Weather (Harriet Brundle) - Leveled English Reading

Why does it rain, and what exactly makes the wind blow so hard? This book explains the science of weather in a way that is very easy for children to understand. You will learn about different weather patterns and how they affect our daily lives and the environment. With colorful illustrations, you can see exactly how clouds form and why storms happen. It is an essential read for curious kids who want to know more about the world outside!

Lexile: 840L

Quiz

Question 1: Where was the hottest temperature on Earth recorded?

South Pole, AntarcticaVostok Station, AntarcticaMawsynram, IndiaDeath Valley, California

Question 2: What is a person who studies climates called?

a climoctora climate changera climatologista weather guru

Question 3: Why might some people call 'Autumn' *Fall*?

It is when lots of rain falls.It is when trees die and fall.It is when the leaves turn orange and fall.It is when the snow falls

Question 4: Who is the author of this book?

Harriet BrundleGrace JonesMatt RumbelowVostok Spinach

Question 5: What is another way to say 'extremely cold'?

chilledrefrigeratorfreezingcool

Question 6: Which unit of measurement does _not_ fit this group?

metersmillimeterskilometerskilograms

Quiz

Question 1: What can be used to measure temperature?

a teaspoona thermometera scalea ruler

Question 2: Which statement is false?

Earth is moving all the time.Some countries are hotter than others.Earth is at the center of the solar system.The Sun is a star.

Question 3: Which place is the hottest?

ArizonaEgyptIcelandthe center of the Sun

Question 4: What text feature helps explain the facts in this book?

mapstablesinfographicsphotographs

Question 5: Which is _not_ a temperature scale?

FahrenheitCelsiusMercuryKelvin

Question 6: How is the number *4,000,000,000,000* written?

four trillionfour thousandfour millionfour hundred

Quiz

Question 1: What are Cirrus, Altostratus, and Cumulus types of?

rainflowerswindclouds

Question 2: About how much rain falls onto the Earth's surface per minute?

one tonone thousand tonsone hundred tonsone billion tons

Question 3: Which type of rain event is _most_ dangerous?

drizzlesprinklesflash floodingshower

Question 4: What do you call the short summary on the back cover of a book?

the indexthe contents pagethe blurbthe burp

Question 5: Which word has a long *e* sound?

riverbreezeusedinclude

Question 6: It can be a soft breeze or an extremely powerful gust. What part of speech is _extremely_?

an adverba nounan adjectivea proper noun

Quiz

Question 1: What weather event combines a snowstorm and high winds?

a thunderstorma tsunamia blizzarda flood

Question 2: What are _thunderstorms_?

storms where you can see thunder and hear lightningheavy snow fallsstorms where you can see lightning and hear thunderlight rainfalls

Question 3: Which travels fastest: light, sound, a cheetah, or a reindeer?

lighta reindeersounda cheetah

Question 4: Who is the audience for this book?

toddlersscientistscollege studentsschool children

Question 5: What is the _opposite_ of expand?

growcontractdisbandincrease

Question 6: What is _mph_ represent?

megabits per hourmiles per hourmilligrams per hourmiters per hour

Quiz

Question 1: Which animal is _not_ featured in this chapter?

camelkangaroomeerkatelephant

Question 2: Where do Emperor Penguins live?

South AfricaItalyAustraliaAntarctica

Question 3: Only around 3% of the water on Earth is fresh water that we can drink. How much of Earth's water is not drinkable?

80%20%97%50%

Question 4: What is this book about?

humansanimalsweatherfood

Question 5: This camel lives in the hot, sandy desert. What parts of speech are _hot_ and _sandy_ in this sentence?

pronounsadjectivesverbsnouns

Question 6: The camel has thick lips so that it can eat prickly desert plants. What is _prickly plants_ an example of?

a compound worda homonymonomatopoeiaa homophone

Quiz

Question 1: Which is the coldest season?

summerfallspringwinter

Question 2: On average, how many hurricanes are reported in the United States each year?

1193211,000482

Question 3: 'Weather forecasting is the process of predicting what the weather might be like in the future.' What can you infer from this statement?

Weather forecasts are a way of measuring rain.Weather forecasting is not an exact science.Weather forecasts only consider the temperature.Weather forecasts are always accurate.

Question 4: What is the activity in this book?

how to become a television weather presenterhow to build a snowmanhow to make a weather gaugehow to create a model weather system

Question 5: What is the 'eye' of a hurricane?

the centerthe edgesthe outsidethe entire hurricane

Question 6: What is the base word of _humidity_?

humihumidhumity