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L4 Chapter 1: Rain

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  • What happens when there is no rain?
    any of the following: drought, wild fires, no drinking water, ocean water disappears
  • Where was the umbrella invented?
    Ancient China
  • The process that changes water's state is called?
    the water cycle
  • When the sun heats up water, the water evaporates and changes into ________.
    water vapor
  • fill in the blank: With technological ___________, raincoats have gotten better
    advancement
  • Why are frog weddings held in India?
    They believed that marrying frogs pleased the rain god.
  • When did Chopin write prelude no. 15?
    while living in Paris in 1838
  • How are the Thai cat parades done?
    They carry cats in baskets and gently splash water on it to make it cry.
  • What was Amatine Dupin's pen name?
    George Sand
  • How was Burberry's gabardine different than Macintosh's raincoat?
    It could breathe but it wasn't perfectly waterproof
  • How many musical pieces did chopin make for the piano?
    24
  • Why did Chopin move to Majorica in 1838?
    He had lung cancer and paris was too cold and damp.
  • Water can come in 3 forms, what are they?
    Solid, liquid, or gas
  • Who invented the first raincoat?
    Charles Macintosh
  • How does rain fall?
    water evaporates and turns into water vapor. The vapor rises up, the cools and condenses forming clouds. When the cloud is big an heavy with droplets, rain fall
  • What rainmaking ceremonies are there? (from the lesson)
    any of the following: Native Americans do rain dances, Thailand has cat parades, India hold frog weddings
  • How did Chopin's Prelude no. 15 get its nickname?
    Chopin wrote the piece while waiting for Dupin on a rainy day. Dupin heard it and said it sounded like raindrops falling. Many people agreed.