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Mystery Science Review- Third Grade, Stormy Skies Unit
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1
Tropical climate zones are very wet and humid because...
the earth travels in a circle around the sun
they have many types of plants
the temperature is cold
the sun shines directly on it causing more evaporation/rain
2
Stratonimbus storms usually cause rain all day long because...
they turn into stratus clouds
they turn into cumulus clouds
the clouds are very wide and spend a long time over one area
there is no hail in stratonimbus storms
3
What part of the water cycle causes clouds?
Evaporation
Condensation
Participation
Transpiration
4
In which climate do trees lose their leaves in the autumn?
Tropical
Mild
Polar
Temperate
5
In which climate is it
cold
in December and June?
Temperate
Tropical
Desert
Polar
6
In which climate are winters nice and warm, but not hot?
Mild
Tropical
Temperate
Desert
7
True or False- The sun causes evaporation.
False
True
8
Which cloud covers the whole sky, but doesn't bring rain?
Cumulonimbus
Stratus
Stratonimbus
Cumulus
9
In which climate do the animals hibernate in winter and come back out in spring?
Mild
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
10
True or False- Clouds are made in the evaporation phase of the water cycle.
False
True
11
What climate would an animal with large ears most likely be from?
Tropical
Temperate
Desert
Mild
12
True or False- when the sun hits lakes and oceans, it turns water into water vapor.
False
True
13
Which cloud is puffy like a cotton ball?
Stratus
Stratonimbus
Cumulonimbus
Cumulus
14
What part of the water cycle involves the sun heating plants/trees which evaporates water?
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Percipitation
15
Which cloud is a tall rain cloud that brings lightening?
Stratonimbus
Cumulus
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
16
In which climate do animals that live here have blubber or thick fur?
Mild
Polar
Temperate
Tropical
17
How can you tell the difference between a stratus and a stratonimbus cloud?
A stratonimbus cloud has a lighter color.
A stratonimbus cloud is darker and causes more rain.
A stratus is small and a stratonumbus is tall.
A stratonimbus covers the whole sky and a stratus is small.
18
What part of the water cycle causes water to turn into water vapor?
Condensation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Percipitation
19
True or False- the wind causes evaporation.
True
False
20
Which cloud is dark, covers the whole sky, and brings a long rainy day?
Stratus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Stratonimbus
21
How long will a cumulonimbus cloud rain for?
All Day
A Couple of Hours
22
In which climate is it
hot
in December and in June?
Mild
Temperate
Polar
Tropical
23
In which climate animals that live there not pant to cool off because they would loose water?
Tropical
Mild
Temperate
Desert
24
Which type of cloud will bring a thunderstorm that will only last a couple of hours?
Cumulonimbus
Stratus
Stratonimbus
Cumulus
25
What part of the water cycle causes it to rain?
Transpiration
Evaporation
Percipitation
Condensation
26
Which cloud is an example of a rain cloud that will rain for a long time?
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Stratonimbus
Stratus
27
True or False- Clouds are made in the condensation state of the water cycle.
False
True
28
In which climate does it not rain very much?
Mild
Desert
Tropical
Temperate
29
How long will a stratonimbus cloud rain for?
A couple of hours
All day
30
True or False- Clouds are made when water vapor collects in the sky.
True
False