SC.5.E.7.1 Micro Assessment

On a hot summer day at the beach, Beth reached into her cooler for a cold drink.

She wiped the can dry with her towel only to see a few seconds later that it was wet again.

Which statement best describes what Beth observed?

• A. The can has skin like pores that let some water out.

• B. Heat causes water vapor to precipitate onto the surface of the can.

• C. Water vapor in the air condenses onto the surface of the can.

• D. The high air temperature at the beach is partially melting the can.

Ms. Zoe has an animal tank in her classroom. She noticed after a warm weekend that the water level dropped. She likes to keep the water in this open tank at the level shown, so she needed to add water on the Monday when she came back.

Why will she need to do this every time there is a warm weekend?

• A. Warm air increases evaporation

• B. Warm air increases precipitation

• C. Warm air increases water retention

• D. Warm air increases runoff

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In South Florida there is a rainy season and a dry season. Northern areas of the United States have a normal four-season cycle.

In the northern states it can snow for many months during the winter.

Sometimes the snow can pile up and create very large mounds.

What will happen to most of the snow when spring arrives?

• A. The snow will freeze into snowballs and roll down the mound.

• B. The snow will melt and runoff into the ground or local water table.

• C. The snow will evaporate and create amazing looking clouds.

• D. The snow will condense into hail stones and remain on the mound.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Felicia and Peter were spending a July morning out in the Everglades.

It was extremely hot that day, so they decided to head home early.

On their way home they stopped for lunch at a diner.

When they got back into car to drive home it started to rain very heavily.

What is the best explanation of why it started raining so heavily on their way home after lunch?

• A. It always rains near the Everglades because there is so much water.

• B. The warm temperatures caused the clouds to evaporate and turn into rain.

• C. The hot temperature increased evaporation in the morning which condensed in the clouds and fell as precipitation when the temperature fell in the afternoon.

• D. The hot temperature decreased the amount of water vapor in the clouds which caused a heavy rainstorm.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Use the image below to label the parts of the water cycle #1 through #5.

• A. #1 Condensation, #2 Precipitation, #3 Evaporation, #4 Runoff, #5 Transpiration

• B. #1 Evaporation, #2 Condensation, #3 Precipitation, #4 Runoff, #5 Transpiration

• C. #1 Precipitation, #2 Runoff, #3 Condensation, #4 Transpiration, #5 Evaporation

• D. #1 Transpiration, #2 Evaporation, #3 Runoff, #4 Condensation, #5 Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4