Culminating Assessment--6 Spring '25

Grace finds a rock that has a mass of 300 g and a volume of 100 cm³. What is its density?

• 0.3 g/cm³

• 3 g/cm³

• 30 g/cm³

• 300 g/cm³

On a hot day, Rohan notices that the water in a puddle outside his house slowly disappears over time. Which process in the water cycle is responsible for changing the liquid water in the puddle into water vapor?

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Infiltration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Grace is conducting an experiment to find out why plants grow faster in sunlight. Which of the following is NOT a step she should follow in the scientific method?

• Forming a hypothesis

• Collecting data

• Guessing the answer

• Drawing conclusions

Isla is examining a mineral sample in her science class. She tries to scratch the mineral with a glass plate to learn more about it. Which mineral property is Isla testing?

• Luster

• Hardness

• Streak

• Cleavage

Emma is hiking in the mountains and notices rocks breaking apart and new rocks forming over time. She wonders what main force is responsible for driving these changes in the rock cycle. What is the main force that drives the rock cycle?

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Electricity

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

On a cool morning, Sophia notices droplets forming on the outside of her cold water bottle. Which of the following best describes what is happening in this situation?

• Water vapor turning into liquid water

• Liquid water turning into vapor

• Water soaking into the ground

• Water running off the surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Scarlett leaves a sealed bottle of liquid outside on a hot day. If the temperature of the liquid increases, what generally happens to its density?

• Density increases

• Density decreases

• Density stays the same

• Density becomes zero

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Liam is curious about how salt affects the freezing point of water. Which of the following is a testable hypothesis he could use for his experiment?

• Rocks are interesting.

• If salt is added to water, then the water will freeze at a lower temperature.

• Water is important for life.

• Minerals are shiny.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Sophia is hiking near a volcano and observes hot, molten rock flowing down the side. Later, she notices that the molten rock has cooled and hardened into solid rock. Which process in the rock cycle did Sophia witness that forms igneous rocks?

• Melting

• Cooling and solidification of magma

• Weathering

• Erosion

Charlotte is examining a rock she found during a hike. She wants to determine if it is a mineral. Which of the following is a characteristic she should look for?

• Organic

• Definite chemical composition

• Liquid at room temperature

• Made by humans