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Precipitation Digital Reading Passage

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1.) Any time water falls out of the sky it is called _____.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
updraft
2.
2.) Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
updraft
c)
sleet
d)
hail
3.
3.) When liquid water turns into water vapor it is called _____.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
updraft
4.
4.) When water vapor turns back into water droplets and forms clouds it is called ____.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
updraft
5.
5.) Rain falls to the ground in liquid form.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
6.) All snowflakes are exactly the same.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
7.) Sleet is different than snow because the water droplets freeze _____.
a)
in the cloud
b)
on the ground
c)
on the way to the ground
d)
they don't freeze
8.
8.) Hailstones usually form ____.
a)
during winter
b)
when it's freezing
c)
on the ground
d)
during summer thunderstorms
9.
9.) Hailstones can be as big as ____.
a)
a grain of sand
b)
a raindrop
c)
a snowflake
d)
a softball
10.
10.) Which of the following does not hit the ground as ice?
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
hail
11.

11.) What is the process called when ice turns directly into water vapor without becoming liquid first?

a)

condensation

b)

sublimation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

12.

12.) Which of the following is a form of frozen precipitation that falls as small ice pellets?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

rain

d)

snow

13.

13.) What is the term for the boundary where two different air masses meet, often causing precipitation?

a)

front

b)

updraft

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

14.

14.) What is the term for the process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

sublimation

15.

15.) Which of the following is a type of precipitation that forms when raindrops freeze before hitting the ground?

a)

hail

b)

sleet

c)

snow

d)

rain

16.

16.) What is the name of the process where water from plants is released into the atmosphere?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

17.

17.) What is the term for the process where water vapor in the air turns into ice crystals without becoming liquid first?

a)

sublimation

b)

deposition

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

18.

18.) Which of the following is a type of precipitation that forms when snowflakes melt into raindrops and then refreeze before hitting the ground?

a)

snow

b)

hail

c)

rain

d)

sleet

19.

19.) What is the name of the process where water from the surface of lakes and oceans turns into water vapor?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

20.

20.) What is the term for the process where water vapor in the air turns directly into ice without becoming liquid first?

a)

evaporation

b)

deposition

c)

condensation

d)

sublimation

21.

21.) Which of the following is a type of precipitation that forms when raindrops are carried upward by strong winds and freeze before falling to the ground?

a)

snow

b)

rain

c)

sleet

d)

hail

22.

22.) What is the process called when water vapor is released from the leaves of plants into the atmosphere?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

evaporation