Checkpoint 3 Science Review

Which statement describes weather?

• It is usually hot in El Paso.

• It typically rains everyday in a rainforest.

• We had to drive through a winter storm to get to school last week.

• The average temperature of the Sahara Desert is 86 degrees.

A canyon is formed when ...

• wind deposits sediments at the mouth of a river.

• ice breaks pieces of a landform.

• wind erodes a mountain top.

• flowing water from a river carves out the sides of a landform.

Which statement describes climate?

• The high this week is going to be 60 degrees.

• Summers are humid in San Antonio.

• It is going to rain today.

• We are expecting a cold front tomorrow.

How was this landform most likely create?

• Wind erosion

• water erosion

• ice erosion

• water deposition

What would be the next pattern?

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What does this diagram represent?

• The day and night cycle

• The water cycle

• The change of seasons

• The moon phases

Which months of the have hotter temperatures and longer daylight hours.

• December, January, February

• March, April, May

• June, July, August

• September, October, November

What part of the water cycle is represented when liquid turns to gas?

• run-off

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

The best explanation for water droplets forming on the outside of the soda can is...

• air is evaporated

• water vapor in the air becomes a liquid when cooled

• the can is melting

• the soda is leaking

The process in which water moves through out the Earth is called-

• condensation

• evaporation

• the sun

• the water cycle