Science - Quiz 25

Question 1

falling water drops less than 0.5 mm in diameter

Answer 1

drizzle

Question 2

ice crystals that have remained frozen

Answer 2

snow

Question 3

raindrops frozen into tiny ice pellets

Answer 3

sleet

Question 4

layered balls of ice that form in strong thunderstorms

Answer 4

hail

Question 5

the movement of water from the earth’s surface, into the air, and back to the surface is the _______ cycle

Answer 5

hydrologic (or water)

Question 6

a brief period of light snowfall with little to no accumulation is a snow ______

Answer 6

flurry

Question 7

the general term for water falling to Earth’s surface

Answer 7

precipitation

Question 8

an extended period of heavy snow and high winds

Answer 8

blizzard

Question 9

why snow can fall on a mountain, while rain falls in an adjacent valley

Answer 9

(multiple choice answer=) the rain forms as snow and then melts in warm air

Question 10

this type of drought occurs when less rain than normal occurs, but the effects on groundwater, crops, and people’s use of water are mimimal

Answer 10

meteorological