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Evaporation is when...

radiation from the sun causes water to change into gas

Seasons are caused by:

The Earth's tilt and the orbit it makes around the sun

Precipitation occurs because

the water droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

the gravitational pull of the moon and rotation of Earth

From Earth, the moon appears to change shape over a month because...

what we see depends on where the Moon is in its orbit

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Earth Science Revision

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Year 7 Earth Science revision

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1
The Earth's ___________________ is what gives us day and night:
rotation
revolution
orbit
axis
2
I am going to...
Beat my last assessment grade
Study for the test tonight
All of the above!
Do my best
3
The orbit of planets are...
eccentric
elliptical
circular
all the same
4
A Spring tide occurs during a
full moon
quarter moon
gibbous moon
summer solstice
5
To see a total solar eclipse from Earth, you would need to be in the
the moon's penumbral shadow
the earth's penumbral shadow
the earth's umbral shadow
the moon's umbral shadow
6
Evaporation is when...
water condenses to form clouds
clouds become heavy and it rains
plants release water vapour from their leaves
radiation from the sun causes water to change into gas
7
The_______________ is the driving force of the Earth's weather
Sun
Moon
Stars
Tides
8
We need to save water:
All of the above
because we don't receive much precipitation
only 1% of water available to us is drinkable
so we don't use all our groundwater supplies
9
The Earth ______________________, or revolves around the sun:
orbits
axis
tilts
rotates
10
In summer, the southern hemisphere is tilted:
towards the sun
on its axis
away from the sun
it isn't tilted
11
When the soil or air cannot hold any more water it is said to be
run off
condensed
saturated
evaporated
12
Seasons are caused by:
the gravitational pull of the moon
The Earth's tilt and the orbit it makes around the sun
Eclipses
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
13
Non-renewable energy sources cannot be replaced in a human lifetime. Examples are:
uranium, biofuels, wind
solar, geothermal, hydro-power
coal, wind, trees
coal, oil, natural gas
14
Precipitation occurs because
water droplets evaporate into the air
the water droplets are too light for the air to hold
the water droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
the sun heats the clouds
15
The darkest part of a shadow is called the
penumbral shadow
eclipse
umbral shadow
16
Heat is part of the water cycle
False
True
17
Tides are caused by:
the gravitational pull of the moon and rotation of Earth
Solar eclipses and the moon's gravitational pull
The revolution of the Earth around the sun and moon phases
The phases of the moon and the sun
18
A waxing moon is when
The moon is a quarter of the way through it's orbit
the moon appears to get smaller
the moon is in the Earth's shadow
the moon appears to get bigger
19
To see a partial lunar eclipse from Earth, you would need to be in the
the moon's penumbral shadow
the moon's umbral shadow
the earth's umbral shadow
the earth's penumbral shadow
20
From Earth, the moon appears to change shape over a month because...
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
what we see depends on where the Moon is in its orbit
the orbit of the Earth around the sun
the Earth's shadow blocking light from the sun

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