Weather Precipitation

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

• snow
• precipitation
• rain 
• sleet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• freezing rain
• snow
• hail

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

• hail storm
• raindrop
• snowflake

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

• True 
• False

A _________ is a round pellet of ice larger than 5 millimeters in diameter. 

• snowflake
• hailstone
• sleet 

Ice particles smaller than 5 millimeters in diameter are called __________. 

• hailstone
• sleet
• snow

What is the most common type of precipitation?

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• hail

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

True or False. Most snowflakes look the same. 

• True 
• False

For snow to fall, the air temperature must be what?

• Above 0 degrees celsius
• Below 0 degrees celsius
• Freezing
• Warmer at the ground than high in the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

True or False: Hail is formed by water falling from a cloud and freezing on the way to the ground.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5