States of Matter and Precipitation Quiz

Imagine you're a detective like Sam, and you're trying to identify a mysterious substance in Maya's lab that expands to fill its container, is often invisible, and shows a lot of particle movement with high energy. What could it be?

• solid

• gas

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Imagine you're tiny like an ant and you find yourself in a world where molecules are super close together and barely moving. What state of matter are you in, William?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Imagine Delfino has a mysterious substance that takes the shape of its container and shows a medium amount of particle movement. What state of matter is it?

• gas

• solid

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Can you name the type of precipitation that consists of layered pieces of ice, formed through a cycle of melting and refreezing?

• sleet

• snow

• rain

• hail

Can you name which is the only liquid form of precipitation that falls to Earth?

• sleet

• snow

• rain

• hail

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Imagine you are on a winter adventure when you notice something magical happening in the sky. What forms when water vapor freezes in the air and gently falls to Earth without melting?

• rain

• sleet

• hail

• snow

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Imagine Chris and Yareth are on a winter adventure when they encounter a peculiar type of snow. This slushy snow falls through a layer of warm air, melts a bit, then plunges through a cold layer and refreezes. What is this phenomenon called?

• sleet

• snow

• rain

• hail

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Efrain and Yassel were on a hike when they looked up and saw thin, wispy clouds high in the sky. What type of clouds are these?

• stratus

• cirrus

• cumulus

Sherlyn, Selene and Jocelyn are on a picnic and they see puffy, cotton ball looking clouds in the sky. What type of clouds are these, indicating fair weather?

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

Imagine you're on a field trip with Bryan, Matthew and Jonathan, and you all notice the sky is covered with low lying, flat, gray clouds that spread across like a giant blanket. What type of clouds are these?

• cumulus

• cirrus

• status

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5