Comprehension Questions
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The longest day of the year is called what?
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According to the calendar, when is the first day of summer?
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How many hours of sunlight does North Dakota have each day in June?
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What is the sunniest and warmest month in North Dakota?
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What and where was the highest recorded temperature in North Dakota ?
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In what part of the state is the temperature likely to reach 100 degrees?
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What is the main form of precipitation in the summer in North Dakota?
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Which month has the most average rainfall?
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Which part of the state gets the most rainfall?
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Which part of the state gets the least rainfall?
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Name the least windy months in North Dakota.
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The greatest wind damage to buildings and other property occurs in which season?
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What is the most violent of all windstorms?
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A storm made of very high-speed, rotating winds is called what?
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What major weather event happened to Fargo in 1957?
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Which month has the most tornadoes?
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Which month has the most hailstorms?
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Hail is formed in what kind of cloud?
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“Thunderheads” is a nickname for what clouds?
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What happens to moisture as it is carried up in hail clouds?
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As moisture travels up and down in the cloud, layer after layer of what is formed?
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What happens to the hailstones when they get so heavy that they an no longer be carried up inside the cloud?
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North Dakota has more of what kind of energy than most states?
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Agricultural crops grow quickly in North Dakota because of the high amount of what kind of energy?
Critical Thinking Questions
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One of the main crops of the Red River Valley is sugar beets. Farmers in most western North Dakota counties do not raise sugar beets. Why?
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Why would a weak tornado that hits a town do more damage than a very strong tornado that hits an open field?