How many types of clouds are there?
A) 15
B) 3
C) 2,456
B) 3
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True or false, humans can go into different layers of the atmosphere.
True, humans can fly through layers of the atmosphere in a jet or rocket.
100
Clouds that are close to the ground are called:
A) Frost
B) Snow
C) Fog
A)Fog
100
The water ___________ goes around and around on Earth.
A) Cycle
B) Circle
C) Triangle
A) Cycle
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Our EL classes were what days of the week this year?
Tuesday and Thursday
200
In which layers of the atmosphere are most of the clouds?
A) The closest layer to the Earth
B) The middle layers
C) The farthest layer from the Earth
A) The closest layer to the Earth
200
The layers of the atmosphere are like a ______________.
A) Banana
B) Apple
C) Layer cake
C) Layer cake
200
True or false, hail can be as big as a soccer ball.
False, the biggest hail ever recorded was in Vivian South Dakota and was 1.98 pounds and 18.94 inches in circumference. Soccer balls are generally 23-24 inches in circumference.
200
___________ pressure is pushing down on you at all times.
A) Wind
B) Water
C) Air
Air pressure is always pushing down on you, even though you can't see it.
200
How many good details do you add to make a hamburger paragraph?
Three
300
Clouds are made up of tiny droplets of ______________.
Water or condensation or ice
300
True or false:
Each layer of the atmosphere is referred to as a "sphere".
True!
300
What is special about the clouds that form hail?
A) They are larger clouds
B) They are higher in the sky, so they are colder
C) They are lower in the sky so they are warmer
B) They are higher in the sky so they are colder
300
The layers of air surrounds the Earth are the Earth's ____________________.
Atmosphere
300
What is the opening sentence of a hamburger paragraph called?
A) Conclusion
B) Detail
C) Topic Sentence
C) Topic Sentence
400
Which type of cloud is the highest type of cloud?
Stratus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Cirrus
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The outer-most layer of the atmosphere is the exosphere. What man-made object orbits in the exosphere?
Satellites
400
Explain why it rains
Clouds can hold water and vapor, but not a lot of it. When the cloud gets too heavy with too much moisture, water drops will join together and begin to fall out of it.
400
What orbits around the Earth and takes pictures of weather?
Satellites
400
What is the ending sentence of a paragraph called?
The concluding sentence.
500
Towering, dark clouds that bring severe weather like tornadoes and thunderstorms are called ______________heads.
Thunderheads
500
Which one of these is not an actual layer of the atmosphere:
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Decosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Decosphere
500
Name something that creates water vapor
Water evaporating anywhere creates vapor. Water from hot chocolate, tea, boiling water, showers, and factories are all possible examples.
500
Air ______________ are the way air circulates throughout the world.
A) Crayons
B) Currents
C) Cutlets