Science Snapshot 2 Review

Meteorologists are scientists who study weather patterns and make forecasts about upcoming weather. Which of the following would a meteorologist analyze when predicting weather?

• The habitat of an organism

• The movement of fronts

• The Sun and the Moon

• The growth of plants

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This illustration shows Sun’s locations in the sky at noon on December 21 and on June 21. Based on this information, predict which labeled dot in the illustration shows the location of the Sun at noon on September 21.

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​ ​ The T-chart shows how some natural resources are classified.

Which of the following should be placed where the question mark is to complete the chart?

• Ice

• Wind

• Animals

• Natural Gas

 

The average weather conditions during a season over many years is called ​ _

• Climate
• Weather
• Rainfall
• Temperature

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Students recorded the appearance of the Moon one day and then again a week later. What is the most reasonable prediction for the appearance of the Moon one week after that, on July 4?

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• Third Quarter

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This table displays the sunrise and sunset data for Houston, Texas. ​ are the most reasonable predictions for sunrise and sunset on Day 20.

• Sunrise: 6:52 a.m., Sunset: 7:59 p.m.
• Sunrise: 6:48 a.m., Sunset: 8:00 p.m.
• Sunrise: 6:50 a.m., Sunset: 8:03 p.m.
• Sunrise: 6:55 a.m., Sunset: 8:10 p.m.

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The Sun drives the water cycle by ​​

• providing heat for evaporation
• rotating on its axis
• giving off light for plants
• Keeping Earth in Orbit

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Using public transportation, like trains and buses, rather than cars helps conserve nonrenewable resources because public transportation -

• requires the removal of trees to make roads and tracks.

• needs more water to maintain than the same number of cars.

• uses less fossil fuels to move people from place to place.

• involves using much more paper for printed materials.

The table shows some weather data collected over a five-day period. What trend over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

• There was more rain on warm days than on cool days. 

• There were fewer clouds on Thursday than on Monday.

• The temperature decreased as the cloud cover increased.

• The temperature increased over the course of the week.

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Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource?  Water is classified as renewable because it ​​

• is constantly replaced.
• is important to all life.
• can be frozen into ice.
• evaporates into the air.

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