Clouds and Precipitation

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• rain

• snow

• sleep

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals (occurs when temperature from sky to ground is below freezing)

• rain

• sleet

• hail

• snow

How will freezing air temperatures most likely affect rain as it falls through the air?

• It will change to fog.

• It will change to hail.

• It will change to sleet.

• It will continue to fall as rain.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The process of adiabatic cooling means that an air mass cools as it ______________

• compresses

• sinks

• expands

• moves

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What level in the atmosphere is indicated by the altitude where a rising air mass will reach its dew point?

• Lifted condensation level (LCL)

• Dew level

• Water level

• Cloud formation level

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a small particle of salt, dust, or other material around which water droplets can form?

• Condensation location

• Water collection

• Condensation nucleus

• Dust bunny

When does an air mass become stable?

• When the rate of condensation slows down

• When it stops rising/sinking

• When it rises higher than the other air masses

• When it heats up and sinks back down

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The movement of air due to temperature differences near the surface of the Earth

• Convective lifting

• Orographic lifting

• Convergence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This occurs when two air masses move into the same area and one is forced upward

• Convective lifting

• Orographic lifting

• Convergence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_____________ occurs when an air mass is forced to rise over a topographic barrier

• Convective lifting

• Orographic lifting

• Convergence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5