Weather Precipitation

Weather Precipitation

5th Grade

25 Qs

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Weather Precipitation

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

____________ is any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface

snow

precipitation

rain 

sleet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What kind of precipitation is it when raindrops fall as liquid water but freeze when they touch a cold surface?

freezing rain

snow

hail

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False. Rain, freezing rain, and sleet all are forms of precipitation that start to fall as liquid water.

True 

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A _______ forms when water vapor in a cloud is converted directly into ice crystals. 

hail storm

raindrop

snowflake

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

This picture shows -

evaporation

condensation

precipitation

transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match each term with the correct definition.

hail

raindrops that fall through a layer of air below 0°C and turn into solid particles of ice before they hit the ground.

freezing rain

forms when water vapor in a cloud is converted directly into ice crystals that clump together, forming flakes

snow

a round pellet of ice at least 5 mm in diameter that forms inside a cold region of a cloud due to strong updrafts

sleet

raindrops that freeze when they hit a cold surface

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following types of precipitation with their descriptions:

Snow

a liquid; falls when the air temperature is above freezing

Hail

forms when water freezes before it reaches the ground; usually made up of ice pellets mixed with other kinds of precipitation

Sleet

white and each piece is unique; forms when water freezes before it reaches the ground; occurs in cold weather

Rain

forms when water freezes before it reaches the ground; usually occurs in warm weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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