5.8 Science Review

How are weather and climate different?

• Weather and climate are the same.

• Weather describes daily conditions and climate describes averages.

• Climate describes daily conditions and weather describes averages.

The _____ rotation causes day/night cycle.

• Sun's

• Earth's

• Moon's

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How long does it take for the Earth to make one rotation?

• 12 hours

• 48 hours

• 24 hours

• 72 hours

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The Earth turns around on its

• Axis

• Moon

• Tide

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What is a characteristic of the Earth and the Moon?

• Rocky surface and has landforms

• Has a life

• Orbits Earth

• Has an atmosphere

Which statement best explains the interactions between the ocean and the sun in the water cycle?

• The Sun's energy causes water on the surface of the ocean to precipitate.

• The Sun's energy causes water on the surface of the ocean to evaporate.

• The interaction between ocean and the Sun has no effect on the weather.

• The interaction between ocean and the Sun has no effect on the climate.

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Which statement best explain why the Sun appears to move across the sky each day?

• The Sun rotates around the Earth.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Sun revolves on its axis.

• The Earth rotates on its axis.

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Which statement describes weather, rather than climate?

• The weather is usually hot and humid year around
• The destination has hot summers and cold winters
• The summer temperatures average between 29 and 35 degrees
• The humidity level on Tuesday was 30%

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The condition of the atmosphere, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed and rainfall

• climate
• weather
• trend
• season

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A force applied by the weight of air

• cold front
• air pressure
• barometer
• humidity

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