Exploring Cloud Formation and Types

What is the main topic of today's lesson?

• Temperature changes

• Cloud formation

• Rainfall patterns

• Wind currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens to water in a bowl left outside for an hour?

• It boils

• It freezes

• It evaporates

• It remains the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What causes water to turn into vapor?

• Clouds

• Moonlight

• Sun's heat

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What are clouds made of?

• Dust particles

• Gas

• Tiny water droplets

• Solid ice

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What type of clouds are known as 'Pixar' or 'cartoon' clouds?

• Mammatus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

Which clouds are gray and low-lying, often bringing rain or snow?

• Lenticular

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What do mammatus clouds indicate?

• Snowfall

• Clear weather

• A big storm

• Sunny skies

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the Latin name for wavy and agitated clouds?

• Cirrus

• Undulatus asperatus

• Cumulus

• Lenticular

Which clouds look like UFOs and form downwind of mountain slopes?

• Lenticular

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

When will more episodes of Matt's weather school be available?

• Every Monday and Friday

• Every Tuesday and Thursday

• Every weekend

• Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday