CLouds and Weather Instruments

CLouds are made of -

• water vapor

• liquid water drops

• nitrogen

• oxygen

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What process causes water vapor to become clouds?

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• melting

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The layer of the atmosphere where clouds are forming is -

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• exosphere

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is NOT a layer of the atmosphere?

• Biosphere

• Troposphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature -

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• disappears

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What type of clouds are pictured?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

• cumulus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which are the fair weather clouds? (choose all that apply)

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which clouds are more likely to be found in the mid-level of troposphere?

• cirrocumulus

• cumulus

• altocumulus

• cirrus

Which type of clouds are pictured?

• cumululs

• stratus

• cumulonimbus

• altocumulus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which clouds are associated with tornados?

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

• stratus

• cirrus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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