Earth & Space Science Review

Chase read that astronomers learned about our home galaxy, the Milky Way, using satellites and telescopes. Based on what astronomers know today, what makes up the Milky Way Galaxy?

• One star, some planets, and their moons

• Comets, asteroids, planets, and their moons

• Millions of planets and their moons that orbit a star

• Millions of stars, objects orbiting those stars, gas, and dust

According to the data on the graph, in what climate zone is Miami located?

• polar

• subpolar

• temperate

• tropical

Chuma made this drawing to show typical airflow and precipitation over a mountain.

The air cools as it rises and warms as it falls. When is precipitation least likely?

• as air moves up the mountain

• at the top of the mountain

• as air moves down the far side of the mountain

• as air reaches the valley floor below

  the mountain

Fossils can be found in this type of rock.

• sedimentary

• igneous

• metamorphic

How many long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 1 Week

• 30 Days

A copper penny has a hardness of 3. Melodia uses the penny to test the hardness of the mineral feldspar. She cannot scratch the feldspar with the penny. What can she conclude about the hardness of the feldspar?

• It has a hardness of 3.

• It is softer than the penny.

• It is harder than the penny.

• It has a hardness of less than 3.

Which statement can help Jessica and Joakim explain the changes that occurred to the rock over the years?       

• Gravity pulled on the rock over the years causing it to break.

• Wind blew into the cracks of the rock causing the cracks to widen over time.

• Water goes into the rock and freezes causing the cracks to widen over time.

• Water from a river flows over the rocks every summer causing the cracks to widen over time.

What is limestone in Florida mostly used for?

• to build roads

• to build up beaches

• to make fertilizer

• to make glass

The panhandle of Oklahoma is high prairie. It receives about 17 inches of rainfall a year. The panhandle of Florida is a coastal plain. It receives about 65 inches of rainfall a

year. Which is the best description of the humidity in these areas?

• low in Oklahoma, low in Florida

• high in Oklahoma, low in Florida

• low in Oklahoma, high in Florida

• high in Oklahoma, high in Florida

Sandra looks at the calendar. She observes that there will be a last quarter moon on February 7th.

On which day will be the next first quarter moon?

• February 8th

• February 9th

• February 14th

• February 21st