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The process when water turns into a gas.
a) Evaporation
b) Precipitation
c) Condensation
d) Participation

Ice pellets that grow bigger and bigger until they are so heavy they fall to the ground
a) Hail
b) Sleet
c) Freezing rain
d) Snow

Drops of water that have condensed onto grass, leaves, and other surfaces.
a) Fog
b) Dew
c) Rain
d) Frost

This is formed when a raindrops partially freeze as they fall.
a) Snow
b) Rain
c) Sleet
d) Hail

______ is how much moisture is in the air.
a) Temperature
b) Air pressure
c) Humidity
d) Precipitation

A thermometer is a tool to measure _____.
a) Temperature
b) Air pressure
c) Humidity
d) Precipitation

A rain gauge is a tool to measure _____.
a) Temperature
b) Air pressure
c) Humidity
d) Precipitation

A barometer is a tool to measure ______.
a) Temperature
b) Air pressure
c) Humidity
d) Precipitation

________ is the way in which the air around us changes
a) Temperature
b) Air pressure
c) Humidity
d) Weather

What is the scientific study of weather called?
a) Anthropology
b) Meteorology
c) Astronomy
d) Weatherology

What type of cloud piles high in the sky and can bring severe storms?
a) Cumulus
b) Cirrus
c) Stratus
d) Cumulonimbus

What type of cloud is a sign of changing weather?
a) Cumulus
b) Cirrus
c) Stratus
d) Cumulonimbus

What type of clouds are high in the sky and wispy like the tail of a horse?
a) Cumulus
b) Cirrus
c) Stratus
d) Cumulonimbus

What type of cloud is a thick blanket that usually brings precipitation?
a) Cumulus
b) Cirrus
c) Stratus
d) Cumulonimbus

What type of cloud is white and fluffy like cotton?
a) Cumulus
b) Cirrus
c) Stratus
d) Cumulonimbus

When water vapor hits cooler air and turns into water droplets to form clouds
a) Evaporation
b) Precipitation
c) Condensation
d) Participation

When water droplets become so big and heavy that they fall to the ground.
a) Evaporation
b) Precipitation
c) Condensation
d) Participation

When sunlight reflects through water droplets what does it create?
a) Sun beam
b) Lightning
c) Thunder
d) Rainbow

A hygrometer is a tool that measures _____.
a) Temperature
b) Air pressure
c) Humidity
d) Wind direction

This is caused when electricity builds up inside clouds.
a) Rainbow
b) Lightning
c) Thunder
d) Tornado

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