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All Summer in a Day

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

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In "Weather That's Out of This World," astronomers originally believed that Mercury was hotter than Venus because Mercury

has storms of acid rain

creates carbon dioxide

lacks an atmosphere

is the closest to the sun

The author of "Weather That's Out of This World," explains that carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because it

creates hot days and cool nights

causes clouds and drizzling rain

melts at 860 degrees Fahrenheit

traps heat coming from the sun

According to "Space Settlements," one of the main differences between Earth and a space colony is that on the space colony

growing food will be quicker

nearly everything will be recycled

people will use cell phones to talk

people will go to work and shop

Under which subheading of "Space Settlements" would you find information about recycling in a space colony?

What Will Life Be Like?

How Big Will the Colonies Be?

What Is An Orbital Space Colony?

How Will We Build One?

According to "Space Settlements," people in space colonies will be able to grow crops in rooms by

recycling waste products into food in a single large room

creating room conditions that are perfect for growing food

enlarging the growing rooms to be like farm fields

growing their own gardens in a large room at home

According to "Space Settlements," why will future space colonies be much larger than today's space stations?

people will live permanently on space colonies

only larger space colonies can stop radiation

extra room will be needed to store waste water

scientists need to design smaller space colonies

The information in the articles, "Space Settlements" and "Weather That's Out of This World," is similar because both discuss

how colonies in space can help people learn about our solar system

where people can live as they set up colonies in our solar system

the results of scientists' attempts to gather knowledge about our solar system

how a planet's atmosphere can create a hostile environment for people

What does the word tumultuously mean?

disorderly & wild

noisily

angrily

happily

What does slackening mean?

getting more powerful

changing direction

slowing down

painfully

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What is an apparatus?

the inner part of your ear

something you download on your phone

equipment or tools used for a specific purpose

a vehicle used to travel in the rain

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What does immense mean?

small

enormous

insignificant

wrong

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What does resilient mean?

flexible and springy

dense and uncomfortable

soft and fluffy

quiet

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What is a synonym for savor?

enjoy

kick

dislike

lick

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Text, Movie, or Both: The students gathered flowers while playing in the Sun.

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Text, Movie, or Both: The story was set on a very rainy Venus

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Text, Movie, or Both: Margot gets locked in the closet.

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Text, Movie, or Both: The children have sun lamps. BE CAREFUL!

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Text, Movie, or Both: The story ends with Margot being let out of the closet

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Text, Movie, or Both: The students spent time examining the contents of their sun kits.

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Text, Movie, or Both: A raindrop falls in one girl's hand to signal the start of rain again.

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Text, Movie, or Both: Margot has one friend that was nice to her.

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Text, Movie, or Both: The sun only comes out once every 7 years.

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Text, Movie, or Both: Margot wrote and recited a poem about the sun.

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All Summer in a Day

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 15mins

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