Weather and Clouds

Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

• dust
• water
• cloud particles
• precipitation

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

• Cumulus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cirrus
• Stratus

This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it. 

• Cumulus
• Cirrus
• Stratus
• Cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How do clouds form?

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

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Characteristics of a Cirrus cloud..

• Thin clouds that look like feathers, high in the sky

• High in the sky, look like cotton balls bunched together

• usually mean rain

• Flat on bottom

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Characteristics of a Stratus cloud are..

• high clouds, look like tiny cotton balls

• low, puffy, gray clouds

• low level clouds, usually bring rain, form in layers

• flat on bottom, fair weather

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

• Cumulus
• Cumulonimbus
• Cirrus
• Stratus

The air is dry and fair weather occurs. What pressure system causes this?

• Light pressure

• Low pressure

• High pressure

• No pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Warm air rises and cools. Moisture in the air forms clouds that will bring rain. What pressure system is described?

• High pressure

• Low pressure

• No pressure

• Light pressure

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Huge bodies of air that form over water or land in tropical or polar regions.

• Fronts
• High/low pressure systems
• Air masses
• Storms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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