The Earth's Atmosphere

Match the following by dragging definition to its correct term.

• Altitude

• Gas form of water

• Water vapor

• Water that falls from the earth's surface

• Precipitation

• Height above the earth's surface

• Condenses

• What water vapor does to become cloud droplets

• Stratus

• Low flat gray clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These are low, flat, gray clouds, often bringing rain.

• Cumulus clouds
• Cirrus clouds
• Stratus clouds
• Nimbus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

These are puffy, white clouds, looking like piles of cotton balls. These clouds are often seen in fair (good) weather.

• Cumulus clouds
• Cirrus clouds
• Stratus clouds
• Nimbus clouds

These clouds look like thin, wispy streaks high in the sky

• Cumulus clouds
• Cirrus clouds
• Stratus clouds
• Nimbus clouds

Rain forms when ​​ (a)   .

• water collects as heavy droplets in clouds
• cumulus clouds are present
• radio waves reflect from a layer of the atmosphere
• sunlight hits the earth at an indirect angle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The prevailing westerlies are ______.

• winds coming from the west

• the wind belts nearest the equator

• trade winds

• winds blowing to the west

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What liquid water does to become water vapor.

• condenses

• freezes

• evaporates.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4