Precipitation and Clouds

Which type of cloud is this?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of cloud is this?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of cloud is this?

• Cirrus

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cumulonimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which type of precipitation freezes in the air, on its way down to the ground?

• snow

• freezing rain

• hail

• sleet

Identify the type of precipitation:

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

• Glaze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Supercooled rain droplets that freeze immediately upon contacting a solid surface:

• Hail

• Sleet

• Rain

• Snow

• Glaze

Snow that falls and melts in a layer of warm air, and then freezes again before hitting the ground is called:

• Hail

• Sleet

• Rain

• Snow

• Glaze

Identify the type of precipitation:

• Rain

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

• Glaze

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Where does freezing rain freeze?

• In the air

• In the clouds

• When it touches the ground or something cold

• On its way down

What causes hail to keep getting pushed back up into the clouds and get bigger?

• Rain

• Wind

• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5