Here Comes the Sun Benchmark Assessment

Alvaro has a thermometer outside his window. He looked at it in the morning. In the afternoon, the Sun shines through the window. Alvaro sees that the liquid in the thermometer is higher. What made this happen?

• The thermometer was moved.

• The thermometer was broken.

• The air temperature increased.

• Alvaro read the thermometer incorrectly.

What do you think he is trying to find out?

• how wind heats water

• how wind heats sand

• how sand can evaporate

• how the sun heats water and sand

Mrs. Clemente wants to let her baby go in his wading pool. The water is very cold. What can Mrs. Clemente do to warm the water?

• Move the pool under a tree.

• Move the pool into the sunlight.

• Move the pool into the shade.

• Move the pool closer to plants.

Chen decides to place an open glass of water on a sunny windowsill to see how much water evaporates. What should he do before he places the glass on the windowsill?

• He should find out what the glass is made of.

• He should find out how much water is in the glass.

• He should measure the temperature of the air.

• He should measure the temperature of the water.

Oscar had two containers that were the same. He put the same amount of water in each one and then covered one of them with a lid. He placed both containers in the same location in the Sun. Three days later he checked the containers. Why did the container without a lid have less water?

• The water condensed.

• The water evaporated.

What happened to the water in the experiment?

• The water evaporated.

• The water condensed.

• The water precipitated.

• The water disappeared.