into the atmosphere
What is (B) water vapor changes into tiny drops of water.
300
Please explain why hot air rises!
When air is warmed the particles gain kinetic energy moving about faster. The air particles push each other further apart. Since there are less air particles in a given space warm air has less mass and get pushed upwards.
300
SUper cooled rain that freezes onto cold surfaces upon contact. When it falls from the clouds is moves from warm air to cooler air.
What is sleet
400
A hurricane forms over _____.
A. dry land
B. cold ocean waters
C. warm lakes and ponds
D. warm ocean waters
What is D. warm ocean waters
400
Clouds form as a result of which part of the water cycle?
A. Evaporation
B. Condensation
C. Precipitation
D. Runoff
What is (B) Condensation
400
Clouds are formed from tiny drops of water that are light enough to float in the air. As these drops bump into each other, they form larger drops. What happens when these drops become too heavy to float in the air?
A. The drops form fog.
B. The drops evaporate.
C. The drops fall as rain.
D. The drops become air.
What is (C) The drops fall as rain.
400
Billy Bob and Susy Q noticed the following temperatures during the week: 85ºF, 82ºF, 83ºF, 86ºF, and 89ºF.
What tool was used to determine these temperatures?
(A) anemometer
(B) thermometer
(C) wind vane or weather vane
(D) rain gauge
What is (B) thermometer
400
droplets of moisture join together in a cloud becoming just heavy enough to fall to the ground.
What is rain
500
Which of the following describes a difference between a tornado and a hurricane?
(A)A hurricane always has stronger winds than a tornado.
(B) A tornado never has a thunderstorm with it.
(C) You have more time to prepare for a tornado than for a hurricane.
(D)You can see a tornado from land but only see the effects of a hurricane.
What is (C) You have more time to prepare for a tornado than for a hurricane
500
Fair weather, showers, clear and cold, and warm and windy are examples of which of the following?
(A)weather alerts
(B) weather conditions
(C) weather movement
(D)weather processes
What is (B) weather conditions
500
Which of the following does not happen to runoff when it reaches the ground?
A. It flows into lakes
B. It soaks into the soil
C. It evaporates
D. It forms a stratus cloud
What is (D) It forms a stratus cloud
500
Describe the process of what happens in the clouds when it begins to hail.
Hail is formed when rain drops within a cloud keep getting pushed up by strong winds. The rain drops get pushed to cold regions where they freeze and start to fall.
A hailstone can have several layers that can be seen if you cut one open. If you count the layers you can tell how many times the hailstone was blown back up into the cloud before it started to fall. When the hail is to heavy for the strong winds they fall.
500
the air is cooled below freezing point of water, the droplets quickly freeze into ice crystals. As ice crystals form, more droplet freeze onto them creating_________.