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Forms of Precipitation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is precipitation?

a)

solids falling from the sky

b)

precipitation

c)

any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface

d)

liquids falling from the sky

2.

What is the most common precipitation?

a)

dew

b)

freezing rain

c)

snow

d)

rain

3.
What can damage crops, homes, and cars?
a)
freezing rain 
b)

frost 

c)
hail 
d)
snow 
4.
What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?
a)
Hail
b)

Vapor

c)
Rain
d)
Snow
5.

Snow is most common in which season?

a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Fall
d)
Spring
6.
Precipitation MUST start from where?
a)
Sky
b)
Clouds
c)
Sun
d)
Ground
7.

Hail is:

a)

water droplets that fall from the sky

b)

Ice crystals that fall from the sky

c)

Ice chunks that fall from the sky

d)

Melted raindrops that fall from the sky

8.
For snow to fall, the air temperature must be what?
a)
Above 0 degrees celsius
b)

Below 35 degrees celsius

c)
Freezing
d)

Warmer at the ground and in the air

9.
Hail can usually only happen in which season?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
10.

Which is correct for the hail to form?

a)

must have thunderstorm cloud

b)

must have low content of water

c)

warmer air is not present

d)

water droplet condenses into water vapor

11.
If snowflakes fall from the sky, pass through an area of warm air, melt and fall to the ground as a liquid, what kind of precipitation is it?
a)
Snow
b)
Rain
c)

Dew

d)
Hail
12.

What type of clouds would produce hail?

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulus

13.

Which type of cloud often indicates that a storm is on the way?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulonimbus

c)

cumulus

d)

stratus

14.

Which of the following shows a picture of hail?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff