The Water Cycle
Weather
Earth's Movement
Moon and Stars
Moon, Earth, & Sun
100
What are the four phases of the water cycle?
What is collection, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?
100
Which of the following units are best to measure the amount of rain that fell during a thunderstorm?
A. centimeters
B. degrees Celsius
C. grams
D. second
What is centimeters?
100
How often does the Earth rotate on its axis?
What is every 24 hours or every day?
100
List two fun facts about the stars.
What is the stars can appear to make shapes?
What is the stars can appear to look as though they are moving?
What is the Sun is a star?
What is stars are shining and sometimes twinkling at all times?
100
What is the correct sequence of seasons that would follow winter?
A. Summer, spring, autumn
B. Spring, summer, autumn
C. Spring, autumn, summer
D. Autumn, summer, spring
What is spring, summer, autumn?
200
How are clouds formed?
What is water evaporates and water vapor condenses to form clouds.
200
Which of the following cities can expect to be affected by the cold front during the next 24 hours?
A. Midland B. Austin C. New Orleans D Little Rock
What is Austin?
200
Due to the Earth's orbit of the Sun, what pattern of change occurs?
What is the seasons?
200
About how long does it take for the moon to complete one full cycle?
What is about 29 days or 1 month?
200
What phase of the moon can be seen when the Moon, Earth, and the Sun are arranged as in the diagram below?
A. full moon B. new moon
B. crescent moon D. gibbous moon
What is the new moon phase?
300
Below is a model of a water cycle. What is placed in the cloud looking structure and it filters into the model. The water then runs down the model and accumulates at the bottom.
Which part of the water cycle is NOT represented in this model?
A.precipitation B.erosion C.runoff D.evaporation
What is evaporation?
300
The greatest temperature range was on which day?
What is Monday?
300
Students are studying how the positions of Earth and the Sun effect changes on Earth. After four seasons have passed on Earth, which has happened?
A. Earth has completed one rotation around the Moon.
B. Earth has completed one revolution around the Sun.
C. The Sun has completed one revolution around Earth.
D. The Moon has completed one revolution around Earth.
What is the Earth has completed one revolution around the Sun?
300
Why is only one side of the moon visible to us here on Earth?
What is only one side of the moon receives light from the sun?
300
The picture shows the position of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon on one night.
What moon phase did people on Earth see on this night?
A. new moon B. first quarter
C. full moon D. third quarter
What is full moon?
400
What is the energy that drives the water cycle and what is its role in the cycle?
What is the sun and it cause water to evaporate from lakes and oceans.
400
Looking at the 5-day forecast, the weather on Thursday will most likely be what?
A. clear B. rainy C. cold D. windy
What is rainy?
400
Jamil studied how the position of Earth around the Sun affects the energy available on Earth. Which best explains why a particular place on Earth receives more energy during summer months than winter months?
A. the tilt of Earth
B. the rotation of Earth
C. the distance between Earth and the Sun
D. the amount of rays produced by the Sun
What is the tilt of Earth?
400
As seen from Earth, the appearance of the Moon changes throughout the month. What causes the appearance of the Moon to change?
A. Earth rotating on its axis
B. the Moon rotating on its axis
C. Earth revolving around the Sun
D. the Moon revolving around Earth
What is the Moon revolving around the Earth?
400
The diagram shows the Moon in various positions around Earth.
At which position would the Moon appear to be full to people in the United States?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
What is position 3?
500
Too much precipitation could cause a what?
Too little precipitation could cause a what?
What is a flood?
What is a drought?
500
Based on the table, in which city did it most likely snow?
A. Columbus B. Marietta C. Gallipolis D. Toledo
What is Columbus?
500
The diagram shows the revolution of Earth around the Sun.
About how long does one of Earth’s revolutions around the Sun take?
A. 1 day B. 1 week C. 1 month D. 1 year
What is 1 year?
500
Natalie observed the Moon over a couple of weeks. Each night, the Moon appeared a little fuller. Natalie wants to predict which phase of the moon she can expect to see in the next few days.
Based on Natalie’s observations, which phase of the moon will appear next?
A. B.
C.
D.
What is ?
500
Below are four phases of the lunar cycle, but they are not in the correct order.
Which sequence best shows the correct order of one lunar cycle?
A. 1, 4, 3, 2 B. 4, 3, 1, 3
C. 3, 4, 2, 1 D. 3, 2, 1, 4
What is 3, 2, 1, 4?
