Clouds and Water Cycle

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

• sun

• wind

• rain

• oceans

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What are clouds made of?

• dry air

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

During evaporation water changes from ...

• water vapor (gas) to liquid

• liquid to water vapor (gas)

• water vapor (gas) to solid ice

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

During condensation water changes from ....

• solid ice to liquid water

• liquid water to water vapor (gas)

• water vapor (gas) to liquid water drops

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

These clouds are very common and are thin, white, whispy and form high in the sky.

• Cumulus

• Alto

• Stratus

• Cirrus

These clouds are flat sheets of Gray and they cover the lower sky. They often bring rain and can be puffy at times. Fog is another type of these clouds.

• Cumulus

• Alto

• Cirrus

• Stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These clouds are very dramatic looking and look like big puffs of cotton that are flat on the bottom and fluffy on top. They usually predict nice weather but if they grow tall in the sky and the fluffy top flattens out they will become thunderstorm clouds.

• Stratus

• Alto

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?

• Cumulonimbus clouds can cause mild showers

• Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms

• Cumulonimbus clouds can form near the Earth's surface, causing fog

• Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature is below freezing.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Which type of clouds produces hail?

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

Which type of cloud is most often visible during fair weather?

• nimbostratus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus