Weather and Climate

When water falls from the sky, it is called:

• Elevation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

When it hails, there is usually also

• Snow and sleet

• Wind and rain

• Cold air

• Clouds all day long

In our weather grid of hailstorms, we noticed the temperature:

• Usually dropped

• Usually increased

• Always stayed the same

• Was below freezing

Hailstorms are usually located

• In the southern hemisphere

• West of the Rocky Mountains

• In the midwest region

• Only around Kansas

Hailstorms usually happen

• In the morning

• In the afternoon

• During the night

• When Mr. Wall gets mad

When the sun warms up the ground that is an example of:

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Condensation

The weather balloon data was evidence of:

• Humidity is present in warm air

• Air is constantly changing because of the clouds

• Air gets warmer as it gets higher into the atmosphere

• Air gets colder as it gets higher into the atmosphere

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Why was the weather balloon data collected at midnight?

• It is the most quiet then

• It is the least windy then

• Sunlight is absent at midnight

• There are less people around

How does the air higher up compare to the air near the ground?

• It is colder higher up

• It is warmer higher up

• Air temperatures are the same

What information does a weather balloon collect?

• Temperature and humidity

• Wind speeds

• Evaporation

• Storm shapes