End of Year 2023 - 6th Grade Science

Which of the following lists Earth's compositional layers in order of increasing density?

• Core, Mantle, Crust

• Crust, Core, Mantle

• Mantle, Crust, Core

• Crust, Mantle, Core

Which of the following processes transfers heat?

• Radiation

• Condution

• Convection

• All of these

Sound waves travel fastest in?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Plants always grow towards the

• Light

• Dark

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

All matter is made of atoms. What is an atom?

• The smallest part of an organism that performs a specific task.

• The smallest part of a material that can be seen by the human eye.

• The smallest part of a living thing that performs all the functions required for life.

• The smallest part of an element that has the chemical properties of the element.

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What effect does planting trees and bushes on a steep hill have?

• It provides oxygen to the soil.

• Over time, it will help the hill grow taller.

• It makes the hill a good habitat for animals.

• It helps to stop erosion.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

During photosynthesis, plants aborb energy from sunlight, they take in water from the soil using their roots, and they take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. What is produced in the leaves of plants, in addition to oxygen?

• Sugar

• Hydrogen

• Minerals

• All of these

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What is true of the eclipse shown in the picture?

• It is a solar eclipse, in which the moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

• It is a solar eclipse, in which the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.

• It is a lunar eclipse, in which the Earth casts a shadow on the moon.

• It is a lunar eclipse, in which the moon casts a shadow on the Earth.

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Day and night are caused by

• the rotation of the sun on its axis.

• the Earth completing a full orbit around the sun.

• the rotation of Earth on its axis.

• the sun completing a full orbit around the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following describes when light bounces off a surface?

• Diffusion

• Reflection

• Absorbtion

• Transmission

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