Question

Ja’quan was told to go inside one afternoon while he was at summer camp. He heard thunder and saw flashes of lightning. Suddenly, small balls and chunks of ice were falling on the field. Ja’quan checked the thermometer, because he never saw ice fall in South Florida, and noticed that it was 77°F (or 25°C). How was ice able to fall even though the temperature was much warmer than freezing? a) Ja’quan read the thermometer wrong b) He must have observed hail falling from thunder clouds c) It was cold enough to allow solid precipitation to fall d) Children were most likely throwing ice Reasoning (explain your answer using science facts) _________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

b

Explanation:

hail can occur at temperatures not too cold and not too hot. since he checked his thermometer and it was warm, it is certainly possible that he saw hail