S6E1

S6E1

6th Grade

15 Qs

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S6E1

S6E1

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Flour, sugar, cocoa, oil, and eggs are mixed together and placed in the oven to make brownies. When the brownies are removed from the oven, they no longer look like the original ingredients. Which of the following describes why the ingredients changed?

A biological change occurred.

No change occurred.

A physical change occurred.

A chemical change occurred.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did the astronomer Copernicus propose a heliocentric model of the solar system instead of the accepted geocentric model?

The geocentric model was only widely accepted by Greek astronomers.

Copernicus's telescope allowed him to see other planets orbiting the Sun.

The heliocentric model explained some observations more accurately than the geocentric model.

Space exploration by Copernicus's time had proven that the sun was the center

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Other than the craters on the moon, using a telescope Galileo found what on Jupiter

It had oceans

it has four moons

it had an atmosphere

jupiter has martians

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Astronomical Unit?

1000 km

The size of our solar system

The average distance between Earth and the Sun

The average distance between Earth and Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Light Year?

The distance travelled by sound in a year

The distance travelled by light in a year

The distance travelled by sound in a minute

The distance travelled by light in a decade

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do we use light years and astronomical units to measure distances in space?

Scientists want to sound smart.

Hubble discovered these units and wanted to use them.

Space is too small to use km, it wouldn't make sense.

Space is too big, vast, enormous to use traditional units, like miles or kilometres.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the difference between a Heliocentric & Geocentric model of the universe?

There is no difference.

One has the sun in the center and one has the earth at the center.

One is a galaxy and one is a solar system.

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