01 What causes this kind of precipitation event to occur length: 3 days
02 What are the conditions like on days when it hails 3 assessment opportunities Show 03 How does the air higher up compare to the air near the ground 3 assessment opportunities Show 04 Why is the air near the ground warmer than the air higher up 4 assessment opportunities Show 05 What happens to the air near the ground when it is warmed up 3 assessment opportunities Show 06 How can we explain the movement of air in a hail cloud length: 2 days
07 10 Why do clouds or storms form at some times but not others length: 2 days
3 assessment opportunities Show 11 Why don’t water droplets or ice crystals fall from the clouds all the time length: 2 days
2 assessment opportunities Show 12 What causes more lift in one cloud versus another length: 2 days
3 assessment opportunities Show 13 Why do some storms produce (really big) hail and others don’t length: 3 days
14 What causes a large-scale precipitation event like this to occur length: 2 days
3 assessment opportunities Show 15 What happens with temperature and humidity of air in large storms length: 2 days
2 assessment opportunities Show 16 How do warm air masses and cold air masses interact along the boundaries between them length: 2 days
2 assessment opportunities Show 17 Is there a relationship between where the air is rising and where precipitation falls length: 1 days
2 assessment opportunities Show 18 How can we explain what is happening across this storm (and other large-scale storms) length: 2 days
4 assessment opportunities Show 19 Are there patterns to how air masses move that can help predict where large storms will form length: 1 days
1 assessment opportunity Show 20 How do oceans affect whether a place gets a lot or a little precipitation length: 2 days
5 assessment opportunities Show 21 Why is there less precipitation further inland in the Pacific Northwest than further inland from the Gulf Coast length: 2 days
2 assessment opportunities Show 22 How can we explain differences in climate in different parts of the world length: 1 days
