Definitions
What is the layer of air that surrounds the earth called?
The atmosphere
What is precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is a whirling windstorm that begins over the ocean is called?
hurricane
Hail can fall during what type of storm?
Thunderstorm
Rain forms when warm moist air meets cold air.
True
What is weather?
The condition of the air.
What is evaporation?
Water changing from liquid to gas
What are frozen balls of ice called?
hail
How would you feel in humid weather?
You would feel sticky.
Every raindrop is the same size.
False
What is another name for evaporated water?
water vapor
What is snow?
frozen molecules of water vapor with six sides
What type of windstorm builds up over hot land?
tornado
What two seasons does hail typically fall?
spring and summer
A raindrop is first called a droplet because it is so small.
True
What does radiate mean?
To give off.
What is a rainstorm that includes lightening called?
A thunderstorm
What is rain?
Drops of falling water.
What protects the earth from the dangerous rays of the sun?
The atmosphere
Rain helps to wash away dust, dirt, and pollen from the air.
True
I love you!
A bushel and a peck!
What is rain that has fallen through freezing temperatures called?
sleet
What is the source of energy that heats up the earth called?
The sun
True or False
Snow is frozen rain.
False
A snowflake begins to form as water droplets build around tiny bits of dust and become crystallized.
True