Gr 6 Science June Final Exam Review

Suzy walks into the classroom and notices slinkys on the desk. If she picks it up and makes a wave before directions are given, is she being safe?

• yes

• no

If Bob accidentally tangles a slinky while making a large amplitude wave and immediately lets the teacher know he had an accident, is he being safe and responsible?

• yes

• no

Safety Scenario: Kim is working on a lab and she drops a glass beaker. What should she do?

• Pick up the broken glass and put it in the garbage, and then tell the teacher.

• Stay at her seat, do not move, and call for the teacher.

• Walk through the glass to go up and tell the teacher.

Safety Scenario: Al is working on a lab and he drops a triple beam balance. What should he do?

• Pick up the balance. If it doesn't look broken, he should keep doing the lab and not tell anyone it happened.

• Call over the teacher and explain what happened.

• Leave it there and get another one.

What is the process of learning that begins with a hypothesis and proceeds to prove or change the hypothesis by comparing it with scientific evidence?

• independent variable

• quantitative data

• conclusion

• scientific method

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Evidence that can be seen by others if they repeat the same experiment in the same way is called __________.

• valid

• hypothesis

• untrue

• qualitative data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

The part of the experiment that you change is called the __________. You should only have ONE per experiment.

• control

• independent

• dependent

• data

The variable that you measure is called the __________.

• control

• independent

• dependent

• data

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Beth is doing an experiment with light and plants. She wants to see if changing the color of light that the plant receives will change how much a plant grows. She puts four of the same type and size plants under four different color light bulbs, and records their growth for one week. What is her INDEPENDENT variable?

• Water

• Light Color

• Plant type

• Plant size

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A hypothesis must be able to be tested in order to be valid.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-3