1. Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change Grade 3 SOL-3.8 Created by; Kim Smith

2. What is a CYCLE? A.A scattered pattern B.A repeated pattern C.A loose pattern

3. What is a SEQUENCE? A.A series of events that occur out of order. B.A series of events that occur once a week. C.A series of events that occur in a natural order.

4. Day and night are caused by the ____ of the Earth. A.Pattern B.Rotation C.Spin

5. How long does it take the Earth to complete one rotation ? A.12 hours B.20 hours C.24 hours

6. The part of the Earth facing the sun has_____. A.Night B.Winter C.Daylight

7. The part of the Earth facing AWAY from the sun has___. A.Daylight B.Winter C.Night

8. How long does it take Earth to REVOLVE around the sun ? A.12 days B.Three months C.365 days

9. What happened as the Earth is revolving ? A.The trees spin B.The seasons change C.The Earth gets hot

10. The Earth is TILTED on it’s ____. A.Equator B.Imaginary line C.Axis

11. The seasonal changes take place because the Earth is either _____ toward the sun or away from the sun. A.Rotated B.Tilted C.Spun

12. If the Earth is tilted toward the sun what type of seasons do we have? A.Winter, fall B.Summer, spring

13. The CYCLE of PHASES of the moon occurs as the moon makes one revolution around the ______. A.Sun B.Moon C.Earth

14. The shapes of the _____ follow a pattern. A.Sun B.Earth C.Moon

15. The tides follow PATTERNS too. A.True B.False

16. How many high tides do we have in 24 hours ? A.4 B.2 C.3

17. How many low tides do we have in 24 hours ? A.2 B.4 C.6

18. What causes the tides ? A.The gravitational attraction between the Earth and the Moon. B.The magnetic pull of the Moon on the water.

19. Plants and Animals have life ____. A.Circles B.Cycles C.Times

20. Frogs begin as ____. A.Tadpoles B.Pupas C.Eggs

21. ____ come after the egg in the frog life cycle. A.Tadpoles B.Butterflies C.Blossoms

22. In a plant life cycle what grows first? A.Seedling B.Fruit C.Seed

23. What does a new plant form that continues the plant cycle ? A.Roots B.Stem C.Seeds