Weather and Conditions

In clouds, water vapor collects with other materials such as ___.

• Other drops of water vapor

• Clouds

• Dust

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN), is precipitation that condenses or forms around tiny pieces of material.

• True

• False

Clouds eventually get too full of water vapor, and the precipitation turns into a liquid or solid. What is the liquid and solid form of precipitation?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Rain that falls from clouds but freezes before it reaches the ground is called ____.

• Rain

• Sleet

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Real raindrops are shaped like ____.

• Tear drops

• Triangles

• Rectangular

• Spherical

____ forms in cold storm clouds.

Hail falls as a stone of solid ice.

• True

• False

Snow is precipitation that falls in the form of ice crystals.

• False

• True

Snow has a simple structure.

• False

• True

Snowflakes develop different patterns depending on the ____ and ____ in the air.

• Humidity

• Temperature

• Water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5