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| Level1 = Using the results of an investigation, determine a cause and effect relationship between weather and a water process in Earth systems. | | Level1 = Using the results of an investigation, determine a cause and effect relationship between weather and a water process in Earth systems. | ||
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Revision as of 08:32, 18 October 2026
Plan and conduct an investigation to determine the connections between weather and water processes in Earth systems.
Clarification statement: Emphasis should be on the processes that connect the water cycle and weather patterns.
Note: this is a NYSED-specific performance expectation that is different from the Next Generation Science Standards.
Grade 5 Science Test Questions
Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 3-ESS2-3 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.
| Exam | Cluster | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 Grade 5 Test | Hurricane Formation | Question 24 |
Vocabulary
Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.
- cause and effect relationship
- Earth systems
- investigation
- plan and conduct an investigation
- prediction
- variable
- water cycle
- water process
- weather
- weather pattern
- atmosphere – Spring 2026
- cloud – Spring 2026
- condensation – Spring 2026
- evaporation – Spring 2026
- eye of the hurricane – Spring 2026
- eyewall – Spring 2026
- groundwater flow – Spring 2026
- heat energy – Spring 2026
- hurricane – Spring 2026
- lake – Spring 2026
- ocean – Spring 2026
- ocean water – Spring 2026
- precipitation – Spring 2026
- rain – Spring 2026
- rain cloud – Spring 2026
- river – Spring 2026
- rotation – Spring 2026
- runoff – Spring 2026
- satellite image – Spring 2026
- storm – Spring 2026
- storm system – Spring 2026
- thunderstorm – Spring 2026
- water vapor – Spring 2026
- wind – Spring 2026
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 3-ESS2-3 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Resources
Examples and discussion of resources for the learning, teaching, and assessment of 3-ESS2-3.
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