Water Cycle and Clouds MKI

Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

• dust
• water
• cloud particles
• precipitation

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

These clouds indicate fair weather.

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• cirrocumulus

• stratus

What are the three forms water can exist in?

• lakes, rivers, and ponds

• solids, liquids, gases

• oceans, lakes, rivers

What happens when water evaporates?

• Water goes from a liquid to a gas

• Water goes from a liquid to a solid

• Water goes from a gas to a liquid

Where does the water that forms clouds come from?

• Space

• It's already there

• Oceans, lakes and rivers

What are the three classes of clouds based on altitude?

• cirrus, stratus, cumulus

• low, middle, high

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

• classes of clouds are not based on altitude

What are the three prefixes used to classify clouds based on their altitude?

• cirro, alto, strato

• low, middle, high

• tropo, strato, meso

• clouds don't have prefixes

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

• snow
• air
• clouds
• vapor

What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?

• Water evaporates into water vapor
• Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
• Water precipitates to the ground
• Water runs down into the hydrosphere

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• transpiration