6th Grade: First Quiz

Long hair MUST be tied back during a laboratory investigation.

• True

• False

These involve descriptions that cannot be expressed with numbers. Noticing that a bike is blue or that a grape tastes sour are examples of a(n):

• Models

• Inference

• Quantitative Observation

• Qualitative Observation

If you spill or break something during an experiment, what is the FIRST thing you should do?

• Tell the teacher

• Clean it up

• Cover it with a paper towel

• Leave it for someone else

Identify the piece of lab equipment seen in the image.

• Flask

• Graduated Cylinder

• Beaker

• Test Tube

Which piece of lab equipment is shown in the picture?

• Beakers

• Flasks

• Test Tube

• Graduated Cylinders

Function of a triple beam balance_________.

• Measures mass in grams

• measures volume

• Measures length

• Transfers small amounts of liquids

You should never ____ chemicals in the lab.

• taste

• touch

• smell

• all of the above

Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:

• My teacher is super neat.

• I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.

• It keeps the room from looking messy.

• It helps prevent accidents.

These involve numbers, or an amount. Seeing that you have 2 text messages on

your phone is a(n):

• Theory

• Inference

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

_____ is something that scientists use to represent an idea or explanation.

• Question

• Claim

• Model

• Theory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-5