MS Watery Planet #3, Can we make it rain?

Which of the following is not a type of precipitation?

• rain

• snow

• spring

• hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

It isn't cold up in the atmosphere because hot air rises.

• True, and it stays hot because it is closer to the sun.

• False, hot air does rise but it cools off over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What do scientists call water in its gas form?

• gas

• Scientists call water in its gas form water vapor.

• Scientists call water in its gas form clouds.

• Water in its gas form is called precipitation.

"Evapotranspiration", is just a combination of "evaporation" plus "transpiration". This just means that not only are plants transpiring water from their leaves, water is evaporating from the soil all around them, too.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is sublimation?

• Sublimation is another name for the formation of ice.

• Sublimation is when dew forms on plants.

• Sublimation is how aquaman gets his power.

• Sublimation turns frozen water directly into water vapor, skipping the melting phase.

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What is a model?

• A model is someone who works at Vogue magazine.

• A model is a scientific tool for measuring rainfall.

• A model is a simpler version of something in the real world, used by scientists to help them better understand how something works.

• A toy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What do we call an artificial hole that is dug into the ground in order to reach water that is sitting in an aquifer

• a spring

• a faucet

• a well

• a river

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Condensation occurs when liquid water is heated and changes into a gas.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

_________ occurs when water vapor is cooled and changes into a liquid.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Fog forms when air containing invisible water vapor encounters cooler temperatures (next to the ground) and some of the water vapor condenses out into liquid water droplets.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5