Weather

A __________ is someone who uses science, research and data to predict and tell the weather.

• weather man

• meteorologist

• astronomer

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The study of weather is called ______________.

• climate

• physics

• meteorology

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We measure ___________ with a thermometer.

• temperature

• air pressure

• rain

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Temperature is how ______ or ________ cold something is.

• big, small

• hot, cold

• cold, hot

Dark, gray, fluffy clouds that usually predict rain or snow are called ______ clouds.

• cumulus

• storm

• stratus

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Thin, wispy clouds that usually predict good weather are called ________ clouds.

• sunny

• cirrus

• cumulus

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Long, blanket-like clouds that are low to the ground and sometimes seen as fog are called ________ clouds.

• cumulus

• dusk

• stratus

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When scientists guess what might happen next based on observations and research, this is called a ___________.

• prediction

• theory

• statement

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The liquid, sometimes solid, water particles that fall from clouds are known as _________.

• rain drops

• precipitation

• water vapor

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Water that freezes as it falls from the clouds to the ground is known as _________.

• snow

• ice

• sleet

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