Clouds and Precipitation

What type of cloud is this?

• cumulus
• stratocumulus

• altocumulus

• cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What does "nimbus" mean in Latin?

• Rain
• Curl
• Heap
• Layer

What type of cloud is this?

• Cirrocumulus

• Stratocumulus

• Cirrostratus

• Altostratus

What type of cloud is this?

• Cirrostratus
• Cirrocumulus
• Altostratus

• Stratocumulus

This cloud covers a lot of area, but there is no rain.

• Altostratus
• Cumulonimbus
• Stratus

• Nimbostratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A ___ cloud covers a lot of area and is causing drizzly weather.

• Nimbostratus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratocumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The only cloud that can produce thunder, lighting and hail

• nimbostratus
• cirrus
• cumulonimbus
• stratocumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Cloud condensation nuclei are solid particles that water vapor condenses on to form a cloud.

• false

• true

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Cumulonimbus clouds are considered ___ level clouds.

• low

• middle

• high

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• Above 0 degrees Celsius

• Below 0 degrees Celsius

• Above 0 degrees Celsius at the surface, below as it falls from the cloud

• Below 0 degrees Celsius at the surface, above as it falls from the cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5