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?

Death Valley, CaliforniaVostok Station, AntarcticaMawsynram, IndiaSouth Pole, Antarctica

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

a climatologista weather gurua climate changera climoctor

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

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

Question 4: Who is the author of this book?

Grace JonesMatt RumbelowHarriet BrundleVostok Spinach

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

coolrefrigeratorfreezingchilled

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

kilometersmetersmillimeterskilograms

Quiz

Question 1: What can be used to measure temperature?

a thermometera teaspoona rulera scale

Question 2: Which statement is false?

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

Question 3: Which place is the hottest?

Icelandthe center of the SunArizonaEgypt

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

tablesphotographsinfographicsmaps

Question 5: Which is _not_ a temperature scale?

FahrenheitKelvinMercuryCelsius

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

four thousandfour trillionfour hundredfour million

Quiz

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

cloudswindrainflowers

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

one hundred tonsone billion tonsone tonone thousand tons

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

drizzleshowerflash floodingsprinkles

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

the blurbthe indexthe contents pagethe burp

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

usedincludebreezeriver

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

a nounan adverban adjectivea proper noun

Quiz

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

a tsunamia thunderstorma flooda blizzard

Question 2: What are _thunderstorms_?

heavy snow fallslight rainfallsstorms where you can see lightning and hear thunderstorms where you can see thunder and hear lightning

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

sounda reindeera cheetahlight

Question 4: Who is the audience for this book?

school childrenscientistscollege studentstoddlers

Question 5: What is the _opposite_ of expand?

disbandgrowcontractincrease

Question 6: What is _mph_ represent?

miters per hourmilligrams per hourmiles per hourmegabits per hour

Quiz

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

meerkatkangaroocamelelephant

Question 2: Where do Emperor Penguins live?

AustraliaSouth AfricaItalyAntarctica

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?

20%80%50%97%

Question 4: What is this book about?

foodhumansweatheranimals

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

adjectivesverbsnounspronouns

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?

summerspringwinterfall

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

3214821,000119

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

Question 4: What is the activity in this book?

how to create a model weather systemhow to build a snowmanhow to become a television weather presenterhow to make a weather gauge

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

the edgesthe outsidethe entire hurricanethe center

Question 6: What is the base word of _humidity_?

ityhumidhumihum