Clouds and Weather

They are highest clouds in the sky. They look curly, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather.

• Cumulus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cirrus
• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These clouds are the closest to the ground. Their name means layer- or sheet like. They bring rain or snow and cover most of the sky. 

• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cumulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which instrument measure air temperature? 

• Thermometer 
• Wind Vane 
• Weather Vane
• Anemometer 

Which instrument measures how much precipitation has fallen?  

• Anemometer
• Thermometer 
• Rain Gauge 
• Wind Vane 

Liquid water changes into water vapor.

• condensation
• evaporation
• sublimation
• freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Dew is most likely to form 

• after heavy rain on a humid day
• when humid air contacts cold ground
• when the snow on the ground melts
• during windy nights when it rains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds form when...

• liquid water is heated and evaporates to become water vapor in the atmosphere.
• water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses becoming water droplets in the atmosphere
• water droplets float upwards and gather together in the atmosphere to form a cloud.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds are classified by their

• color and size
• color and shape
• height and size
• height and shape

The amount of water vapor that the air can hold at a certain temperature.

• Saturation
• Vaporicity
• Humidity
• Relative Humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

_____________ is the temperature to which air must be cooled to reach saturation.

• Humid point
• Temperature index
• Relative Humidity
• Dew Point