Science Quarterly Review

Athena looked up at the full moon as pictured. Which statements best describe what Athena will see next? Choose TWO

• The visible part of the moon will increase

• The moon will move our of the Earth's orbit

• The visible part of the moon will decrease

• The dark part of the moon will increase

Approximately how many days does it take for the moon to complete one cyle from new moon to full moon?

• 8 days

• 1 day

• 28 days

• 18 days

The rain showers in the morning formed puddles on the sidewalk. In the afternoon the puddles were not there. What is the best explanation for the puddles "disappearing"?​ (a)  

• Evaporation
• Condensation
• Precipitation
• Deposition

Label the 4 parts of the water cycle.

a

b

c

d

Condensation

Runoff

Precipitation

Evaporation

What happens after it rains and before water is collected in the lake?

• Most of the water runs off.

• Most of the water evaporates

• Most of the water condenses

• Most of the water erodes.

When water, wind or glaciers move smaller rocks to new places, this is an example of-

When large pieces of rock are broken into smaller pieces, it is an example of-

Explain what happens to cause the creation of sand dunes through deposition.

Weather is something that changes day to day or week to week.

Climate is weather that happens of a LONG period of time.

Categorize the situations as weather or climate.

Groups:

(a) Weather

,

(b) Climate

• Central Texas usually has hot summers and mild winters.

• Rain is expected next week in Dallas

• Winters in Alaska are cold and snowy

• Sumers are always warm and humid in Fort Worth

• Next week, there will be a high temperature of 83.

• Today it will be cool and windy.

Scientists track temperatures and rainfall in areas over MANY years. This is an example of-

• Climate

• Weather

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