6th Science EOC Review

Which best describes the word VARIABLE in a scientific experiment?

• the set of possible outcomes

• the factor that can change in a controlled experiment

• the question being explored in an investigation

• the range of values

Which two gases are the most abundant in the air?

• water vapor and carbon dioxide

• nitrogen and water vapor

• oxygen and nitrogen

• nitrogen and carbon dioxide

Which of the following make up the biosphere?

• all the living things on earth

• all of the water on earth

• all of the ice on earth

• all of the rocks on earth

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the source of energy for all living things on planet earth?

• the sun

• trees

• rocks

• the moon

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is lightning?

• a type of tornado

• an expansion of air

• a mixture of warm and cold air

• a sudden discharge of electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In which state is a hurricane MOST LIKELY to happen?

• Colorado

• Florida

• Alaska

• Missouri

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What helps to create hurricanes and make them stronger?

• warm ocean water

• cold ocean water

• land

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

You hear a report on the news about severe flooding coming to your area. You live in a low lying area. What should you do?

• evacuate

• wait in your car

• stay in your house and see what happens

• go outside

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

You see a violently rotating column of air stretching all the way from the clouds to the ground. What are you looking at?

• tornado

• hurricane

• storm surge

• thunderstorm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which of these statements describes the law of conservation of energy?

• the amount of kinetic energy in a system is constant

• energy cannot be created or destroyed, only change form

• an object can have potential or kinetic energy but not both

• the energy created by a moving object is equal to the energy destroyed when it stops

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5