Windward Leeward & Hail

Which side of the mountain is the ocean side that gets rain?

• Windward side

• Leeward side

• Northern side

• Southern side

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which side of the mountain is the dry side?

• Windward side

• Leeward side

• Eastern side

• Western side

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the term describing the air being forced over a mountain, cooling it, and moisture being released on the windward side?

• Convection

• Orographic lift

• Evaporation

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

By the time the air reaches the leeward side, the air is already dry and it warms as it descends further reducing the possibility of rain. This is called the:

• Greenhouse effect

• Rainshadow effect

• Coriolis effect

• Albedo effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What are lumps of ice formed by rain drops that get blown back up into the cloud and freeze called?

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

• Freezing rain

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is liquid drops of water called when temperatures are above freezing all the way through the atmosphere?

• Snow

• Rain

• Sleet

• Hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Snow is water vapor that changes directly to what state?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

• Plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Sleet freezes, melts, then re-freezes in what kind of temperatures?

• Above freezing

• Below freezing

• Room temperature

• Boiling

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Freezing rain freezes, then melts, but freezes again upon contact with what kind of temperatures at the surface?

• Warm

• Hot

• Freezing

• Mild

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which form of precipitation involves rain drops being blown back up into the cloud multiple times?

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

• Freezing rain