Big Idea 6- Earth Structures (Radiant Energy)

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3rd Grade
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Darlene Ziolkowski
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Carter was playing soccer outside. He noticed that when the Sun goes behind the clouds it feels cooler. Why does it feel cooler to Carter when this happens?
The clouds are prepared to start raining.
Less heat from the Sun is reaching the ground.
The Earth’s heat can’t find its way to the Sun.
Cold air from the clouds reaches the ground.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What will most likely happen to the temperature of the water in a swimming pool when it is heated by the Sun’s radiant energy?
It will lower.
It will decrease.
It will increase.
It will stay the same.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Jaxon's parents parked their cars on the road. His dad’s car is green and is parked in the shade. Her mom’s car is white and is parked in the sunlight. The temperature in Jaxon's dad’s car is cooler. What could explain this?
Small cars heat up slowly.
Green cars heat up quickly
Objects in the shade heat up more rapidly than objects in the sunlight.
Objects in the sunlight heat up more rapidly than objects in the shade.
Tags
CCSS.K.MD.A.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Claire and Catalina completed the same experiment, but did not follow the exact same procedures. Which of the following would most likely be true?
Their results would be different.
Their results would be the same.
Their conclusions would match each other’s predictions.
Their observations and evidence would be exactly the same.
Tags
CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.7.SP.A.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the Sahara Desert, the temperature can be over 120°F during the day, but below freezing at night. Why is this?
Radiant energy only provides light, but not heat.
Radiant energy does not reach the desert.
Radiant energy heats the desert during the day, but not at night.
Radiant energy heats the desert during the day and during the night.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
In the picture, the Sun is about to set. What will happen to the light in the woods next?
Radiant energy from the Sun to the woods will decrease
Radiant energy from the Sun will stay in the sky and the land will become warmer
Radiant energy from the Sun to the land will stay the same.
Radiant energy from the Sun to the woods will increase.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Aubrey wants to investigate which time of the day her pool is the warmest. Which measurement will be most useful in determining what time of the day the pool is the warmest?
the temperature of water only at night
the temperature of the water at different times
the amount of water that has changed state
the amount of water in the pool
Tags
CCSS.7.SP.A.1
CCSS.7.SP.A.2
CCSS.7.SP.B.4
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