Clouds and Water Cycle

What type of cloud is this?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of cloud is this?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of weather do cumulus clouds bring?

• sunny

• thunderstorms

• slow, steady rain

• hurricanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

• Clouds

• Mountains

• Transpiration

• Valleys

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

• Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

• Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

• Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

• Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy? 

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

• sleet

• hail

• snow

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

During which stage do clouds form?

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is precipitation?

• Sweat from our bodies on hot days

• Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

• Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

• Any form of water that falls from the sky

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4