What is the Sun's role in the water cycle?

to heat the water up for evaporation

to cool the water down for condensation

to make the water fall as precipitation

to help the water gather in lakes and streams

For the past 30 years, students at Hairgrove Elementary have recorded the temperature and rainfall each day. This information would be useful to learn about the -

Climate of the surrounding area

Types of soil that would be found in the area

Which of the following statements are examples of weather rather than climate? Select TWO correct answers:

a cold front is expected next week

heavy rain last month caused rivers to flood

the average annual precipitation is 51 inches

summers are very hot and humid in Houston

Which of the following are examples of climate rather than weather? Select TWO correct answers:

San Diego typically has warm weather and sunny skies in June

People enjoy living in West Texas because it is usually hot and dry

This year Seattle had more rain than last year

A thunderstorm may cause flooding in Houston next week.

Which of the following is caused by Earth's rotation?

the way the Sun appears to move across the sky

the changes in the phases of the Moon

the rotation of the Moon on its axis

Look at the diagram. It is 12:00 PM at point X. What will happen in 12 hours at point X?

point X will orbit once around the Sun

point X will make one complete rotation

A student was using a flashlight and a brick to make a shadow. What would he need to do in order to make the longest shadow?

lower the flashlight toward the ground and shine the light at the brick

leave the flashlight where it is

face the flashlight directly over the brick facing downward

place the brick on the side and leave the flashlight where it is

A student lives in New York. At 8:00AM in New York, the student recorded whether it was day or night in two cities in other parts of the world. The table shows the data the student collected. Why is it day in city Y and night in city X?

The cities are located at different places on Earth as it rotates

city X is facing the Sun, unlike city Y

City Y is facing away from the Sun, like New York.

The two cities are located in the same area on Earth as it rotates

Astronomy Review

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists have sent robots to the surface of the fourth planet from the Sun. Which planet are scientists studying?

Jupiter

Mars

Saturn

Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which inner planet is closest to the Sun?

Neptune

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which best describes the planet that the arrow is pointing to?

Jupiter, an outer gaseous planet

Earth, an inner rocky planet

Saturn, an outer gaseous planet

Mars, an inner rocky planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A student wrote a report about a planet. He told the class these facts about the planet. Which planet is described?

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Venus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

A student worked on an investigation involving shadows. He recorded the length of a shadow of a tree in the schoolyard every hour for 5 hours beginning at 8:00am. The student's observations are recorded in the data table. Which of the following caused the shadow to become shorter over time?

the rotation of Earth

the movement of the Sun

the growth of the tree

the change of the temperature over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which set of pictures shows the correct sequence of the phases of the Moon?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The graph shows the changes in the length of a building's shadow during a summer day. If this day continues to be sunny, what will most likely happen to the length of the shadow from 3:00pm to 7:00pm?

the length of the shadow will increase

the length of the shadow will stay the same

the length of the shadow will decrease

the length of the shadow will decrease and then increase

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

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