Stormy Skies

How can you tell the difference between a stratus and stratonimbus cloud?

• a stratonimbus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud and causes rain

• a stratonimbus cloud has a lighter color

Stratonimbus storms cause rain all day because...

• they turn into cumulus clouds

• they turn into stratus clouds

• the clouds are wide so they spend a long time over one area

After a couple of days, puddles on the sidewalk shrink and disappear. What happens to the water?

• it turns to ice

• it evaporates

• the water turns a different color

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When water comes out of a cloud, what is it called?

• precipitation

• gas

• solid

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What forms clouds?

• ice

• gas

• tiny droplets of water

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What two clouds cause bad weather?

• cumulonimbus and stratonimbus

• cumulus and stratus

• cumulus and cumulonimbus

Why is it hotter near the equator than at the polls?

• the equator receives direct sunlight from the sun

• the equator is in the middle of the earth

• The polls need to be cold for Santa

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What do hurricanes, tornadoes, and dust storms have in common?

• they are all experienced in New Jersey

• they cause destruction and are types of extreme weather

• they all get their power from the ocean

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What shape structure can withstand powerful winds?

• dome shaped

• triangle shaped

• square shaped

What is the name of the scientists that predict the weather?

• biologist

• zoologist

• meteorologists

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