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Mystery Science - Stormy Skies Unit
Mystery Science - Stormy Skies Unit
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What kind of cloud is this?
Cumulous
Cumulonimbus
Stratonimbus
Stratus
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Animals that live here have blubber or thick fur.
What climate is being described?
Polar
Tropical
Temperate
Mild
3
What kind of cloud is this?
Cumulous
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Stratonimbus
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Stratonimbus storms usually cause rain all day long because _____.
the clouds are very wide so they spend a long time over one area
they turn into cumulus clouds
they turn into stratus clouds
there is no hail in stratonimbus clouds
5
It's cold in December and in June.
What climate is being described?
Polar
Tropical
Desert
Mild
6
Tropical climate zones are very wet and humid because _____.
they have many types of plants
sunbeams shine directly on them, cause more water evaporation and rainfall
the temperature is cold
the Earth travels in a circle around the sun
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Where to clouds come from?
Clouds just randomly appear in the sky.
Clouds come from storms.
Clouds come from water from the surface of the earth.
Clouds form based on the temperature outside.
8
Trees lose their leaves in the autumn.
What climate is being described?
Temperate
Polar
Mild
Tropical
9
It's hot in December and in June.
What climate is being described?
Temperate
Polar
Tropical
Mild
10
It doesn't rain here very much, or ever.
What climate is being described?
Tropical
Desert
Temperate
Mild
11
How long does a storm from a stratonimbus cloud last?
days
hours and hours
weeks
30 minutes
12
Many animals hibernate in winter, come back out in springtime.
What climate is being described?
Tropical
Temperate
Mild
Desert
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How long does a storm from a cumulonimbus cloud last?
days
hours and hours
30 minutes
weeks
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How can you tell the different between a stratus and a stratonimbus cloud?
A stratonimbus cloud has a lighter color.
A stratonimbus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, and causes rain.
A status cloud covers part of the sky, a stratonimbus cloud cover it all
A stratus cloud is small and a stratonimbus cloud is very tall.
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What kind of cloud is this?
Cumulonimbus
Stratonimbus
Stratus
Cumulus
16
Animals that live here don't pant to cool off, otherwise they would lose water.
What climate is being described?
Desert
Mild
Tropical
Temperate
17
What kind of cloud is this?
Cumulous
Stratus
Stratonimbus
Cumulonimbus
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Winters here and nice and warm, but not hot.
What climate is being described?
Temperate
Desert
Tropical
Mild
