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Little round (ages 6–8): 🌦️ Weather. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.Sleet is rain that turns into what before it reaches the ground?
- A ice pellets
- B fog
- C snowflakes
- 2.How many sides or arms does a snowflake have?
- A four
- B eight
- C six
- 3.Can it ever be too cold to snow?
- A no
- B yes, below zero
- C yes, at night
- 4.What makes the sound of thunder?
- A lightning
- B strong wind
- C clouds bumping together
- 5.Snow looks white. What is each tiny ice crystal really like?
- A white like paint
- B see-through
- C silver like foil
- 6.To see a rainbow, what needs to be behind you?
- A the Moon
- B the Sun
- C a dark cloud
- 7.After fresh snow falls, how does it sound outside?
- A full of echoes
- B quieter
- C louder
- 8.When water drops in a cloud get too heavy, what happens?
- A they float into space
- B they turn into wind
- C they fall as rain
- 9.What is fog?
- A a cloud touching the ground
- B dust from the road
- C smoke from chimneys
- 10.What are clouds made of?
- A tiny water drops or ice
- B puffs of smoke
- C bits of cotton
🔑 Show the answers
- A: ice pellets. That is how the National Weather Service describes sleet. Source: National Weather Service
- C: six. Ice crystals grow in six-sided shapes, so snowflakes have six arms. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
- A: no. It can be too warm to snow, but it can never be too cold. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
- A: lightning. Lightning heats the air so fast that the air bursts outward with a boom. Source: National Weather Service
- B: see-through. Snow appears white, but it is actually translucent, like a clear window. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
- B: the Sun. Rainbows show up when sunlight shines into drops of water floating in the air. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
- B: quieter. Fresh snow soaks up sound waves, so the world goes hushed. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
- C: they fall as rain. Inside a cloud, tiny drops join together and grow bigger and bigger. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
- A: a cloud touching the ground. If you have walked through fog, you have walked through a cloud. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
- A: tiny water drops or ice. Each cloud holds billions of drops so small that they float in the air. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
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