Clouds and Precipitation

These form from condensed water vapor or ice crystals

• Cold fronts

• Clouds

• Convection

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground is

• Condensation

• Elevation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water vapor in the atmosphere

• Precipitation

• Cold front

• Air pressure

• Humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The prefix that is added to the names of some clouds to show that clouds produce precipitation is

• Alto

• Nimbo

• Cirrus

• Mezzo

The prefix that is added to the names of some clouds to show that clouds are part of the middle altitude is

• Alto

• Nimbo

• Cirrus

• Mezzo

Raindrops that are pushed up over and over again into tall clouds and freeze before falling to the earth form

• Hail

• Steam

• Vapor

• Snowflakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Raindrops that freeze on their way to the earth and land as tiny ice pellets form

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

• Rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth form

• Snow

• Sleet

• Freezing Rain

• Frost

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Raindrops that fall from warm air when the surface of the earth is below freezing, causing the raindrops to freeze as they hit the earth, form

• sleet

• freezing rain

• hail

• snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Water droplets in the clouds that join together to make larger drops form

• rain

• sleet

• dew

• freezing rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4