Sun Heats Earth

Stefanie is measuring the temperature of soil around her school building. She notices that the soil near the science lab is in the shade in the morning. In the afternoon, it is in direct sunlight. How could the time of day that Stefanie measures the temperature affect her results?

• The thermometer might work better in the morning.

• The thermometer might work better in the afternoon.

• The afternoon sunlight could increase the temperatures of the soil.

• The afternoon sunlight could decrease the temperature of the soil.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

During the daytime, a desert can be very hot. At night, the temperature is much cooler. What causes the different in day and night temperatures in a desert?

• Any heat energy absorbed by the desert sand at night.

• The Sun gives off more heat energy during the day than it does during the night.

• Winds that blow only at night take any heat energy that the desert stored during the day time.

• During the day, the Sun heats the desert, and that heat is lost during the night after the Sun has set.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Nick’s science team wanted to see how temperature changes during the day. They put a thermometer in the shade outside their classroom window. They recorded the temperature every 30 minutes in the table. Which statement is true?

• The temperature went up 10℃ in the first half hour.

• The temperature went down 4℃ from noon to 2:00 p.m.

• The temperature went up 11℃ from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

• The temperature went down 4℃ each half hour in the afternoon.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Two students want to sit outside in a place that is the coolest from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. One thinks a shady spot will be cooler, but the other student thinks a sunny spot would be just as cool. How could they use two thermometers to find out?

• Compare the temperatures of the shady spot and a classroom from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Compare the temperatures of the sunny spot and a classroom from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m

• Compare the temperatures of the shady spot and the sunny spot from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Compare the temperature of the shady spot from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with its temperature from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How might the water change in a swimming pool when it is heated by the Sun’s radiant energy?

• The water turns red

• The temperature rises

• The temperature lowers

• The temperature stays the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Cordero fill six jars each with 400 mL of water. He places three of them outside in sunny spots. He places the other three outside in shady spots. He waits 4 hours. Then he measures how much water is left in each jar. He graphs the data. Which conclusion can be supported with evidence?

• Water evaporates more quickly in the shade than in the sun.

• Water evaporates more quickly in the sun than in the shade.

• Water gets hotter in the shade than in the sun.

• Water gets hotter in the classroom than in the shade.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5