Precipitation Types

Precipitation Types

5th Grade

21 Qs

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Precipitation Types

Precipitation Types

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-4, MS-PS1-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

Used 1+ times

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21 questions

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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

Media Image

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

Media Image

What type of precipitation is shown here?

rain

snow

hail

sleet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

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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