The Weather Challenge

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The Weather Challenge

• Mary Mathias
• ITRT
• Suffolk Public Schools

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Do you think you know all about weather?

• Get ready to test your knowledge!

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What starts the water cycle?
Question 1
a) sun
b) the moon
c) Orion
d) the clouds
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Exactamundo!a) the sun
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Try Again!
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This step of the water cycle happens as the sun
heats the water, and it slowly disappears. What
step is this called?
Question 2
a) precipitation
b) dissipation
c) evaporation
d) disappearing
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Youre right!c) evaporation
Answer 2
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I dont think so!
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What is it called when there is not enough
precipitation? The land and plant life may also
appear very dry.
Question 3
a) want
b) drought
c) storm
d) rain
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You are on a roll!b) drought
Answer 3
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Somebodys asleep at the wheel!
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What tool is used to measure how hot or cold the
air is?
Question 4
a) thermometer
b) keyboard
c) wind vane
d) rain gauge
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Excellent!a) thermometer!
Answer 4
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Did you put your thinking cap on today?
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What type of storm contains high winds and large
amounts of snow?
Question 5
a) a snow monster
b) hurricane
c) tornado
d) blizzard
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Yes!!!d) blizzard
Answer 5
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Read that question again!
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What is it called when there is too much
precipitation in a short time?
Question 6
a) flood
b) drought
c) thunderstorm
d) rain
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You are fantastic!a) flood
Answer 6
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The rain has gotten into your ears! Try again!
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This season is very warm and sunny. We are out
of school during this time. What season is it?
Question 7
a) fall
b) spring
c) winter
d) summer
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What a bunch of smart kids!d) summer
Answer 7
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I dont think so! Try again.
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What tool is used to measure the level of
precipitation?
Question 8
a) thermometer
b) rain gauge
c) apparatus
d) wind vane
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Youre right!b) rain gauge
Answer 8
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Wrong-try again!
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What step of the water cycle happens when the
water droplets in the clouds become too heavy?
Question 9
a) condensation
b) accumulation
c) precipitation
d) evaporation
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Yeah! You got it!c) precipitation
Answer 9
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No, not that one!Try again!
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Name the four types of precipitation.
Question 10
a) rain, snow, lightening, hail
b) rain, sleet, snow, and droplets
c) rain, snow, water, sun
d) rain, snow, sleet, hail
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Woo hoo!d) rain, snow, sleet,hail
Answer 10
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Try again!
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What season happens when flowers and new leaves
on the trees start to appear, and the air is a
little warmer?
Question 11
a) spring
b) fall
c) summer
d) winter
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Thats right!a) spring
Answer 11
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Are the lights on but nobodys home? Try again!
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What season happens when the leaves on trees
start to die, and the air gets a little chilly?
Question 12
a) winter
b) spring
c) fall
d) summer
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Good job!c) fall
Answer 12
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Nope!Try again!
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A farmer wants to know which direction the wind
is blowing over his crops today. What tool would
he use to measure the direction of the wind?
Question 13
a) rain gauge
b) anemometer
d) wind vane
c) thermometer
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d)Wind vane
Answer 13
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Put those oars in the water!Try again!
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What type of storm forms over the ocean, involves
thunderstorms sometimes tornadoes, and has an
eye in the middle?
Question 14
a) tornado
b) hurricane
d) blizzard
c) hurricane
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Absolutely!b) hurricane
Answer 14
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Afraid not!Try again!
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What kind of storm happens when lightening heats
up the air and it expands so quickly that you
hear a loud boom?
Question 15
b) hurricane
a) thunderstorm
d) blizzard
c) tornado
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Right on!a) thunderstorm
Answer 15
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What cha talkin about?Try again!
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What type of storm forms over land, has high
winds, and a rotating funnel cloud?
Question 16
a) thunderstorm
b) tornado
c) blizzard
d) hurricane
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tornado
Answer 16
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Somebody has not been reading their notes!Try
again!
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Name the step of the water cycle that forms
clouds after evaporated water turns into water
droplets after coming into contact with cold air.
Question 17
b) evaporation
a) condensation
d) accumulation
c) precipitation
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Holy Cannoli Batman! It isa) condensation
Answer 17
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Youve been deceived!Try again!
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Everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall weather.
Then, the air gets colder, and the leaves are no
longer on the trees. Then, it starts to snow.
What season is this?
Question 18
b) summer
a) fall
d) spring
c) winter
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Wonderful!c) winter
Answer 18
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Dont think so!Try again!
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The high for the day will be 35 degrees. What
will you wear?
Question 20
a) Hat and gloves
b) Shorts and a t-shirt
c) sunglasses
d) Tank top
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Woohoo! A) hat and gloves
Answer 20
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You just missed it!Try again!
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Congratulations!Youve just won the weather
challenge!