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MAP PRACTICE 5
Booklet
NGSS standards:MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-5 and MS-ESS2-6.

Directions: Read each question carefully and answer

1. Sunlight heats water at the equator more than water at the poles. How does this uneven heating
produce ocean currents?
a. Heat radiates up from the equator
b. Water flows downhill toward the colder poles
c. Convection carries warm water away from the equator
d. Warm water conducts heat from the equator to the poles

2. Why do small mammals, like chipmunks and ground squirrels, hibernate?

a. to give birth
b. to avoid predators
c. to conserve energy
d. to prevent dehydration

3. What part of the water cycle is found at C?

a. Condensation
b. Evaporation
c. Precipitation
d. Runoff
e. Sun’s heat

4. Which is the best evidence that wind can exert force?

a. The leaves are falling
b. The tree is bent
c. The tree is losing its leaves
d. The tree is bare
e. The leaves are not moving

5. Which statement best describes the seasons on Earth?

a. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in Southern Hemisphere
b. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is spring in Southern Hemisphere
c. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in Southern Hemisphere
d. When it is autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in Southern Hemisphere

6. The pictures show the phases of the Moon as they are viewed from Earth. Which phase of the Moon
is next in this sequence?
 a. b. c. d.

7. Caitlin was keeping a science journal recording the time the Sun set each day in April. The table
contains her observations.

April Sunset Times

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
6:25 6:30 6:35 6:40 6:45
7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Caitlin wanted to take a picture of the Sun setting behind her house to include in her journal, but she
doesn’t get home till 7:15 pm. Predict the shortest number of days she will need to wait to take her
picture.
a. 1 day
b. 3 days
c. 6 days
d. 9 days
e. 12 days

8. Visitors to the beach often notice that during the daytime the wind tends to blow from the ocean
toward the beach, while at night the wind tends to blow from the beach toward the ocean. This is due
to
a. Differences in the temperature of the land and the ocean
b. Differences in the number of people found on the beach at daytime and at nighttime
c. Differences in the altitude of clouds found offshore and on land
d. Differences in the number of clouds found offshore and on land
e. Differences in the types of clouds found offshore and on land
9. The picture shows a map of the world and surface
ocean currents. How do these ocean currents affect
the climate of the continents?
a. Ocean currents drive the Coriolis force,
creating the circular movements of water
b. Ocean currents transfer heat energy from
one are to another
c. Ocean currents carry water needed to fuel
the water cycle in other locations on Earth
d. Ocean currents cause the formation of
winds that cause the movement of weather
systems

10. The graph shows how fresh water is distributed on Earth. There are
different forms of water on Earth. Based on the graph, which stamen
best describes fresh water on Earth?
a. Almost all fresh water is in the oceans of Earth
b. Most of the fresh water on Earth is in ice caps and glaciers
c. There is more fresh water on Earth in lakes and rivers than in 29%
ground water
70%
d. The amount of fresh water is about equal to the amount of salt
water on Earth

11. Which graph best represents the relative percentages of freshwater resources found on Earth?

a. c.

b.
d.

12. The graph shows temperature in Jackson, Mississippi, for each of the seasons in order. Which season
does each bar graph most likely describe? Write winter, spring, summer or fall under each graph.
The graph may begin at any season of the year.
 ________ ________ ________ ________

13. Three children looked into the night sky on different days. They drew how the Moon looked in the
sky these are their drawings.

Which pattern do the children observe?

a. The Moon is hard to see at night
b. The Moon seems to change from night to night
c. The moon seems to change as it moves across the sky
d. The Moon is in the sky when the Sun is also in the sky

14. An insulated flask keeps liquids hotter or cooler than the surrounding temperature for longer than a
non-insulted flask does. The diagram shows an insulated flask. The inside portion of the flask has
glass walls that are coated with a mirror-like paint. Which parts of the insulated flask reduce each
type of heat transfer? Write conduction, convection or radiation in the boxes that reduce that type
of heat transfer.

15. How is water stored in different reservoirs on Earth? Label the diagram using the work bank below.

Oceans Ground water Fresh water Rivers and lakes Ice caps and Glaciers
16. A student is using a diagram to compare the relative amounts
of fresh water on Earth. Based on the diagram, how do
amounts of fresh water in different bodies of water compare?
List 3 of the following from the smallest amount to the largest,
Glaciers, Ground water, oceans, rivers and lakes.

Smaller amount _______________ _______________ _______________ Largest amounts