Big Idea 7 final

If Naomi puts a bucket of water out in the Sun on a hot, windy day, what will happen to the water level in he bucket?

• A. The water level will go down as the water evaporates from the bucket.

• B. The water level will rise as water condenses from the air above the bucket.

• C. The water level will stay the same since the water is protected from the wind.

• D. The water level will only go down if the wind makes water splash out of the bucket.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

You wake up one morning and the sky is filled with a blanket of stratus clouds low in the sky. What can you predict the weather will be like based on these clouds?

• A. light rain all day

• B. heavy rain and hail

• C. clear and sunny day

• D. strong thunderstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

On which day would snow most likely have fallen?

• A. Friday

• B. Tuesday

• C. Thursday

• D. Wednesday

Which answer choice lists the weather conditions that would most likely result in a sunny day?

• A. low pressure, low humidity, with cirrus clouds

• B. high pressure, low humidity, with cirrus clouds

• C. low pressure, high humidity, with stratus clouds

• D. high pressure, high humidity, with cumulus clouds

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which part of the water cycle causes the water droplets to form on the plastic wrap?

• A. runoff

• B. evaporation

• C. precipitation

• D. condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Thomas and Julie wanted to find out which material would insulate their teacher's coffee cup and keep the coffee hot for the longest period of time. They first wrapped her cup with bubble wrap and recorded the temperature of the coffee once every 15 minutes for 2 hours. They repeated the investigation, this time using newspaper instead of bubble wrap, but they got the same results for both materials. What could they do to make sure their results are valid?

• A. Use tea instead of coffee.

• B. Repeat their investigation.

• C. Use a different thermometer.

• D. Conduct their investigation in a colder room.

Which answer correctly explains the difference between sleet and hail?

• A. Sleet is larger than hail and both forms of precipitation usually fall in the winter.

• B. Sleet is smaller than hail and both forms of precipitation usually fall in the summer.

• C. Sleet and hail are the same except that sleet usually falls in summer and hail usually falls in winter.

• D. Sleet is ice that forms when snow falls through multiple levels of warm and cold air, and hail is rain that freezes multiple times and hits the ground as a round, chunk of ice.

Catalina's class wants to determine if boys or girls recycled more paper each day. They set up separate recycling bins in the classroom and labeled them "Boys" and "Girls." The students then placed their paper items in the correct bins. Which of the following should the students do each day before emptying the bins?

• A. Make lists of the different types of paper in each bin.

• B. Count and record the number of paper items recycled in each bin.

• C. Make a list of which student recycled which paper item in each of the bins.

• D. Record their estimate of the number of times students placed items in each bin.

Many rainforests are found in the tropics and some are found in cooler temperate zones. What makes a forest a rainforest?

• A. They always contain very large rivers or lakes.

• B. They produce more oxygen than normal forests.

• C. They have higher humidity and a large amount of precipitation.

• D. They have a large variety of animals that are not found elsewhere.

What weather conditions are most frequently found in this environment?

• A. low temperature, low humidity

• B. high temperature, low humidity

• C. low temperature, high humidity

• D. high temperature, high humidity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5