Weather and Climate

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

• A stratus cloud is small and a stratonimbus cloud is very tall.

• A stratonimbus cloud has a lighter color.

• A stratonimbus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, and causes rain.

• A stratus cloud only covers part of the sky, and a stratonimbus cloud covers the whole sky.

Stratonimbus storms usually cause rain all day long because ______.

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

• there is no hail in stratonimbus storms.

• they turn into cumulus clouds.

• they turn into stratus clouds.

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Tropical climate zones are very wet and humid because __________.

• the temperature is cold.

• they have many types of plants.

• the Earth travels in a circle around the sun.

• sunbeams shine directly on them, causing more water evaporation and rainfall.

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Where do clouds come from?

• From children's dreams. They form from the dreams that escape through their ears at night.

• Clouds are made of tiny liquid water drops. When the water on the surface of the earth evaporates, it rises into the air and forms a cloud

• Clouds come from the sky

• Clouds have always been there.

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Imagine a rain cloud is coming towards you. Which kind of rain cloud it is going to be?! Describe your cloud below.

This is where your weather prediction booklet comes in handy!

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Animals that live here have blubber or thick fur:

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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Trees lose their leaves in autumn (fall)

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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Many animals hibernate in winter and come out in the spring

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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It is hot in December and in June

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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Animals that live here do not pant to cool off, otherwise they will lose water

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert