Weather Precipitation

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Science
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5th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
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
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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