4-ESS2-2 | Maps · NYS standard · Grade 5 test questions

Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.

Clarification statement: Maps can include topographic maps of Earth’s land and ocean floor, as well as maps of the locations of mountains, continental boundaries, volcanoes, and earthquakes.

Grade 5 Science Test Questions

Released New York State Grade 5 science test questions that assess 4-ESS2-2 are listed here by test and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam	Cluster	Question
Spring 2025 Grade 5 Test	Patterns of Earthquakes and the Ring of Fire	Question 11
	Patterns of Earthquakes and the Ring of Fire	Question 12
	Patterns of Earthquakes and the Ring of Fire	Question 13
	Patterns of Earthquakes and the Ring of Fire	Question 14
Spring 2024 Grade 5 Test	Important Fish	Question 18

Vocabulary

Terms from the Elementary Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released Grade 5 Science Test questions that assess it.

From this standard

analyze and interpret data
continental boundary
data
Earth surface feature
Earth's features
earthquake
explanation
map
ocean floor
surface feature
topographic map
volcano

From released test questions

coastline – Spring 2024
continent – Spring 2025
earthquake damage – Spring 2025
evidence – Spring 2025, Spring 2024
ground shaking – Spring 2025
isoline – Spring 2024
ocean – Spring 2025
ocean depth – Spring 2024
ocean feature – Spring 2024
slope – Spring 2024
steep slope – Spring 2024

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 4-ESS2-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Use data from a map to identify a pattern, from those given, of an Earth surface feature. Spring 2025 Question 11

Level 2: Use data from a map to describe a pattern of an Earth surface feature. Spring 2025 Question 12

Level 3: Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features. Spring 2025 Question 13

Level 4: Analyze and interpret data from maps to construct an explanation for the cause of patterns observed in Earth’s surface features.

Resources

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