Unit 2 Weather Test prep

Bhavik is doing an experiment to find out how ice cubes change the temperature of water. Which of the following would give him the best evidence to support the idea that ice cubes change the temperature of water?

• taking the temperature of the water before and after adding the ice cubes

• taking the temperature of the water after the ice cubes have been added

• taking the temperature of the water before adding the ice cubes

• taking the temperature of the water and the ice cubes separately

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Anh spilled some water on a hot metal picnic table. When she came back to the table, she noticed the water was no longer there. If the water was left untouched, how did it most likely disappear?

• The water dissolved into the table.

• The water was absorbed by the table.

• The water evaporated into the atmosphere.

• The water precipitated into the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is happening in the picture at A?

• collection

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is happening in the picture at C?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• collection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is happening in the picture at B?

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• collection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What are clouds made of?

• many small water or ice crystals

• lots of tiny snowflakes

• pollen and dust

• air and wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the best tool to know how to dress for the weather in the morning?

• thermometer

• anemometer

• barometer

• psychrometer

The picture below shows two graduated

cylinders, marked in millimeters (mm), that Piper

used to catch rainwater in her backyard and at

her school playground. What do the graduated cylinders show?

• Piper's backyard and her school's playground both got about 8 mm of rainfall.

• Piper's school's playground and her backyard both got about 4 mm of rainfall.

• Piper's backyard got a lot more rainfall than her school's playground.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The rain gauges below show the rainfall that Emanuel collected over a four-day period. At the end of each day, he recorded the level of water in the rain gauge, in centimeters (cm), then emptied the rain gauge for the next day's rainfall. Which table shows the rainfall that Emanuel observed over the four-day period?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Tim put one thermometer in the sunlight and one thermometer in the shade. What was he doing when he wrote down the temperature reading on each thermometer?

• displaying results

• identifying patterns

• recording data

• analyzing data