CLOUDS AND WEATHER QUIZ 3/20/20

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

• dust
• water
• cloud particles
• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

They are highest clouds in the sky. They look curly, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather.

• Cumulus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cirrus
• Stratus

They are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. 

• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cumulus 
• Stratus

Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun.  Usually bring continuous precipitation (rain or snow).

• stratus
• cumulus
• cirrus
• nimbo

This illustration is a picture of which cycle? 

• The Life Cycle 
• The Rock Cylce
• The Water Cycle
• The Earth Cycle 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which instrument measure air temperature? 

• Thermometer 
• Wind Vane 
• Weather Vane
• Anemometer 

Which instrument measures wind direction? 

• Rain Gauge 
• Wind Vane 
• Wind Tracker 
• Anemometer 

Which instrument measures how much precipitation has fallen?  

• Anemometer
• Thermometer 
• Rain Gauge 
• Wind Vane 

Liquid water changes into water vapor.

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Meteorologists study changes in clouds and weather data to help them make weather predictions.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6