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Precipitation
Which Cloud is It?
Fill in the Blank
Stormy True or False
Basics of Weather True or False
100

An ice crystal in a cloud becomes too heavy, falls, melts, and lands on the earth as liquid water. 

Rain

100

Puffy, bulgy clouds belong to the _______ family.

a. cirrus
b. cumulus
c. stratus
d. nimbus

b. Cumulus

100
Water vapor that condenses to form liquid water on the ground is called ________.

Dew

100

If a tornado has been SPOTTED, meteorologists issue a tornado watch.

False, warning.

100

The basic cause of all weather is the moon. 

False, the sun

200

Falling ice crystals melt slightly, stick, and freeze together into snowflakes. 

Wet Snow

200

Wispy, curly clouds very high in the atmosphere belong to the _____ family.

a. cumulus
b. cirrus
c. stratus
d. nimbus

b. cirrus

200
Water vapor that condenses and forms frozen water on the ground is called __________.

Frost

200

The type of storm that packs the most destructive power into the smallest space is the hurricane.

False, tornado

200

The imaginery line running through the earth from North Pole to South Pole is the equator.

False, axis

300

Falling ice crystals melt into raindrops, then refreeze and land on earth as tiny pieces of ice. 

Sleet

300

"Thunderhead" is another name for a ______ cloud.

a. nimbostratus
b. cumulonimbus
c. cirrocumulus
d. altocumulus

b. cumulonimbus

300

The process in which water vapor leaves the air and changes into liquid water is called ________.

Condensation

300

When opposite electrical charges build up in very tall clouds, hail is produced.

False, lightning

300

The air that WE live in receives most of its warmth from the sun. 

False, ground

400

Falling ice crystals melt, hit the earth as liquid rain, but refreeze as soon as they land. 

Freezing rain

400

A term used to describe a cloud from which rain is falling is ______.

a. nimbus
b. cumulus
c. cirrus
d. stratus

a. nimbus

400

The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a given temperature is the ________ ________ of the air. 

relative humidity

400

Lightning bolts that DO NOT come into contact with the ground but remain within the cloud are known as cloud lightning. 

False, sheet

400

Warm air is heavier than cool air

False, Lighter

500

A small piece of ice is tossed up and down inside a cloud, forming several layers of ice, until it is too heavy and falls to earth

Hail

500

Clouds made of very small ice crystals are ______ clouds.

a. cumulus
b. stratus
c. cirrus
d. nimbus

c. cirrus

500

The lowest possible temperature at which air is able to hold all of its water vapor is its _____ ______. 

dew point

500

The thin channel of charged air through which a lightning bolt can travel is the anvil top.

False, step leader

500

The earth's surface spins at over 10,000 miles per hour

False, 1,000