Reading and writing practice test 2, Grade 2 — question 17 of 36
Read the passage. Then answer the questions.
Where Rain Comes From
Rain starts as water on the ground, in lakes, rivers, and oceans.
When the sun warms the water, some of it turns into a gas that you cannot see. This gas rises up into the sky.
High in the sky, the air is cool. The cool air turns the gas back into tiny drops of water. Many tiny drops together make a cloud.
When the drops in a cloud grow big and heavy, they fall to the ground as rain.
Choose the best answer.
Read this sentence from the passage. This gas rises up into the sky. What does rises mean?
You can move on without answering. Unanswered questions are counted as wrong.