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WorksheetsCycle 3 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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1.
What is the effect of the slow rotation of Mercury?
a)
it gets very hot during the day and night
b)
it remains very cold during the day and night
c)
it takes 88 days to complete an orbit
d)
it gets very hot during the day and very cold at night
2.
Which sentence describes a theory about how probes stop working on Venus within a few hours?
a)
“Venus rotates even more slowly than Mercury.”
b)
“The air pressure on Venus is 90 times greater than that on Earth.”
c)
“Venus is covered by layers of clouds that are much thicker than clouds on Earth.”
d)
“Each spin of a planet is a day on that planet.”
3.
How do the clouds affect Venus’ appearance?
a)
They create craters
b)
They increase its heat
c)
They create volcanoes
d)
They increase its brightness
4.
Which sentence from the selection supports the author’s statement about the length of days for planets in our solar system?
a)
It spins very slowly.
b)
One day on Venus is equal to 243 Earth days
c)
Each spin of a planet is a day on that planet.
d)
A day on Mercury is 59 times longer than an Earth day.
5.
Which sentence best supports the claim that humans cannot live on Venus?
a)
Venus and Earth are similar in size.
b)
This makes Venus one of the brightest objects in the sky.
c)
As well as trapping in heat, the clouds of Venus reflect sunlight.
d)
The temperature on Venus gets very, very hot-more than four times hotter than boiling water.
6.
Which sentence supports the heading “Venus: Earth’s Twin”?
a)
One day on Venus is equal to 243 Earth days.
b)
But Earth and Venus are very different.
c)
Venus and Earth are similar in size.
7.
Which explains the relationship between wind and the vagabond?
a)
The wind seems to cause anger but is actually helpful
b)
The wind cannot be seen but the vagabond knows it is there
c)
The wind causes damage but the vagabond does not seem to mind
d)
The wind creates strong gusts and the vagabond bundles up
8.
How do the characters in the poem interact?
a)
They huddle together in fear
b)
They are confused by the strong gusts
c)
They are unconcerned
d)
They are anticipating the end of winter
9.
How are the events in lines 1 and 4 similar?
a)
The wind causes the animals to become afraid
b)
The gusts make the old man wish of Spring
c)
The snowflakes cause the vagabond to burrow in his jacket
d)
The wind makes the leaves fall
10.
Which sentence from the passage best describes how the author’s point of view was influenced by events from his childhood?
a)
“The dramatic way the stories were told amid forest shadows made themunforgettable.”
b)
“Some of the legends explain how the world began, how the rabbit got hisshort tail, and why the turtle’s neck is so long.”
c)
“On the second morning of creation time, the Great Father set about the greattask of filling the nighttime sky with beauty.”
d)
“He looked up and tears filled his eyes as shame filled his heart to see what hehad done to the night sky.”
11.
Which choice best describes the point of view the author is using when he tells the actual story of Coyote?
a)
He tells it as if he himself were there when it happened.
b)
He tells it as if his father and he had witnessed all the events.
c)
He tells it as if he were Coyote recalling what happened that day.
d)
He tells it as if he were the Great Father looking down from the sky.
12.
Between paragraphs 4 and 5, there is a shift in the passage from first person to third person. What might be different if the entire passage were told using a third-person point of view?
a)
The reader would miss the theme, or message, of the story.
b)
The reader would miss out on feeling connected to the author.
c)
The reader would need to do research on the Abenaki to understand the story.
d)
The reader would need to have read other coyote stories to understand this one.
13.
What is the relationship between gravity and the penstock?
a)
Gravity causes the water to flow through
the penstock.
the penstock.
b)
Gravity causes the penstock to tilt away from the turbine.
c)
Gravity moves the water in the penstock back up to the reservoir.
d)
Gravity moves the water from the penstock back up to the intake chamber.
14.
What is the relationship between a turbine and a generator in a hydroelectric plant?
a)
A turbine and a generator work together with coal fire to produce steam that
creates a power source for electricity.
creates a power source for electricity.
b)
A turbine and a generator are the two parts that work together with water to
create the power source needed to produce electricity.
create the power source needed to produce electricity.
c)
The turbine and the generator both cause the water to fall through the penstock
inside the dam.
inside the dam.
d)
The turbine and the generator both pump water into storage reserves for peak
periods of power demand.
periods of power demand.
15.
How does electricity reach homes from a hydroelectric plant?
a)
Pumped storage holds the electricity within power lines until it is needed to be
sent to homes.
sent to homes.
b)
Pumped storage carries the electricity through power lines under a storage pool
to send to homes.
to send to homes.
c)
Power lines are connected to the propeller blades of the turbine, which produces
electricity as it rotates.
electricity as it rotates.
d)
Power lines are connected to the electricity-producing generator to carry the
electricity to homes.
electricity to homes.
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