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Precipitation (6/19/2024)

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Pitanje 1

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Which of the following determines whether precipitation will come as rain or as sleet?

the amount of wind

the size of the clouds

the type of clouds

the air temperature

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Pitanje 5

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What makes some hailstones larger than other hailstones?

Larger hailstones occur when the air temperature is much colder.

Larger hailstones occur when the ground temperature is much colder.

Larger hailstones have moved more times through the cold region of a cloud.

Larger hailstones form in cumulonimbus clouds, but smaller hailstones do not.

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Pitanje 2

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What has to happen in order for precipitation to occur?

The cloud droplets have to be heavy enough to fall.

The cloud has to be a cumulonimbus or stratus.

The cloud has to have several updrafts.

The temperature of the cloud has to be at least 0 degrees C.

Pitanje 3

3.

What is it called when precipitation becomes icy only after touching the sidewalk?

snow

sleet

hail

freezing rain

Pitanje 4

4.

Based on the information given, which of the following is the smallest?

a mist droplet

a drizzle droplet

a cloud droplet

a rain droplet

Pitanje 6

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What is the purpose in comparing a hailstone to an onion?

to show how hailstones are formed

to illustrate the size of hailstones

to show the weight of hailstones

to describe the damage caused by hail

Pitanje 7

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Which of the following describes a snowflake?

a frozen drizzle

several layers of ice

a six-sided ice crystal

a round pellet of ice

Pitanje 8

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What do sleet and snow have in common?

Both are made up of ice.

Both are produced by huge clouds.

Both are six-sided crystals.

Both develop from raindrops.