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Middle round (ages 9–11): 🌦️ Weather. Ten questions. Tap a box to see the answer.
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The ten, for a host reading aloud
- 1.Snow falls when the air is below freezing and has enough of what?
- A wind
- B sunshine
- C moisture in the air
- 2.A tornado is a spinning column of air that reaches down from what?
- A a snowbank
- B a rainbow
- C a thunderstorm
- 3.Most snowflakes are less than how wide?
- A two inches
- B half an inch
- C six inches
- 4.When the Sun heats a lake and its water turns into vapor, what is that called?
- A evaporation
- B condensation
- C precipitation
- 5.Hurricanes form over what?
- A warm ocean water
- B cold mountains
- C dry deserts
- 6.A snowflake begins when a very cold water droplet freezes onto what?
- A a bubble of air
- B a raindrop
- C a speck of pollen or dust
- 7.About how many seconds does the sound of thunder take to travel one mile?
- A about 30 seconds
- B about 1 second
- C about 5 seconds
- 8.Rising water vapor cools and turns into the droplets that make clouds. What is this called?
- A evaporation
- B transpiration
- C condensation
- 9.Which rain is colder than 32°F but stays liquid until it hits something?
- A freezing rain
- B hail
- C sleet
- 10.What causes Earth's seasons?
- A Earth moving closer to the Sun
- B the tilt of Earth's axis
- C the Moon blocking sunlight
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- C: moisture in the air. Snow falls from clouds as ice crystals. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
- C: a thunderstorm. Tornadoes have been reported in all fifty U.S. states. Source: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
- B: half an inch. Half an inch is about 1.3 centimeters. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
- A: evaporation. Water vapor is an invisible gas that rises into the air. Source: NASA Science for Kids
- A: warm ocean water. Warm, moist air rising off the sea is the fuel that keeps a hurricane going. Source: NASA Space Place
- C: 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
- C: about 5 seconds. Count from the flash to the thunder and divide by five to find the miles. Source: National Weather Service
- C: condensation. You can see condensation when drops form on the outside of a cold glass. Source: NASA Science for Kids
- A: freezing rain. When its drops touch anything, they turn to ice at once. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Center
- B: the tilt of Earth's axis. Northern winter actually comes when Earth is closest to the Sun. Source: NASA Space Place
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