Clouds and Storms Test

What is a collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere?

• Clouds
• Mist
• Fog
• Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is an anvil-shaped cloud that is often involved in heavy or violent storms?

• Cirrus cloud
• Stratus cloud
• Cumulonimbus cloud
• Nimbostratus cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a large, fluffy, white cloud, often seen in fair skies?

• Cumulus cloud
• Stratus cloud
• Cirrus cloud
• Nimbostratus cloud

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a thin, wispy looking clouds commonly found at heights greater than 6 km?

• Nimbostratus clouds
• Stratus clouds
• Cumulus clouds
• Cirrus clouds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a low-lying cloud characterized by a thin layered, sheet-like appearance?

• Stratus cloud
• Nimbus cloud
• Cumulus cloud
• Cirrus cloud

What is a weather system that produces heavy precipitation, winds, and thunder?

• Thunderstorm
• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is a loud noise that happens when lightning heats the air and causes it to expand?

• Thunder
• Wind
• Rain
• Lightning

What is a large discharge of electricity through the air that balances a difference in electric charge between one cloud and another or between the cloud and the ground?

• Lightning
• Electric arc
• Static electricity
• Thunder

What is a storm that forms over tropical waters and has winds of hurricane force?

• Blizzard
• Tropical Storm

• Tornado
• Typhoon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a storm with strong winds and heavy rains that forms above tropical waters?

• Tropical cyclone
• Tornado
• Hurricane
• Blizzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6