Clouds

Zyier was about to go outside to play with dinosaurs but when he looked out the window it was a thunder strom. What cloud is it.

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Nimbus

• Cirrus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which BEST describes cirrus clouds?

• Big, dark clouds that bring rain and thunder

• Low gray clouds that cover the whole sky

• Puffy, white clouds seen in sunny weather

• High, wispy clouds made up of ice crystals

Low pressure systems cause...

• Sunny weather

• Fair weather

• Cloudy conditions

• Conduction

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Puffy white clouds associated with good weather are...

• Cirrus Clouds

• Stratus Clouds

• Cumulus clouds

• Cumulonimbus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• precipitation

• climate

• humid

• runoff

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of weather is usually associated with a cumulus cloud?

• fair

• humid

• foggy

• stormy

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?

• Cumulonimbus clouds can cause mild showers.

• Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms.

• Cumulonimbus clouds form near Earth’s surface, causing fog.

• Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature is below freezing.

Which best describes the effect of heavy cloud cover on temperatures at night?

• Temperatures will be cooler than expected.

• Temperatures will be warmer than expected.

• Temperature will change frequently throughout the night.

• There will be no change in temperature throughout the night

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which effect does cloud cover have on daytime temperatures during summer months in North Carolina?

• Cloud cover decreases temperatures.

• Cloud cover increases temperatures.

• Cloud cover causes temperatures to change rapidly.

• Cloud cover causes temperatures to rise and fall constantly.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which type of cloud is associated with days of light, continual rain?

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

• cumulonimbus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5