Did You Know?
Hail can be as big as a golf ball!
How Hail Forms
Hail forms in big storms. It starts as water drops. The drops freeze and grow big.
When Hail Falls
Hail can fall fast and loud. It can break plants and cars.
What hailstone Does
Hailstones fall from the sky.
They can hurt if they hit you.
Hail can break plants and cars.
Hail can make loud noise.
Hail can fall in big storms.
Hail can be small or big.
More About hailstone
Hailstones are made of ice. They form in storm clouds. When the clouds are cold, water drops freeze. The drops grow bigger as they fall.
Hail can change how we live. It can hurt crops and cars. People have to be careful when it hails.
In the future, we can learn more about hail. Scientists study hail to keep us safe. They want to know how to stop it from hurting things.
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Hail"] --> B["Form of Solid Precipitation"]
A --> C["Distinct from Ice Pellets"]
B --> D["Consists of Hailstones"]
D --> E["Balls or Irregular Lumps of Ice"]
C --> F["Often Confused with Ice Pellets"]
F --> G["Ice Pellets Fall in Cold Weather"]
D --> H["Hail Growth Inhibited in Low Temperatures"]
What Do These Words Mean?
precipitation:water that falls from the sky, like rain or snow
distinct:different or not the same
inhibited:stopped or slowed down
temperature:how hot or cold something is
hailstone:a piece of ice that falls during a hailstorm
