Cool Prize Questions!

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

• Capped column snowflakes are hard to spot because they are uncommon.
• Needle snowflakes are sharp and can be dangerous to the touch.
• The best looking snowflakes form at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
• All snowflakes are heptagons because they have 7 sides.Answer
  

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Which sequence of steps describes Libbrecht’s process for photographing snowflakes?

• look for snowflakes with a telescope, collect samples using ice cubes, arrange flakes by type and take a picture
• spot a snowflake with a magnifying glass, catch it on a paintbrush, put it under a microscope and take a picture
• open a cooler to catch snowflake, choose the best samples, put on a cardboard piece and take a picture
• make a snowflake in a lab, examine it with a magnifying glass, count the sides and take a picture

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CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.4.3

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What words could be used to best describe Kenneth Libbrecht?

• strong, natural and scientific
• artistic, detailed and intelligent
• smart, lazy and fearful
• careful, patient and determined

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Read the sentence.Kenneth Libbrecht explains that since he grew up in North Dakota he had a fondness for snow when asked whether he had always been interested in snowflakes. In this sentence what does fondness mean?

• love
• dislike
• fear
• sadness

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CCSS.RL.4.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

The primary purpose of this passage is to describe

• what artificial snowflakes can do to help cool hot places
• why snowflakes are not interesting to scientists
• how Kenneth Libbrecht studies snowflakes
• where snowflakes are all alike

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CCSS.RI.4.2

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The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

Photographing ice crystals takes patience ________ sometimes it takes hours to find picture-perfect snowflakes and you must repeat it hundreds of times.

• if
• because
• although
• but

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True or False? The word appearance way something or someone looks on the outside.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

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Which one of these tools does Kenneth Libbrecht use to complete his work?

• Hammer
• Paintbrush
• Spoon

Which of these snowflakes did the article say are thin?

• Capped Column
• Stellar Plate
• Needle
• Thin Flake

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The best-looking ice crystals form in how many degrees?

• 5 to 10 
• 8 to 9
• 0 to 3