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Sunlight on the Kitchen Counter

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Sunlight on the Kitchen Counter

Use a table to explore how sunlight warms water and rocks.

Read the Test Table

Listen to the story. Use the table to answer.

Nora's Kitchen Test

Water and rocks are found on Earth's surface. Nora tests small samples on a kitchen counter. A grown-up puts equal amounts of water in two matching bowls and matching rocks in two trays. One of each sits in sunlight. The others sit in shade. All start cool. After 20 minutes, the grown-up checks each sample with a thermometer. Nora records the results.

Test Table
Sample and place | Start | End
Water in sunlight | Cool | Warm
Water in shade | Cool | Cool
Rocks in sunlight | Cool | Warm
Rocks in shade | Cool | Cool
1.
How did the water in sunlight change?
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2.
At the end, which rocks were cooler?
Question 2 options
3.
Circle the TWO records that show a sample getting warmer.

4.
Nora tests water again. Which plan best checks what sunlight does?
Question 4 options

Use What Nora Found

Keep using the test table. Think about what might happen next.

5.
Nora puts another matching cool rock in the same sunlight for 20 minutes. Predict how it will feel.

The rock will likely feel .

6.
Someone says, “Only the water got warmer.” Which record shows the mistake?
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7.
Which question does the table NOT answer?
Question 7 options
8.
Did sunlight warm the samples? Tell one way the table helps you know. You may tell an adult your answer.