Earth's Surface and Weather, 2.10 Review

Temperatures from different towns were measured and recorded in a table. Which thermometer shows the temperature recorded for the town of Beatrice? Select ONE correct answer.

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Jarod investigated tornadoes by visiting a town after a tornado had passed through. What did he MOST LIKELY learn during his investigation?

• High winds knocked over many trees in a short time.

• Heavy rains over many days flooded farmland near a river.

• Rain fell and wind blew for many hours and destroyed buildings.

Look at the picture. Which question will help you describe how the sand dune was formed?

• How does wind blow water?

• How does wind change rock?

• How does wind move rock and soil?

Hurricanes are most likely to form over an ocean and affect land near an ocean. Which sentences explain what causes this? Select TWO correct answers.

• Ocean water provides the cold air needed for hurricanes to form.

• Waves in the ocean make the wind that is needed for hurricanes to form.

• Ocean water creates moisture in the air that is needed for hurricanes to form.

• The sun heats ocean water, causing the warm air needed for hurricanes to form.

Eli wants to use a picture to describe how water moves rock particles across land. Which kind of picture should Eli use?

• a picture of a river

• a picture of a rainy sky

• a picture of a grassy field

Ms. Aragon’s class is investigating a creek with flowing water near their school. Which sentences describe what the students MOST LIKELY see? Select TWO correct answers.

• The flowing water does not move any rock particles.

• The flowing water is moving rocks and rock particles.

• The flowing water does not move any soil in the creek.

• The flowing water has moved soil on to the banks of the creek.

The table shows the average temperature recorded in a city for three months.

Sara wants to organize the data from the table in a graph. Which graphs shouldn't she use?

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Cayden investigates how land changes because water and wind move soil and rock. He describes these changes with pictures. Does each picture show land changed by wind or land changed by water?

• Land changed by water

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• Land changed by water

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• Land changed by wind

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Rainfall data for a town is recorded every April for three years. Analyze the data in the table. Which tables show the amount of rainfall that is LEAST LIKELY to occur in Year 4 based on patterns in the data? Select TWO correct answer.

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Ginger measured snowfall amounts for four months. Look at the graph she made. Analyze her data and identify patterns. Match the correct answer to each sentence.

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• _______ snow fell each month that Ginger collected data.

• November

• _______ had the least amount of snowfall.

• February

• _______ had the greatest amount of snowfall.