Science Checkpoint 3 Review

Using your Map Key, describe the weather that Austin can expect?

• Warm Front
• Warm Front and Thunder Storms
• Thunder Storms and Cold Front
• Cold Front

• B
• C
• D
• E

• A
• B
• C
• D

• May 8, 2016
• May 6, 2016
• May 15, 2015
• May 10, 2016

Which is correct?

• 1 - Sun
  2 - Accumulation
  3 - Precipitation
  4 - Condensation
  5 - Evaporation
• 1 - Sun
  2 - Condensation
  3 - Evaporation
  4 - Accumulation
  5 - Precipitation
• 1 - Sun
  2 - Accumulation
  3 - Evaporation
  4 - Precipitation
  5 - Condensation
• 1 - Sun
  2 - Condensation
  3 - Evaporation
  4 - Precipitation
  5 - Accumulation

What is happening at each step?

• 1 - Water is stored as condensation.
  2 - Sun gives off heat energy.
  3 - Water is released as precipitation. 
  4 - Heat energy causes water to evaporate.
  5 - Water accumulates.
• 1 - Sun gives off heat energy.
  2 - Water is stored as condensation.
  3 - Heat energy causes water to evaporate.
  4 - Water is released as precipitation.
  5 - Water accumulates.
• 1 - Sun gives off heat energy.
  2 - Water is stored as condensation.
  3 - Water is released as precipitation. 
  4 - Heat energy causes water to evaporate.
  5 - Water accumulates.
• 1 - Sun gives off heat energy.
  2 - Water accumulates.
  3 - Water is released as precipitation. 
  4 - Heat energy causes water to evaporate.
  5 - Water is stored as condensation.

• Condensation
• Evaporation
• Transpiration
• Precipitation

What is the most important cause of seasons on the Earth?

• The pull of the Moon
• The Earth’s 23.5 degree tilt and it’s revolution
• The rotation of the Earth
• The months of the year

• spring
• summer
• fall
• winter

• 7 days
• 14 days
• 29.5 days
• 365 days