Checkpoint 3 Review

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are

• gas giants

• terrestrial planets

• small planet

• outer planets

when water turns into water vapor it is called

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

• melting

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clouds that cover the sky like a blanket are called

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• cumulonimbus

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September, October and November are

• spring

• winter

• fall

• summer

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the climate zone closest to the equator is

• polar

• desert

• temperate

• tropical

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which is NOT a natural disaster?

• hurricane

• blizzard

• drought

• snow

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what are characteristics of gas giants?

• gaseous

• rocky

• many moons

• rings

the water cycle order

• prepipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• run-off

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thin and wispy clouds are called

• stratus

• cumulus

• cirrus

• nimbostratus

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The atmosphere's condition over a long period of time is called weather

• true

• false

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