Week 1 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the meaning of the word "claim" as used in the vocabulary list?

• To travel to a new place

• Stating something as true

• To make something bigger

• To look at stars

Which word describes a device used to send sound or other signals over long distances?

• Telescope

• Telephone

• Star

• Climate

What does the word "vegetation" refer to?

• The types of plants in an area or a region

• The study of weather

• A glowing ball of gas

• A device for seeing far away

Which word means "an instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects appear larger"?

• Telephone

• Telescope

• Star

• Climate

Which of the following best describes a "star"?

• A type of plant

• A device for communication

• A giant glowing ball of hot gas that appears as a bright point of light in the sky

• A weather pattern

If you wanted to study the weather elements like temperature, rainfall, and wind over a long period in a certain area, which word from the list would you use?

• Vegetation

• Climate

• Star

• Telescope

Imagine you are a scientist who wants to observe distant planets. Which tool from the vocabulary list would you most likely use, and why?

• Telephone, because it helps you talk to other scientists

• Telescope, because it makes distant objects appear larger

• Star, because it is bright

• Vegetation, because it grows in space

If a region has a lot of rainfall and many different types of plants, which two vocabulary words best describe what you would study in that region?

• Climate and vegetation

• Star and telescope

• Telephone and claim

• Star and climate

A scientist claims that a certain area will have more plants if it receives more rainfall. Using the vocabulary words, explain which two terms are most important in this claim and why.

• Star and telescope, because they are used for observation

• Climate and vegetation, because rainfall (a climate element) affects the types of plants (vegetation)

• Telephone and claim, because you need to call someone to make a claim

• Star and climate, because stars affect the weather

Suppose you are given the following statement: "The climate of a region determines the types of vegetation found there." Use evidence from the vocabulary definitions to support or refute this statement.

• Support, because climate includes weather elements like rainfall, which affects plant growth (vegetation)

• Refute, because climate and vegetation are not related

• Support, because stars make the climate

• Refute, because only telescopes can determine vegetation