Hail Unit Assessment

A scientist who studies the weather is a (n)​ (a)  

• meteorologist
• biologist
• chemist
• botanist

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Which is not true about the Troposphere?

• We live in this layer of the atmosphere

• This is the layer of the atmosphere where weather happens

• Planes fly in this layer

• This is outer space

A sudden and violent brief storm with high winds and precipitation is a

• snow storm

• rain storm

• monsoon

• hailstorm

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The type of cloud that makes up a hail storm

• stratus

• nimbostratus

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

Hailstorms usually do not occur in the

• spring

• fall

• summer

• winter

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What makes a cumulonimbus cloud perfect for hail to form?

• It is large enough that it spans across the cold AND warm parts of the atmosphere.

• It is wide so it takes up a lot of space.

• It has rain in it, so there is lots of humidity in there.

• Thunder and lightning need to be part of a hailstorm.

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Before a hailstorm, it is usually

• very cold

• warm

• rainy

• snowing

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Warm air rises within a hailstorm as

• downdrafts

• updrafts

• hailstones

• rain

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Cold air sinks during a hailstorm as

• downdrafts

• updrafts

• snow

• rain

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From the map of the United States, we learned that most hailstorms occur

• on the east coast.

• on the west coast.

• in the central U.S.

• in the northern U.S.

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