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Middle round (ages 9–11): 🌦️ Weather · 🌋 Planet Earth. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.A snowflake begins when a very cold water droplet freezes onto what?
- A a bubble of air
- B a speck of pollen or dust
- C a raindrop
- 2.Which became the world's first national park, in 1872?
- A Yellowstone
- B the Grand Canyon
- C Yosemite
- 3.Hurricanes form over what?
- A cold mountains
- B dry deserts
- C warm ocean water
- 4.Near Grand Canyon Village, about how deep is the canyon from rim to river?
- A about 100 feet
- B about one mile
- C about 10 miles
- 5.Rising water vapor cools and turns into the droplets that make clouds. What is this called?
- A condensation
- B evaporation
- C transpiration
- 6.What causes Earth's seasons?
- A the Moon blocking sunlight
- B Earth moving closer to the Sun
- C the tilt of Earth's axis
- 7.From an airplane, what shape can a whole rainbow be?
- A a straight line
- B a full circle
- C a square
- 8.Which rain is colder than 32°F but stays liquid until it hits something?
- A freezing rain
- B sleet
- C hail
- 9.Thin, wispy cirrus clouds are made mostly of what?
- A dust
- B ice crystals
- C raindrops
- 10.When the Sun heats a lake and its water turns into vapor, what is that called?
- A evaporation
- B precipitation
- C condensation
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- B: a speck of pollen or dust. The speck of pollen or dust is up in the sky, and the droplet is extremely cold. Source: NOAA
- A: Yellowstone. Its geysers and hot springs were a big reason it was protected. Source: National Park Service
- C: warm ocean water. Warm, moist air rising off the sea is the fuel that keeps a hurricane going. Source: NASA Space Place
- B: about one mile. That is about 5,000 feet straight down from the South Rim. Source: National Park Service
- A: condensation. You can see condensation when drops form on the outside of a cold glass. Source: NASA Science for Kids
- C: the tilt of Earth's axis. Northern winter actually comes when Earth is closest to the Sun. Source: NASA Space Place
- B: a full circle. From the ground, the land gets in the way, so we only see an arc. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
- A: freezing rain. When its drops touch anything, they turn to ice at once. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
- B: ice crystals. Cirrus clouds float very high up, where the air is freezing cold. Source: NOAA NESDIS (SciJinks)
- A: evaporation. Water vapor is an invisible gas that rises into the air. Source: NASA Science for Kids
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