2nd 9 Weeks Science Review

A local meteorologist is speaking to a class of fourth graders about some of the tools

used to measure and record different weather conditions. Which tools would be

mentioned that measure wind direction and precipitation?

• wind sock and wind vane

• rain gauge and anemometer

• barometer and wind vane

• rain gauge and wind vane

Students create a data table to record changes in the length of the shadow of a tree during the school day. If the day continues to be sunny from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M., the length of the shadow will -

• stay the same

• decrease then increase

• decrease

• increase

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

If a sidewalk is dry when you leave for school in the morning, soaking wet an hour after school starts, and dry again by recess time, what most likely happened?

• Condensation and runoff followed by evaporation

• evaporation and precipitation followed by condensation

• condensation and then runoff

• precipitation, runoff, and then evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What conditions are needed for snow?

• cold temperature, precipitation, clear sky

• cold temperature, precipitation, cloudy sky

• warm temperature, cloudy sky, precipitation

• cold temperature, cloudy sky

If there is a full moon on January 1, when is the next full moon? (make sure you spell out the month and start with a capital letter!)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement best explains the pattern of change in the observable appearance of the Moon over time?

• The orbit of the Earth around the Sun

• The rotation of the Moon on its axis

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The orbit of the Moon around the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which resources are nonrenewable, and will disappear if we do not take care of them and conserve them?

• sunlight

• petroleum

• natural gas

• air

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What are some ways to conserve our natural resources?

• Turn out the lights when you leave a room.

• Reuse materials or recycle

• Turn off the water while brushing your teeth

• Leave the lights on all night long

• Take a really long shower.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Clay soil retains (more or less) water than any other type of soil?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the correct order of the seasons?

• winter, summer, fall, spring

• fall, spring, summer, winter

• fall, winter, spring, summer

• it changes every year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1