Hail

How are updrafts and the size of hail related?

• Stronger updraft, bigger hail

• Stronger updraft, smaller hail

• Stronger updraft, no hail

• Weaker updraft, smaller hail

How does hail grow?

• They start out big

• Two hail pieces crash together

• Water droplets freeze onto it

• It just does.

What type of cloud does hail form in?

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What is hail made out of?

• Water and small pieces of solids

• Water

• Dust

• Ice Cream

True or False: Hail can form in any type of cloud

• True

• False

Why are some hailstones bigger than others?

• They are big

• They stay in the cloud longer than other pieces of hail

• Gravity

Why do hail storms usually happen in the summertime?

• There's more temp. difference between the ground and sky

• There's less temp. difference between the ground and sky

• The temp. is the same on the ground and the sky

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What are conditions like outside on days that it hails?

• cold and dry

• warm and humid

• cold and humid

• warm and dry

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Imagine Charlotte, Liam, and Evelyn are weather scientists studying hail. They discover a relationship between updrafts and the size of hail. What might that relationship be?

• Stronger updraft, bigger hail

• Stronger updraft, smaller hail

• Stronger updraft, no hail

• Weaker updraft, smaller hail

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Avery, Ethan, and Olivia were having a debate. They were curious to know, why are some hailstones bigger than others? Can you help them solve this mystery?

• They are just naturally big

• They stay in the cloud longer than other pieces of hail, growing bigger over time

• It's all because of gravity

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