Beginning of year Benchmark 6th Grade Science

A pile of snow slowly disappears into the air, even though the temperature remains below freezing. Which process explains this?

• condensation

• deposition

• evaporation

• sublimation

Sam pulls a sock from the clothes dryer. It is electrically charged. What must be true of the sock?

• It has lost all of its electrons.

• It can never again become electrically neutral.

• It has unequal amounts of positive and negative charges.

• It would not interact with other charged objects.

What factors determine an objects kinetic energy?

• its height and mass

• its mass and speed

• its size and weight

• its speed and height

Which is the lowest temperature?

• 0°C

• 0°F

• 32°F

• 42°F

Which is the smallest unit of all living things?

• cell

• organ

• organelle

• tissue

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Which body system makes immune cells?

• circulatory

• digestive

• excretory

• lymphatic

A person who ate a salad made of lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and ham is a (an)

• carnivore

• detritivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

Which is NOT part of Earth's biosphere?

• mountain ranges

• surface of the Moon

• bottom of the Atlantic Ocean

• North American continent

Which biome has lost more than half its trees to logging activity?

• grassland

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

• tropical rain forest

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Rocks are classified according to

• color

• formation

• size

• structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3