****Week 13 Informational Reading Checklist (Wednesday)

What is weather?

• A description of the outside air in a certain place at a certain time

• Moving air that brings different kinds of weather

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

• The amount of water vapor in the air

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Match the following descriptions.

• temperature

• Water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• precipitation

• The amount of water vapor in the air

• wind

• A measure of how hot or cold something is

• humidity

• Moving air

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We use a tool called a (a)   to measure how hot or cold something is.​

• thermometer
• vapor
• evaporation

The ___ heats the air, land, and water.

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The digram displays that temperatures are usually the (a)   in mid-afternoon.

• highest
• lowest

Drag the labels to the correct place in the water cycle.

a

b

c

Precipitation

Evaporation

Condensation

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Why does it get colder at night when the sun isn't shining on that part of the Earth?

• Because the Earth spins more slowly at night.

• Because there are more clouds at night.

• Because the sun's warmth goes away.

• Because the wind blows harder at night.

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According to the passage, why does grass feel cool to your bare feet on a hot day?

• Because it holds heat well.

• Because it cools down quickly during the night.

• Because it heats up quickly.

• Because it heats up very slowly and does not hold heat well.

What is the difference between rain and snow?

• Rain is liquid, and snow is solid.

• Snow is formed when rain bounces around.

• Rain only falls during thunderstorms.

• Rain is made of ice, while snow is liquid.

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Hail normally forms​​ (a)  

• when it's sunny.
• when the air is warm.
• during thunderstorms.
• from bouncing raindrops in the air.

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