Earth and Space Science CSA Review

Multiple Choice

What powers the water cycle?

• Moon

• Sun

• Mars

• Electricity

Multiple Choice

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

Multiple Choice

Students in a 5th grade science class performed the experiment below. They filled a bag partially with water and taped it to a window on a sunny day. After 2 hours the students observed that the bag above the water began to look cloudy. Why does the bag appear to look cloudy?

• Energy from the sun causes liquid water to turn into water vapor.

• Energy from the air in the bag heats up and begins to boil.

• Energy from the sun heats the ice cubes in the bag and cause them to melt into liquid water.

• Part of the water escapes the bag and condensation is happening on the outside.

Multiple Choice

What is the average solar energy received in Sacramento during the month of July?

• 10 million J/m²/day

• 20 million J/m²/day

• 30 million J/m²/day

• 35 million J/m²/day

Dropdown

In winter precipitation is greater, and evaporation is less. In summer precipitation is ​

Select answer

, and evaporation is​

Select answer

.

Open Ended

Describe what happens to water during evaporation.

Multiple Choice

Which piece of additional data should be collected to explain the differences in snowfall between Rochester and Syracuse?

• air mass temperatures over Lake Ontario

• average air pressure over each city

• amount of Lake Ontario covered by ice

• distance between the two cities

Multiple Select

Select the boxes to indicate the weather data from Table 1 that are needed to describe why the temperature increased in Phoenix.

• Temperature

• Humidity

• Pressure

• Wind Speed

• Wind Direction

Multiple Choice

Use the diagram to answer the following question: On the side of the mountain facing the wind, air rises, ______________, and drops its moisture as precipitation.

• heats

• freezes

• cools

• dries

Multiple Choice

How does the tilt of Earth's axis influence the intensity of sunlight?

• It makes Earth closer to the sun in summer

• It affects the intensity of sunlight energy that reaches Earth

• It causes one side of Earth to face the sun longer in summer

• It has no significant effect