WorksheetsHail Storm Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 18mins
1-6.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
What is hail primarily composed of?
Frozen raindrops
Pieces of ice
Snowflakes
Sleet
What causes hail to form?
Strong sunlight
Water droplets freezing below ground
Water droplets rising into freezing air
Low pressure systems
What role do updrafts play in hail formation?
Pushing the hailstones out of the cloud
Cooling the hailstones
Lifting the hailstones higher
Melting the hailstones
How can hailstones grow larger?
By falling to the ground quickly
By staying longer in warm air
By gaining more layers of ice in freezing air
By absorbing moisture from the cloud
What determines the size of the hail?
The speed of the wind
The amount of rainfall
The strength of the updraft
The temperature of the cloud
What was the size of the largest hail on record?
The size of a basketball
The size of a grapefruit
The size of a baseball
The size of a tennis ball
Most hailstorms occur?
In the Southern United States
In the Central United States
In the Eastern United States
Hawaii
Hailstones that hit the ground are the same size no matter what city they fall in.
True
False
The first step of hail formation is________.
The powerful winds of a thunderstorm toss these ice pellets up and down, and they grow larger as they come in contact with more water.
Hailstones begin to form when tiny particles of dust and ice collide with cold water droplets that freeze them.
when the chunks of ice grow too heavy for the winds to carry them aloft, they plunge to earth as hailstones.
True or False: Hail can form in any type of cloud
True
False
What is an updraft?
air flowing down
air flowing up
clouds
hairdryers
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
What are conditions like outside on days that it hails?
cold and dry
warm and humid
cold and humid
warm and dry
True or False: Cumulonimbus clouds form when there is a big temperature difference between the ground and the sky.
True
False
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
What type of cloud does hail form in?
Cumulus
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
What do we know about the temperature of the air at different heights of a cloud?
The temperature throughout the cloud is the same
The temperature gets colder as the altitude increases
The temperature gets colder closer to the surface of the earth
It is impossible to predict
What is necessary for hail formation?
Light rainfall
A sunny day
A thunderstorm cloud with specific conditions
A rainbow in the sky
Hailstones are made of ______, often in layers.
Water
Clouds
Ice
Onions
