Open Sci Ed Weather Vocab

Which two things usually accompany some hail events?

• Rain

• Wind

• Sunshine

• Rainbows

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Some of the water that reaches the ground reaches a low enough temperature to ____, at some point, before it fell.

• melt

• evaporate

• freeze

• condensate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What moves into and out of the area where it hailed?

• Clouds

• Cars

• Snow

• Cold Temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hailstones are made of __, often in layers.

• Water

• Ice

• Clouds

• Onions

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Hailstorms are more common in which part of the United States?

• North

• South

• East

• West

• Central

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where are hailstorms least likely to happen?

• North

• South

• West

• East

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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The days that have hail also have relatively ___ air temperatures, which are above melting/freezing point.

• Freezing

• Boiling

• Warm

• Cool

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What time of day does it most likely hail?

• Morning

• Afternoon

• Evening

• Late Morning

• Early Morning

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hailstorms mostly happen during which seasons?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Hailstorm shapes are typically a ...

• circle / blob

• line

• no shape at all