Clouds/Weather

Frozen/Liquid water that falls as precipitation.

• Hail

• Sleet

• Weather

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Puffy, cotton-like clouds that form when warm air rises and reaches a level of cool air.

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

Amount of moisture in the air.

• precipitation

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Feathery and white clouds (that may be followed by precipitation)

• Cirrus

• Cumulus

• Stratus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Clouds known to cause thunderstorms (heavy rain, strong winds, hail and can cause tornadoes)

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Cumulonimbus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Dark, low level clouds that sometimes cover the whole sky; little sunlight gets through the cloud layers.

• Cumulonimbus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Stratus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Frozen water that forms in layers and falls from clouds in the form of precipitation.

• Sleet

• Weather

• Hail

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.

• Climate

• Weather

• Sleet

• Humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The measure of the weight of gases in the atmosphere.

• Air (barometric) pressure

• Humidity

• Cirrus

• Sleet

Water that falls to the ground as rain, sleet, hail or snow.

• Humidity

• Hail

• Sleet

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5