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Common Assessment #1 Review
Common Assessment #1 Review
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What is a characteristic of a comet?
has moons
orbits the planet
has a tail
has rings
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What is one way that moons are different from a planet?
planets have an orbit
planets have an atmosphere
moons rotate on an axis
moons arem composed of rock
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What type of weather would you expect if the sky was full of cirrus clouds?
rainy
sunny
thunderstorms
fair weather
4
Where does most of the water come from in the Water Cycle?
oceans
glaciers
rivers and lakes
puddles from the rain
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What is a characteristic of an outer planet?
few to no moons
made of rocks
has rings
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Which process takes water out of the ocean during the Water Cycle?
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
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What is a characteristic of an asteroid?
has moons
has a tail
orbits the sun
orbits the planet
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Why would the top of the mountain be colder than the base?
because it is higher up in the atmosphere
because that is what I was told
because the clouds cover the base and trap the heat
because the air pressure is higher at lower altitudes
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What is the Milky Way?
our home planet
our home galaxy
our constellations
a group of stars
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What would be evidence of condensation on a model of the water cycle?
water collected on the lid
water vapor in the jar/aquarium
water falling from the top
water on the bottom of the jar/aquarium
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What is a characteristic of an inner planet?
has rings
long years
made of rock
lots of moons
12
Which environment would have cold weather all year long?
desert
tundra
wetlands
grasslands
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Why would Florida be warmer in the winter compared to West Virginia?
because it is closer to the equator
because there is more water around the state
because we live here
because Florida is closer to the sun
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What is the path the Earth takes in space?
revolves around the sun
travels around a moon
moves away from the sun
revolves around a planet
15
Which climate zone has a lot of water?
tundra
desert
tropical
wetlands
16
What is an example of a scientific investigation?
Performing a controlled experiment
using a model to test a hypothesis
both a and c
writing a letter
17
What type of weather would the temperate climate zone have?
wet because it is close to the poles
a dry climate because it is close to the equator
mild weather
really cold because it is all mountains
18
What weather factor would make deserts less likely to have a rainshower?
high temperatures
high winds
high air pressure
low humidity
19
What weather would a place have if a High pressure system was there?
hot with cloudy skies
very windy with falling temperatures
mostly sunny with a few clouds
rainy most of the day
20
What are the 3 climate zones?
temperate, tropical, polar
temperate, grassland, swamp
swamp, wetlands, polar
tundra, desert, temperate
21
How can scientists use a survey about how many people leave during a severe storm?
predict where they would go
predict the amount of people that don't answer truthfully
predict the way they would leave
predict if they would leave
22
What type of weather would you expect if the sky was full of stratus clouds?
fair weather
sunny
rainy
thunderstorms
23
What form of precipitation would you expect if the temperature is 20 degrees Celcius?
sleet
rain
snow
