Weather Review

The sun's ____________ helps water to evaporate.

• light energy

• solar flares

• heat energy

• wind energy

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Any kind of water coming down to Earth is called --------------------.

• evaporation

• condensation

• runoff

• precipitation

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Snow is a kind of precipitation made from ___________________.

• cotton

• hail stones

• cloud dust

• ice crystals

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____________ is a ball of ice coming down from a thunderstorm.

• Hail

• Sleet

• Rain

• Snow

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Windstorms that begin over the ocean are called ________________.

• Tornadoes

• Hurricanes

• Floods

• Droughts

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Scientists who study the weather are ______________.

• geologists

• geographers

• meteorologists

• math experts

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_______________ are windstorms that begin over hot land.

• Hurricanes

• Hail storms

• Tornadoes

• Clouds

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What is the middle of a hurricane called?

• the center

• the cone

• the eye

• the outer bands

Each snowflake has ________ points.

• seven

• six

• two

• twelve

Windstorms happen when _____________ meets ______________.

• water

  sand

• wind

  water

• cold air

  hot air

• snow

  sleet

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