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What is the Milky Way?
A) Earth's Galaxy
100
Which locations would most likely have similar temperatures but different amount of humidity and rainfall?
A) A desert and a swamp
100
Which role do the oceans play in the water cycle?
A) source of most evaporation
100
DAILY DOUBLE: Sam is keeping notes in his science notebook about the properties of the air each day and the weather he observes. On Monday, precipitation passed through a layer of warm air, then fell through a layer of freezing air. What kind of weather did Sam observe?
sleet
100
DAILY DOUBLE: Nicole and her family visited a place with very hot temperatures, very little humidity, and very little rain during the year. Which environment did they visit?
deserts in the southwestern U.S.
200
What best describes a comet?
D) A ball of ice and rock that has a trail of gas and dust
200
A weather forecaster observes that a low-pressure system is moving from the northern Pacific Ocean over a city in the northwestern United States in December. Which type of weather would he most likely forecast for that city?
B) steady rain with cold temperatures
200
DAILY DOUBLE: The weather forecaster for a local news station observes that the barometric pressure is rising. Which type of weather should he forecast?
clear
200
Scientists who study hurricanes sometimes fly into the hurricanes to take reading demo inside the storm. How does this differ from most scientific research?
Hurricane scientists cannot control variables.
200
Which statement correctly compares a characteristic of the inner planets and the outer planets?
C) Inner planets have a smaller size than the outer planets.
300
What does Earth have in common with a gas giant?
B) They both have an atmosphere.
300
Alexa hears on the radio that a high pressure system is moving into her area. Which kind of weather should she most likely expect?
A) sunny with wind
300
Ethan draws a picture to illustrate the water cycle. He needs to add another step in the cycle to complete his illustration. Which step is missing from the illustration to complete the water cycle?
D) condensation
300
Zoes wants to investigate if more rain falls in the school yard than in her backyard. Which method would help her make the best conclusion in her investigation?
B) place a rain gauge in each location to measure the amount of daily rainfall.
300
Which question would be best to answer using a scientific investigation?
C) Does temperature affect the amount of rain?
400
Ashley makes a model of the solar system. What should be in her model between Venus and Mars?
A) Earth
400
Which of these best shows the correct sequence of processes that form sleet?
D) snow falls --> melts --> freezes again
400
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the source of most of the water that evaporates as part of the water cycle?
Salt water from oceans
400
Jack lives in an area where tornadoes are likely. In case of a tornado warning, which of these is most important for his family to do?
D) have a plan ready of where to go to stay safe from the storm.
400
tells a story
What is narrative?
500
Which of these best describes a galaxy?
A) A system containing stars, gas, and dust.
500
Which kind of air would most likely be expected in a swamp near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico?
D) moist, warm air
500
DAILY DOUBLE: Name 4 things that should be included in a winter storm warning kit.
Winter clothing, blanket, food, batteries, first aid, cell phone, a map.
500
DAILY DOUBLE: Name 3 different Gas Giants. This question has nothing to do with extreme weather. Sorry.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
Rebecca performs 2 investigations, A and B, to study how temperature affects humidity. In Investigation A, Rebecca records temperature and humidity information from weather charts of different geographical areas in her notebook. In Investigation B, she measures the humidity in a large container at different temperatures in the laboratory. She records the temperature and resulting humidity levels in her notebook. Which statement best explains whether the investigations were controlled experiments?
B) Investigation B was a controlled experiment since other factors were kept constant.