Science Quiz 5-C

Forms from condensed water vapor or ice crystals

• cloud

• humidity

• precipitation

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Water that falls rom the atmosphere and reaches the ground

• cloud

• humidity

• precipitation

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Water vapor in the atmosphere

• cloud

• humidity

• precipitation

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The prefix that is added to the names of some clouds to show that clouds produce precipitation is _______.

• alto-

• nimbo-

• cirrus-

The prefix that is added to the names of some clouds to show that clouds are part of the middle altitude is _______.

• alto-

• nimbo-

• cirrus-

Raindrops that are pushed up over and over again into tall clouds and freeze before falling to the earth form ________.

• freezing rain

• snow

• hail

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Raindrops that freeze on their way to the earth and land as tiny ice pellets form ________.

• snow

• sleet

• hail

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Ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth form ______.

• frost

• freezing rain

• snow

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Raindrops that fall from warm air when the surface of the earth is below freezing, causing the raindrops to freeze as they hit the earth, form __________.

• freezing rain

• sleet

• snow

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Water droplets in the clouds that join together to make larger drops form ____________.

• snow

• dew

• rain

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