Weather
__________ describes how hot or cold something is.
a. temperature
b. weather
c. anemometer
a. temperature
Hail , rain, snow, and sleet are all forms of _______.
A. evaporation
B. condensation
C. precipitation
C. Precipitation
a. cumulus clouds
b. cirrus clouds
c. stratus clouds
a. cumulus clouds
A column of spinning air is called _______________.
a. hurricane
b. tornado
c. thunderstorm
b. tornado
a. anemometer
b. thermometer
c. wind sock
b. thermometer
As water heats up, it begins to _____________.
A. Evaporate
B. Condense
C. Precipitate
A. Evaporate
Which clouds are thick, low clouds that cover the whole sky?
a. cumulus
b. cirrus
c. stratus
c. stratus
Why can rain storms be dangerous?
a. They bring lightning and flooding
b. They cause droughts and fires
c. They can bring too many clouds.
a. they bring lightning and flooding
Wind SPEED is measured using __________.
a. Thermometer
b. Anemometer
c. Wind sock
b. anemometer
The way water changes from a liquid to a gas, the back to a liquid is called the _____________.
a. evaporation
b. water cycle
c. condense
b. water cycle
Which clouds are thin, white wisps?
a. cumulus
b.cirrus
c. stratus
b. cirrus
Which kind of weather can cause the most damage?
a. snowstorm
b.rain shower
c. tornado
c. tornado
A _____________ measure the direction that wind is blowing.
a. Thermometer
b. Anemometer
C. Wind sock
a. Wind sock
Water vapor turns back into a liquid as it _________.
a. evaporates
b. condenses
c. precipitates.
b. condenses
Which kind of clouds tell us a storm is coming?
a. cumulus
b. cirrus
c. stratus
c. stratus
How does snow form?
a. water freezes and then melts
b. water vapor condenses and freezes
c. Ice turns to water vapor
b. water vapor condenses and freezes
What causes wind?
A. thick, dark clouds
B. condensation
C. difference in air temperature
C. Difference in air temperature
How does water get into the clouds?
a. it condenses
b. it evaporates
c. it cools
d. it freezes
a. it condenses
What causes a storm to form?
a. lightning
b. warm and cold air pressing together
c. thunder
b. warm and cold air pressing together
Why do people see lightning before the hear thunder?
a. light travels faster than sound
b. thunder is farther away than lightning
c. people can see better than they can hear
a. light travels faster than sound