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  • What kind of cloud can form hail?
    cumulonimbus clouds
  • What kind of animal is Chuck?
    Chuck is a duck.
  • Why does Chuck tell Sonny to fly under his wing?
    Because wet paper is not good for flying.
  • How fast can the most violent tornadoes move?
    below 200 miles per hour
    between 100-200 miles per hour
    less than 90 miles per hour
    in excess of 200 miles per hour
  • In a hurricane, what is the "eye" of the storm?
    It is a spot at the center of a storm where the wind is calmer.
  • Which is NOT part of the water cycle?
    Water droplets combine and fall as rain.
    The sun heats water and turns it into an invisible gas.
    Water droplets clump together to form clouds.
    Gas falls down to the ground.
  • Where was Natasha?
    She was getting her sunglasses.
  • Where did Sonny come from?
    A hiker folded him on a mountain trail.
  • What was Chuck's problem?
    He lost his wife, Natasha, while flying south.
  • Who is the author of "Wild Weather"?
    Thomas Kingsley Troupe
  • How are hurricanes and tornadoes similar?
    They both spin and can destroy things.
  • Which tool helps meteorologists track rain and thunderstorms?
    wind socks
    rain gauges
    radar
    satellites
  • Why are tornadoes dangerous?
    They can destroy anything they touch.
  • What does a meteorologist do?
    They study animals around the Earth.
    They use tools to study and predict the weather.
    They look for meteors and outer space.
  • Who is the main character of "Wild Weather?"
    The Weatherman
    Natasha
    Chuck
    Sonny
  • A low temperature is _______.
    cold
    hot
  • Why can wind come from any direction?
    Because Earth spins
    Because Earth orbits the sun
    Because Earth shakes
    Because Earth is round
  • What happens when too much rain falls during a thunderstorm?
    There can be a flood.
    There can be an earthquake.
    There can be a tornado.
    There can be snow.
  • Where does wind come from?
    The sun heats the air. The warm air rises up, and cold air comes down.
  • What is hail?
    Large water droplets that fall.
    Water droplets that have frozen into ice.
    Giant clouds that make rain.
  • In which seasons do hurricanes form?
    winter and spring
    summer and fall
  • Why do birds fly south for the winter?
    Cold weather and snow make it hard to find food.
  • Who can tell us when weather is wild?
    A meteorologist
  • Where was the worst heat wave recorded?
    Tokyo, Japan
    Houston, Texas, USA
    Marble Bar, Australia
    Seoul, South Korea
  • What does a tornado look like?
    A triangle of air
    A giant mountain
    A circle of dirt
    A funnel of wind
  • What happens to people , animals, and plants during a heat wave?
    They can get hurt or die.
  • A high temperature is _______.
    cold
    hot
  • What is happening when the temperature and humidity stay high for more than 2 days?
    air wave
    heat wave
    ocean wave
    summer wave
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