Abeka 8th Science Quiz 25 L109

________ are raindrops frozen into tiny ice pellets.

• Snow
• Drizzle

• Rain
• Sleet

Layered balls of ice that form in strong thunderstorms are called _______.

• sleet
• snow
• hail
• drizzle

Ice crystals that have remained frozen are called __________.

• snow
• water vapor
• frost
• hail

Falling water drops less than 0.5mm in diameter is a ________.

• drizzle

• dew
• rain
• fog

The movement of water from the earth's surface, into the air, and back to the surface is the _________ cycle.

• water/hydrologic

• rock
• soil
• air

The general term for water falling to Earth's surface is _________.

• condensation
• precipitation
• sublimation
• evaporation

An extended period of heavy snow and high winds is a(n) _________.

• hailstorm
• tornado
• snowstorm
• blizzard

A brief period of light snowfall with little to no accumulation is a snow _________.

• storm
• squall
• flurry
• blizzard

What type of drought occurs when less rain than normal occurs but the effects on groundwater, crops, and people's use of water are minimal?

• Agricultural drought
• Hydrological drought
• Socioeconomic drought
• Meteorological drought

Why can snow fall on a mountain while rain falls in an adjacent valley?

• Air at different altitudes has different types of particles.

• Air at different altitudes has different humidities.

• Cold mountain air freezes the rain into snow.

• The rain forms as snow and then melts in warm air.