Precipitation Types

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5th Grade
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Charles Martinez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Precipitation is water that falls to Earth. Hail, rain, sleet, and snow are four types of precipitation. Which type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the cloud and air temperatures are below freezing?
rain
hail
sleet
snow
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Precipitation occurs when water moves from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface. The water can be in liquid or solid form. Which two forms of precipitation consist of solid water?
hail and rain
hail and sleet
rain and snow
sleet and rain
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jack measures the outside temperature as 16 degrees Celsius (°C). She hears thunder and sees lightning. She also observes precipitation falling from the clouds in a solid form.
What type of precipitation is Jack most likely observing?
hail
rain
sleet
snow
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a class experiment, Abel observed snow under a microscope.
How is the snow different from the rain you see outside?
snow is water in solid form
snow is not water
snow is water in liquid form
snow is water in gas form
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the point at which water freezes (in °C)?
100 °C
-273 °C
0 °C
-78 °C
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of precipitation is shown here?
rain
snow
hail
sleet
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Precipitation is water that falls to the Earth. Hail, rain, sleet, and snow are four types of precipitation. Which type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the cloud and air temperatures are above freezing?
Rain
Hail
Sleet
Snow
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-5
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