Space Science Review

Which process in the water cycle happens when the cooling of air causes water vapor to change to a liquid?

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Precipitation

In the water cycle, rain, snow, or sleet fall to the ground as a form of--

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

Which city would you expect to have snow?

• Dallas

• Austin

• El Paso

• Houston

Water on Earth cycles in different forms. Which process occurs at the location marked with an “X”on this diagram of the water cycle?

• transpiration

• evaporation

• surface runoff

• condensation

A student observed the Moon on a Tuesday. She drew a picture of this phase in her notebook as shown. Approximately how long will the student have to wait before she can see the Moon with this same phase again?

• 7 days

• 14 days

• 28 days

• 365 days

This image was taken at 10 o’clock in the morning. How will the shadow change by noon?

• become longer

• become shorter

• disappear completely

• not change

The picture below shows Matthew and the shadow he creates while standing on the playground one day. Which of the following best explains why Matthew creates a shadow

• Matthew reflects the sunlight onto the ground.

• Matthew bends light waves from the Sun.

• Matthew blocks light waves from the Sun.

• Matthew changes the color of the sunlight hitting the ground.

The diagram shows the Earth tilted on its axis. What is one important effect of this tilt?

• shadows

• day and night

• four seasons

• moon phases

A class recorded outdoor temperatures at noon on the first day of each month for the entireschool year. They created the following graph with their information. From November to February,the outdoor temperature--

• decreased

• remained the same

• increased, then decreased

• increased

A student observed the shape of the Moon once every 7 days during the month of June. Which setof drawings shows how the Moon’s appearance could have changed during June?

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