Weather and Sun CUA #4 Review

We learned that the sun is far from Earth, is very big and very hot. What is something else we could say about the sun?

• The Sun is a moon

• The Sun is a comet

• The Sun is a planet

• The Sun is a star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What can be concluded about the amount of precipitation collected in the same day at three different locations in the city?

• All three locations received the same amount of precipitation on this day.

• The gym received more precipitation on this day than the mall or the movie theater.

• The mall received the most precipitation on this day.

• The movie theater received more precipitation than the gym, but less than the mall.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The statements below are true about the sun except-

• The Sun produces thermal energy.

• The Sun is a star made of rocks

• The Sun produces light energy for photosynthesis

• The Sun is in the middle of the universe

Solar flares are seen -

• in a 3D model of the planets

• coming out of the side of the sun

• in the middle of the sun

• between planets

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The Sun provides what two types of energy?

• thermal and light

• thermal and heat

• light and photosynthesis

• light and radiation

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A thermometer measured the temperature at

noon every day for five days. According to the bar graph, which two days of the week had a temperature greater than 26 degrees Celsius? Choose TWO correct answers.

• Tuesday

• Monday

• Wednesday

• Friday

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Students made a graph from the data of annual precipitation levels for five Georgia Cities. Which city had more than 30 inches of rainfall but less than 40 inches of rainfall?

• Atlanta

• Roswell

• Canton

• Duluth

3rd graders recorded observations of the weather for four days. Observe the chart- On Wednesday, what direction was the wind blowing? Use the map direction symbol to help you.

• SW

• SE

• NE

• NW

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Look at the data table. Which of the following had the greatest change in temperature from one day to the next?

• Monday and Tuesday

• Tuesday and Wednesday

• Wednesday and Thursday

• Thursday and Friday

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

According to the information in the chart, which statement is NOT true?

• Huge amounts of radiant energy is released by nuclear explosions

• Smallest- sized star, closest to the Earth

• The corona gives off hot gases into space that travels millions of miles

• Cooler areas on the Sun are called sunspots