6th Science Pre-Assessment

A graduated cylinder is used to measure the __________ of a liquid.

• temperature
• mass
• volume
• length

What conclusions can you draw from this graph?

• The deer population went down over time.

• The deer population went up over time.

• The dear population went up quickly, then down, but then stayed the same.

• There are less dear because of hunters

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Walker is testing which fertilizer will grow the tallest grass.  The fertilizer is the __ variable.

• dependent
• independent
• constant

Incorrect measurements, improperly recording data, and not using variables correctly are types of __.

• bias
• cause
• effect
• error

You want to make a graph for an experiment you did about plant growth over a two week period of time. What type of graph would you use?

• bar graph

• line graph

• pictograph

• pie chart

What is NOT a renewable energy source?

• coal

• wind

• solar

• water

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

Which is NOT a non-renewable energy source?

• coal

• oil

• wind

• gas

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

A disadvantage of nonrenewable energy is that it causes pollution and  __.

• takes millions of years to make
• can be used over and over
• will never run out
• is "green energy"

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

All natural resources get their energy from the sun EXCEPT __.

• Natural gas
• coal
• geothermal
• oil

Which method of heat transfer is shown by #3?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation