6th Grade Pre/Post Benchmark 2022

A ______________ causes a living organism to react.

• population

• stimulus

• system

• variation

This is a cloud, a stratus cloud, that forms close to the surface of the earth. We call this___________________

• dew.

• fog.

• hail.

• humidity.

Students were given various animal pictures. They were told to work in pairs, observe the animal pictures, and list some characteristics they could use to classify the animals into groups such as vertebrates and invertebrates. What characteristics do all animals have in common?

• ability to move and eat, and are single-celled

• ability to move and eat, and are multi-cellular

• ability to move and fly, and are multi-cellular

• ability to stand on four legs and eat, and are multi-cellular

A solar cell is used to run a small fan. Describe the energy transformation in a solar cell.

• It transforms heat into mechanical energy.

• It transforms heat into light energy.

• It transforms light energy into electrical energy.

• It transforms electrical energy into light energy.

Which object gives off heat?

• blanket

• flashlight

• fork

• hammer

Enlarged roots and stems in plants are adaptations for _________________ and are often found in _______________ plants that must endure winter.

• support; evergreen.

• food storage; evergreen.

• food storage; deciduous.

• water storage; deciduous.

Chemical energy is converted to electrical energy in a

• battery.

• generator.

• light bulb.

• pendulum.

Weather systems and fronts develop and travel through the ________________ section of the atmosphere.

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

• troposphere

If you read the labels(numbers), you see that the weight is supported by two ropes and the force needed to move the weight is cut in half. How does this compare to the force needed to move the weight using the pulley seen here?

• The force required to move the weight is divided by four.

• The force required to move the weight up is also cut in half.

• The force does not change; the direction the weight moves changes.

• The force required to move the weight up is cut in half, so force and direction changes.

Which of these would BEST describe a cat's ability to use a litter box?

• inherited behavior

• learned behavior

• innate behavior

• instinct