Grade 5 Earth & space worksheet

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1. One unusually cold day disproves a long-term warming trend. Is this valid?

   1. Only if it was a Monday.
   2. Only if it snowed.
   3. Yes, always.
   4. No; one day is not a long-term pattern.

2. Water flowing over the land after rain is

   1. a magnetic field
   2. a phase of the Moon
   3. runoff
   4. a chemical element

3. Why is the water cycle better shown as connected pathways than one single circle?

4. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? A large gravitationally bound system of stars, gas, dust and dark matter.

   1. Mars
   2. Galaxy
   3. Revolution
   4. Jupiter

5. Which is a sound safety rule for a classroom Sun discussion?

   1. Never look directly at the Sun without appropriate certified protection and expert guidance.
   2. Use binoculars with no filter.
   3. Look longer when it is bright.
   4. Stare at it through ordinary sunglasses.

6. Explain the difference between a rotation and a revolution using Earth.

7. Water soaking into soil is called

   1. cloud reflection
   2. condensation
   3. infiltration
   4. melting

8. Which process changes liquid water to water vapour?

   1. evaporation
   2. runoff
   3. freezing
   4. collection in a tank

9. Why might moving a thermometer from shade into direct sun affect a comparison?

10. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? An event in which the Moon blocks our view of part or all of the Sun.

    1. Moon
    2. Uranus
    3. Solar eclipse
    4. Galaxy

11. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? The largest planet in our solar system.

    1. Revolution
    2. Jupiter
    3. Lunar eclipse
    4. Orbit

12. Why can a globe and lamp help explain day and night even though they are not to scale?

13. Earth systems: which term fits this description? Long-term patterns and statistics of weather in a region.

    1. Climate
    2. Weather
    3. Mantle
    4. Lava

14. Water vapour forming liquid droplets is

    1. erosion
    2. condensation
    3. freezing in every case
    4. evaporation

15. A puddle disappears on a dry day. Does that mean its water no longer exists? Explain.

16. Earth's daily rotation mainly explains

    1. the cycle of day and night
    2. the shape of every cloud
    3. all Moon craters
    4. why all seasons are equally warm

17. At full Moon, which description is approximately correct?

    1. The Moon's near side appears largely sunlit.
    2. Earth's shadow covers the visible Moon.
    3. The Moon has no far side.
    4. The Moon creates its own sunlight.

18. Why should the same rainfall units be used in a comparison chart?

19. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? A unit of distance equal to how far light travels in vacuum in one year.

    1. Light-year
    2. Mars
    3. Galaxy
    4. Revolution

20. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? Orbital motion of one body around another.

    1. Comet
    2. Revolution
    3. Jupiter
    4. Solar eclipse