Weather Unit test

What is the dew point?

• the temperature at which condensation begins

• the temperature at which frost turns to dew

• the temperature present in a cloud

• the temperature present when a storm begins

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A stalled front that may bring many days of clouds and precipitation is a(n)

• cold front

• occluded front

• stationary front

• warm front

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Wispy, feathery clouds are __________ clouds.

• cirrus

• cumulus

• stratus

• nimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Cumulonimbus clouds usually result in __________.

• Thunderstorms

• Sunny weather

• Light drizzle

• Clear skies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

__________ clouds form in low, flat layers.

• Stratus

• Cumulus

• Cirrus

• Nimbus

Clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton are __________ clouds.

• cumulus

• stratus

• cirrus

• nimbus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Clouds are formed by the process of __________.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water returns to the atmosphere as vapor by the process of _________________

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• sublimation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Water vapor in the atmosphere ________________ to form clouds.

• condenses

• evaporates

• freezes

• sublimates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches from a cloud down to Earth's surface is a(n) _________________

• tornado

• hurricane

• cyclone

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5