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Precipitation Digital Reading Passage

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
10.) Which of the following does not hit the ground as ice?
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
hail
2.

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

3.
9.) Hailstones can be as big as ____.
a)
a grain of sand
b)
a raindrop
c)
a snowflake
d)
a softball
4.
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
5.
1.) Any time water falls out of the sky it is called _____.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
updraft
6.

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

7.
8.) Hailstones usually form ____.
a)
during winter
b)
when it's freezing
c)
on the ground
d)
during summer thunderstorms
8.

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

9.
5.) Rain falls to the ground in liquid form.
a)
true
b)
false
10.

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

11.

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

12.
4.) When water vapor turns back into water droplets and forms clouds it is called ____.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
updraft
13.
2.) Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation?
a)
rain
b)
updraft
c)
sleet
d)
hail
14.

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

15.

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

16.
3.) When liquid water turns into water vapor it is called _____.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
updraft
17.

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

18.
6.) All snowflakes are exactly the same.
a)
true
b)
false
19.

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

20.

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

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