This Pre-Quiz is FAR OUT!!!

5.8A _________ is the day-to-day conditions in a particular place that include precipitation, temperature, air pressure, and wind 

• weather
• climate
• water cycle
• atmosphere

5.8A __________ is the average weather conditions of a particular place over a long period of time 

• weather
• climate
• radar
• air pressure

5.8B The water cycle gets its energy from the _________ heating the _______. 

• sun; oceans
• sun; atmosphere
• sun; trees
• sun; water tanks

4.8B Which of the following is not a step in the water cycle?

• transpiration

• condensation

• accumulation

• All are steps in the water cycle.

5.8C The earth ________ on its axis creating the day/night cycle. 

• rotates
• revolves
• reflects
• spins

5.8C The earth's rotation lasts for _______. 

• 24 hours
• 24 days
• 365 days
• 365 hours

5.8D Why do we see the same side of the moon at all times?

• The moon rotates and revolves at the exact same rate. 
• The moon only revolves and does not rotate. 
• The moon only rotates but does not revolve. 
• The earth rotates at the same rate the moon revolves.

5.8D Which of the following statements is not true?

• The earth revolves around the sun and the moon revolves around the earth. 
• The earth is tilted on its axis and as it revolves around the sun it creates seasons. 
• The moon's gravity is what creates tides in the oceans. 
• The sun's gravity pushes everything away. 

5.8D True or False. The Sun is highest in the sky at midday and casts a short shadow. In the afternoon, when the Sun is lower in the sky, the shadow is longer.

• True 
• False

5.8D The moon _______ light from the sun which causes it to appear bright in the night sky. 

• reflects
• refracts
• creates
• bends