Water Cycle and Clouds

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all types of ___.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• water cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

___ is the process in which matter changes from a liquid to a gas.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• surface runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

___ is the turning of a gas to a liquid.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which state of matter are ice, hail, and snow?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which state of matter is rain?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The ___ powers the water cycle.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• condensation

• sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A ___ is a collection of tiny water drops or ice crystals in the air.

• cloud

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Large, fluffy white clouds that usually mean fair skies and nice weather are called ___.

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

• nimbostratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Thin, wispy clouds that are high in the sky and usually mean that we are going to have a nice sunny day are ___ clouds.

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

• nimbostratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Tall clouds that are sometimes anvil-shaped and are often involved in heavy or violent storms are ___ clouds.

• cumulus

• stratus

• nimbostratus

• cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5