Water Cycle and Weather Question Set #2

What are clouds made of?

• Tiny drops of water combine together

• water

• air

• sunlight

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When does precipitation occur?

• When the temperature gets cold

• When water is frozen

• When the water droplets in clouds get heavy

• When the temperature gets hot

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Any form of water that falls from a cloud is _____________

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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What is water vapor that forms into ice crystals?

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

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When water falls through air that is above freezing it is known as ___________.

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

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What forms when drops of rain freeze and strong winds carry them higher into a cloud?

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

What is it called when rain freezes as it falls to the Earth?

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

What is the difference between rain and snow?

• Rain happens when the temperature is above freezing and Snow happens when a temperature is below freezing.

• Rain happens when the temperature is below freezing and Snow happens when a temperature is above freezing.

• Rain is precipitation and snow is not.

• Snow is precipitation and rain is not.

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What are the three states of water?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Clouds

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What is the temperature for the freezing point of water?

• 32 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 60 degrees

• -32 degrees