5-ESS2-2 | Water Distribution · NYS standard
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Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
Assessment boundary: Assessment is limited to oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, ground water, and polar ice caps, and does not include the atmosphere.
Grade 5 Science Test Questions
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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
- atmosphere
- distribution of water
- evidence
- freshwater
- glacier
- graph
- groundwater
- ice cap
- lake
- ocean
- polar ice cap
- reservoir
- river
- salt water
- scale
- standard unit
- water
Performance Level Descriptions
Every Grade 5 Science Test question on 5-ESS2-2 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.
Level 1: Use a graph to determine the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs on Earth.
Level 2: Interpret a graph showing the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to describe the distribution of water on Earth.
Level 3: Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth.
Level 4: Develop a graph, using standard units and an appropriate scale, of the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to describe evidence about the distribution of these types of water on Earth.
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