6th Grade School-Wide Assessment #1 2024-2025

A student pushed a toy car along a level track toward a spring. The car collided with the spring, causing the spring to compress. After the spring decompressed, the car traveled backward a short distance before stopping. Which statement accurately explains the energy transformation that occurred during the collision with the spring?

• As the car is compressing the spring, elastic potential energy in the spring is converted to kinetic energy in the car.

• As the car is compressing the spring, kinetic energy in the car is converted to elastic potential energy in the spring.

• As the spring is releasing, kinetic energy in the car is converted to elastic potential energy in the spring.

• As the spring is releasing, kinetic energy in the spring is converted to kinetic energy in the car.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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After playing basketball, two students draw a diagram of the basketball’s motion when being thrown toward the basket. In the diagram shown, the ball is at its highest point at position 3. Which two of these correctly describe the transformations of energy at each of the positions in the diagram?

• Position 1: Kinetic energy is decreasing and potential energy is increasing.

• Position 2: Kinetic energy is increasing and potential energy is decreasing.

• Position 3: Kinetic energy is increasing and potential energy is increasing.

• Position 4: Kinetic energy is decreasing and potential energy is increasing.

• Position 5: Kinetic energy is increasing and potential energy is decreasing.

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This is a diagram of a system that includes a girl and Earth. In the first picture, the girl sits on the motionless swing. Then she pushes herself backwards. In the second picture, the girl moves forward on the swing. The swing moves the girl back and forth. Which of these best describes when the system has the greatest gravitational potential energy?

• when the girl is seated on the motionless swing.

• when the swing is at its highest point above the ground and begins moving down.

• when the swing is at its lowest point above the ground and begins moving up.

• when the swing is moving at a constant speed.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Lightning can produce all of these forms of energy except:

• Heat energy.

• Solar energy.

• Light energy.

• Electrical energy.

Carter is investigating how water changes states. He observes a pot of water boiling on the stove. What type of energy is being transferred to the pot to make the water boil?

• Heat

• Light

• Potential

• Sound

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Which drawing shows an action that would heat a bicycle tire the fastest? (6.PS3.1)

• A

• B

• C

• D

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A student is demonstrating the transformation of kinetic and potential energy in a system using the pendulum shown below. At which point in the system does the pendulum demonstrate minimum potential energy?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

David switches on a fan on a hot day. Which statement best describes how energy changes to make the fan spin?

• Electrical energy changes to heat energy.

• Wind energy changes to electrical energy.

• Heat energy changes to mechanical energy.

• Electrical energy changes to mechanical energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The drawing shows a waterfall flowing into a pool of water. Which statement best describes the energy of the objects in the drawing?

• The pool of water has more kinetic energy and the falling water has more potential energy.

• The falling water has potential energy and the rock over which it flows has kinetic energy.

• The water has potential energy at the top of the waterfall and increasing kinetic energy as it falls.

• The water at the top of the fall has kinetic energy that becomes potential energy as it falls into the pool.

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A juggler tosses balls into the air as he juggles. Which form of energy is increasing as the balls travel up into the air?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

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