All Kinds of Weather

What phenomenon is being studied on the island?

• A mountain with a rainforest on one side and a desert on the other

• A large lake in the center of the island

• A volcano that is active

• A river that flows uphill

What was the driving question of the study?

• How can an island so small have a volcano?

• How can an island so small sustain two completely different biomes?

• Why does the island have a large lake?

• What causes rivers to flow uphill?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What did the initial observation reveal about the temperature and humidity on the island?

• The rainforest side is hotter than the desert side

• Both sides are the same temperature, but the rainforest side has high humidity

• Both sides of the island have high humidity

• The desert side is cooler than the rainforest side

Why was more information needed after the initial data collection?

• Data from the top of the mountain was missing

• All data was lost in a storm

• The sensors stopped working

• The island was too large to cover

What happened when a sensor was released at the top of the mountain?

• It was lost and never found

• It traveled much more quickly than the ones released at sea level

• It recorded the highest temperature on the island

• It malfunctioned immediately

What was discovered about the sensor's functionality?

• It won't work properly if the surrounding air temperature is too high

• It only works at sea level

• It can't function in high humidity

• It doesn't work in cold temperatures

How do hot air balloons, like the weather sensor, work?

• By using a propeller to move upwards

• By cooling the air inside to sink through warmer air

• By maintaining the same temperature as the surrounding air

• By heating the air inside to rise through cooler, denser air

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What causes the rain to be 'squeezed' out of the clouds on the rainforest side of the mountain?

• The cold air at higher elevations

• The heat of the desert

• The moisture from the ocean

• The trees in the rainforest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What concept did Juniper and the observer understand after the study?

• Global warming

• Microclimates

• The water cycle

• The greenhouse effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5