Weather and Storms: Reading the Sky

SheelonEarth ScienceScienceEnglishGrades K-5Published Aug 5, 2026

Why you see lightning before you hear thunder, what makes a hurricane a typhoon, and how a snowflake ends up with six sides. Ten questions on the sky above you.

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Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AThunder starts a moment later
BLight travels much faster than sound
CThe sound bounces off the clouds first
DYour eyes react faster than your ears
What is a hurricane called in the western Pacific?
Multiple Choice · 20s
AA cyclone
BA monsoon
CA typhoon
DA tempest
The water cycle moves the same water around the planet again and again.
True / False · 20s
TRUE
FALSE
Which cloud brings thunderstorms?Multiple Choice · 20s
What instrument measures air pressure? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
How does a rainbow form?Multiple Choice · 20s
Snowflakes almost always have six sides.True / False · 20s
What is hail?Multiple Choice · 20s
What does a meteorologist do?Multiple Choice · 20s
What is the spinning column of air that touches the ground called? (one word)Type Answer · 30s

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Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder?

What is a hurricane called in the western Pacific?

The water cycle moves the same water around the planet again and again.