TCI Lesson 22

Ty created and measured the length of his shadow every hour. The measurements are shown in the table and graph below. Analyze them and answer the questions below. At what time of day is the shadow the shortest? Longest?

• It is shortest at 2 p.m. and longest at noon.

• It is shortest at noon and longest at 5 p.m..

• It is shortest at 1 p.m. and longest at 4 p.m..

• It is shortest at noon and longest at 8 a.m..

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Carter created and measured the length of his shadow every hour. The measurements are shown in the table and graph below. Analyze them and answer the questions below. What is the pattern of the shadow throughout the day?

• It starts short, gets long then ends up short at the end of the day.

• It starts out short, is short at noon, then gets long at the end of the day

• It starts out long, gets short at noon, then gets longer at the end of the day.

• It starts out long, is long at noon, then gets shorter at the end of the day.

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A student draws pictures of the same tree near her home at different times of the day. She sees that the tree’s shadow changes throughout the day. Based on her drawing, what claim and evidence BEST explains where the student is located?

• Southern Hemisphere because the shadow points south.

• Southern Hemisphere because the shadow points north.

• Northern Hemisphere because the shadow points north.

• Northern Hemisphere because the shadow points south.

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Hagen keeps a plant on his desk at home. He notices that the length of the plant’s shadow changes with the time of day. He measures and records the length of the shadows every hour. However, he takes a nap and skips the 2 P.M. measurement. His measurements are in the data table. Based on the pattern of data in Cory’s table, which is MOST LIKELY the correct measurement for 2 P.M.?

• 12 cm.

• 22 cm.

• 55 cm.

• 133 cm.

What state of matter?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma!!!

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Look at the image. Which season has the coldest average temperature?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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Look at the image. Which is the MOST likely low temperature on Day 5?

• 3 degrees Celsius

• 6 degrees Celsius

• 22 degrees Celsius

• 14 degrees Celsius

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Jodie studied both graphs to see how temperatures changed over the seasons. In which season are the temperatures in San Diego MOST like those in Fairbanks?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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Jodie noticed that each city had a certain pattern of temperatures. She knew that those patterns could be used to predict weather. Which prediction is best supported by the evidence in the graphs?

• San Diego will have warmer days and colder nights than Fairbanks.

• Temperatures in San Diego will be coldest in the spring and summer.

• Temperatures in Fairbanks will change little between summer and fall.

• Fairbanks will have greater temperature changes than San Diego.

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If you leave an ice cube out, and it melts, this is an example of

• property change

• a reaction

• a state change

• condensation

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