How Hail Happens

This question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

How do raindrops become hailstones?

• Warm clouds form hailstones.

• Raindrops in the cold air become ice.

• The wind makes hailstones.

• The soft rain makes hailstones.

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Part B

Which sentence from the text BEST explains what causes raindrops to turn into hail?

• "If the raindrops meet the very cold air there, then they turn to ice."

• "As wind moves the storm cloud, it also moves some of the raindrips inside of it."

• "Raindrops start to form at the bottom of the cloud, where it is warmer."

• "At the top, air is much colder than it is lower down."

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Causes

Wind moves the storm clouds.

• A. The raindrops turn to ice.

• B. They fall to the grond as hailstones.

• C. Raindrops inside the cloud begin to move.

• D. The hailstones are milky white.

• E. Layers of ice are added.

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Causes

Air bubbles are trapped inside the freezing water.

• A. The raindrops turn to ice.

• B. They fall to the grond as hailstones.

• C. Raindrops inside the cloud begin to move.

• D. The hailstones are milky white.

• E. Layers of ice are added.

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Causes

Hailstones move up and down in the cloud.

• A. The raindrops turn to ice.

• B. They fall to the grond as hailstones.

• C. Raindrops inside the cloud begin to move.

• D. The hailstones are milky white.

• E. Layers of ice are added.

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Causes

Raindrops meet cold air.

• A. The raindrops turn to ice.

• B. They fall to the grond as hailstones.

• C. Raindrops inside the cloud begin to move.

• D. The hailstones are milky white.

• E. Layers of ice are added.

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Causes

The ice drops become heavier.

• A. The raindrops turn to ice.

• B. They fall to the grond as hailstones.

• C. Raindrops inside the cloud begin to move.

• D. The hailstones are milky white.

• E. Layers of ice are added.

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Read this sentence from the article.

Storm clouds are made of water droplets.

Notice the word with the ending -let. The ending means "a small type of something." According to the sentence, what are storm clouds made of?

• Smaller clouds

• Warm drops of water

• Tiny drops of water

• Heavy drops of water

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What are three effects of hailstones moving up and down in the cloud?

• The hailstones break apart.

• The hailstones add layers of ice.

• The hailstones get stuck in a storm cloud and never fall.

• The hailstones grow larger.

• The hailstones may take on unusual shapes.

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What causes rings to form in a hailstone?

• The hail's up-and-down movement in the clouds.

• Escaping air bubbles

• The warm air at the bottom of the cloud

• The cold air at the top of the cloud.

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