Clouds

What type of clouds indicate good/ fair weather?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

What type of clouds indicate big storms and lots of rain?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of clouds indicate sleet, light rain, or light snow?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

This process shows how water changes from liquid to gas and back to liquid again.

• The life cycle

• The motorcycle

• The water cycle

• The bicycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Clouds are made of... dust, smoke, and _____________.

• water droplets

• condensation

• fog

• clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are clouds made up of?

• Water

• Water and ice crystals

• Ice crystals

• Each answer could be correct depending on the altitude.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

On a hot summer afternoon, the wind speed increases and large dark clouds begin to form. Which weather conditions are most likely to occur?

• clear skies

• low winds

• freezing rain

• thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is when water or ice falls from the sky in the form of rain, hail, snow, or sleet.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Animation

____________ clouds form in layers.

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

These clouds are wispy or curly, white, thin & feather-like

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrus

• stratus