Open ended Questions

1. The apparatus below models the water cycle. One step is missing.
a. Identify the missing step
b. Describe what happens during the missing step.
c. Explain what would happen if this step were left out in real life.

2. Our Sun is a medium-sized star. Many other stars are larger and brighter than our sun. Yet,
when we look into the sky, the Sun appears much bigger and brighter than any other stars.
a. Explain why the Sun appears to be so large and the other stars appear to be dots of light
in the sky.
b. Explain why the Sun appears to be so much brighter than other stars in the sky.
c. Do you think the Sun would appear the same if it was not in our solar system.

3. The picture above shows a student using forces to shoot a bow and arrow
a. State one change that the student could make so that the arrow will travel a greater
distance.
b. Explain how this change would cause the arrow to travel farther.
c. Describe how gravity affects the path of the arrow after it has been released.