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5th Grade Units 7 & 8

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  • Explain the meaning of the word 'actual'.
    real; existing in reality; factual
  • You can fiind out the heat index if you know the ___
    ___ air temperature and the amount of relative humidity in the air.
  • Why does the temperature sometimes feels colder in Winter?
    Because of the wind speed.
  • During what seasons do hailstones usually fall?
    Spring and Summer.
  • In the highest part of the cloud, the water droplets freeze because...
    ...the higher part very cold.
  • Which season is most humid in your part of the world?
    Summer.
  • How do the ice grains form layers?
    As they fall, wind takes them back to the top of the cloud. This happens several times, until they become too heavy to float any longer.
  • Why do you feel hot and sticky on a humid day?
    Sweat cannot evaporate.
  • Explain in general the meaning of the term "feels-like" tempoerature.
    It is the temperature as it feels to you, rather than the actual temperature on the barometer.
  • What makes your body feel cooler in Summer?
    Sweat takes some of the heat out of your body.
  • The frozen ice grains fall to the bottom of the cloud because...
    ... they have become heavier.
  • How do the water droplets lift to the highest part of the cloud?
    A strong wind lifts them up.
  • What fruit could you see on page 45?
    A peach.
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