Clouds

What is the study of weather called?

• weatherology

• geology

• astronomy

• meteorology

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How do clouds form?

• Water evaporates and condenses on condensation nuclei to form clouds

• Water from condensation nuclei evaporates to the sky to form clouds

• Water condenses onto other clouds when clouds run into one another

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is NOT a type of condensation nuclei?

• dust

• ice

• sunlight

• smoke

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

If a cloud has "nimbo-" or "-nimbus" in its name, it means:

• layered; spread out; sheet-like

• rain or precipitation

• heaped; puffy; instability

If a cloud has "strato-" or "-stratus" in its name, it means:

• layered; spread out; sheet-like

• rain or precipitation

• heaped; puffy; instability

If a cloud has "cumulo-" or "-cumulus" in its name, it means:

• layered; spread out; sheet-like

• rain or precipitation

• heaped; puffy; instability

If a cloud has "cirro-" or "-cirrus" in its name, it means:

• curl of hair; wispy; high-altitude; icy

• mid-altitude

• heaped; puffy; instability

If a cloud has "alto-" in its name, it means:

• curl of hair; wispy; high-altitude; icy

• mid-altitude

• heaped; puffy; instability

What type of cloud is in the picture?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

What type of cloud is in the picture?

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5