5.8a

Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?

• Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.

• The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.

• Annual high temperatuers in the summer have increased over many decades.

• The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall during the next year.

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Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?

• Climate

• Temperature of one day

• Weather

• Type of soil

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Which statement best describes weather?

• There is a 60% chance for precipitation in Midland tomorrow.

• August and September are generally the best months to go camping in the Guadalupe Mountains.

• February is the coldest month in Amarillo.

• It is usually more humid in Dallas compared to El Paso.

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Is this an example of weather or climate?

• Weather

• Climate

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Draw conclusions

Ask a question

Conduct experiment

Communicate results

Form a hypothesis

Analyze results

Is this an example of weather or climate?

• Weather

• Climate

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Which statement below is correct?

• The Earth revolves around the Sun - Moon system

• The Moon revolves around the Sun, but the Earth does not.

• The Sun revolves around the Earth- Moon system.

• the Earth-Moon system revolves around the Sun

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Lauren went outside with her telescope to study the constellations. While observing the night sky, she notices that the big dipper appears to have moved during the night. What causes this constellation to appear to be moving?

• Stars revolves around the Earth all throughout the day

• Constellations are moving across the sky as hours pass.

• The big dipper appears to move because of the Earth's rotations.

• The constellation appears to have moved because Lauren's position has change

Which statement best describes the Sun?

• The Sun is the central planet of the Solar System

• The Sun revolves around the Earth

• The Sun reflects the light from the Moon

• The Sun is the closet star to Earth

What does the rotation of the Earth cause?

• the four seasons

• day and night

• movement of clouds

• phases of the Moon