Clouds and Storms

Water vapor is an invisible

• cloud

• gas

• storm

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Heat and wind help water

• condense

• evaporate

• collect

• flow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Feathery clouds form high in the sky where the air

• is very hot

• is very wet

• is very dry

• is very cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When precipitation takes place, water

• flows from a river into the ocean

• falls from the clouds to the ground

• sinks into underground springs

• rises from the ground into the air

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

All of the following contain fresh water EXCEPT

• rivers

• ponds

• oceans

• streams

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The water cycle begins on the Earth's surface with

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• a hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The most common form of storm is the

• tornado

• hurricane

• blizzard

• thunderstorms

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A hurricane forms over a

• large desert

• warm ocean

• high mountain

• rocky shoreline

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The funnel cloud of a tornado is made of

• trees

• water

• spinning winds

• ice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In an ice storm, rain freezes

• as soon as it hits the ground

• before it hits the ground

• long after it hits the ground

• while it is still in the clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5