Weather Unit Review

How can you tell the difference between a stratus and a stratonimbus cloud?

• A stratus cloud is small and a stratonimbus cloud is very tall.

• A stratonimbus cloud has a lighter color.

• A stratonimbus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, and causes rain.

• A stratus cloud is very puffy stratonimbus clouds are long and thin

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Stratonimbus storms usually cause rain all day long because

• the clouds are very wide so they spend a long time over one area.

• the stratonimbus storms move slow .

• they turn into cumulus clouds.

• they turn into stratus clouds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where do clouds come from?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tropical climate zones are very wet and humid because

• the temperature is cold.

• they have many types of plants that need a lot of water .

• The areas get more sun which creates the need for more rain.

• There are more clouds and so it rains more .

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Imagine a rain cloud is coming towards you. What types of clouds produce rain?

• cumulous

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

• stratonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which climate is being described below? (temperate, polar, tropical, mild or desert) a) Animals that live here have blubber or thick fur:

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which climate is being described below? (temperate, polar, tropical, mild or desert)

trees lose their leaves in the autumn

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate is being described below? (temperate, polar, tropical, mild or desert)

It is hot in December and in June

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which climate is being described below? (temperate, polar, tropical, mild or desert)

it does not rain much...ever

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which climate is being described below? (temperate, polar, tropical, mild or desert)

Winters are nice and warm, but not hot

• temperate

• polar

• tropical

• mild

• desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6