Name Date SEQL Student Pre/Post-Test 6 th Grade Science DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the correct response.

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1 DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the correct response. 1. Jason fills two identical balloons with the same amount of air and measures the mass of each balloon to be 20 grams. He puts one balloon in the freezer for one hour. When he takes the balloon out of the freezer, it is smaller than the balloon that has been at room temperature. He measures the mass of both balloons again. The balloon at room temperature still has a mass of 20 grams. Choose the most reasonable prediction of the mass of the balloon from the freezer and the tool he should use to measure the mass. A. 20 grams, balance B. 18 grams, balance C. 20 grams, graduated cylinder D. 18 grams, graduated cylinder 2. Tanner blows over a piece of paper as illustrated in the picture and the paper goes up. When Tanner is not blowing on the paper it hangs down. What is true about the air surrounding the paper when Tanner is not blowing on it? A. Air is matter, composed of small particles that are in constant random motion. B. Air is not matter because it doesn t have mass and doesn t take up space. C. Air is matter and the particles only move when something blows on it. D. Air is not matter because you cannot see or feel it unless it is in motion. 3. Choose the best description and explanation of what kind of change occurs when bacteria decomposes a banana peel. A. physical change because a banana came from a living tree, and it is still a banana peel B. chemical change because the bacteria decomposes the banana peel and turns it into a new substance with different characteristics. C. chemical change because the bacteria causes the banana peel to oxidate D. physical change because bacteria that decomposes the banana peel is not a chemical, but a living organism 4. Which of the following is not a way that energy from the Sun is transferred directly to Earth? A. visible light B. infrared radiation C. ultraviolet radiation D. lightning bolts 5. Look at the picture to the right. What is the best way to classify this organism? A. Plant, unicellular, producer B. Fungi, unicellular, consumer C. Protist, multicellular, consumer D. Fungi, multicellular, decomposer

6. Look at the picture of the animal cell. Choose the correct number and description of the function of the cell membrane. A. #2, controls transport of material into and out of the cell B.

2 6. Look at the picture of the animal cell. Choose the correct number and description of the function of the cell membrane. A. #2, controls transport of material into and out of the cell B. #3, contains the genetic material of the cell C. #1, captures sunlight to provide food D. #2, provides energy for the cell 7. Joe s aquarium is shown to the right. Joe s aquarium contains fish, aquatic plants, snails, and microscopic organisms such as bacteria. Which of the following correctly lists life processes necessary for the survival of all organisms in his aquarium? A. growth, respond to stimuli, movement, photosynthesis, exchange of gasses, life span B. growth, communication, reproduction, energy use, waste elimination, use of water C. response to stimuli, movement, energy use, being multicellular, use of water, life span D. growth, response to stimuli, reproduction, energy use, waste elimination, use of water 8. The plants in Joe s aquarium photosynthesize to produce their own food and release oxygen in the water which is used by the fish. What three things do the aquatic plants in Joe s aquarium need to be able to photosynthesize? A. oxygen, nutrients, sunlight B. water, carbon dioxide, sunlight C. water, sunlight, oxygen D. carbon dioxide, sunlight, nutrients 9. All of the living and nonliving things in Joe s aquarium make up an ecosystem. Which of the following are the abiotic factors in Joe s aquarium? A. fish, plants, nitrogen, bacteria B. rocks, bacteria, water, nitrogen C. water, air, rocks, light D. fish, plants, bacteria, snails 10. Look at the picture above. Imagine you are on the left side of the lens and you are looking through the lens at the bird on the right side. The surface of this lens would most likely be and its shape would be. It would cause the image you are looking at to appear than the object. A. transluscent, convex, smaller B. transparent, concave, smaller C. transparent, convex, larger D. transluscent, concave, larger

3 GLE s and KEY DIRECTIONS: Circle the letter of the correct response. ME.1.I.6.a-Demonstrate and provide evidence that mass is conserved during a physical change 1. Jason fills two identical balloons with the same amount of air and measures the mass of each balloon to be 20 grams. He puts one balloon in the freezer for one hour. When he takes the balloon out of the freezer, it is smaller than the balloon that has been at room temperature. He measures the mass of both balloons again. The balloon at room temperature still has a mass of 20 grams. Choose the most reasonable prediction of the mass of the balloon from the freezer and the tool he should use to measure the mass. A. 20 grams, balance B. 18 grams, balance C. 20 grams, graduated cylinder D. 18 grams, graduated cylinder ME.1.C.6.a-Describe evidence that supports the theory that matter is composed of small particles (atoms, molecules) that are in constant, random motion. 2. Tanner blows over a piece of paper as illustrated in the picture and the paper goes up. When Tanner is not blowing on the paper it hangs down. What is true about the air surrounding the paper when Tanner is not blowing on it? A. Air is matter, composed of small particles that are in constant random motion. B. Air is not matter because it doesn t have mass and doesn t take up space. C. Air is matter and the particles only move when something blows on it. D. Air is not matter because you cannot see or feel it unless it is in motion. ME.1.G.6.a-Identify and classify changes in matter as chemical and/or physical ME.1.G.6.a-Identify chemical changes (i.e., decomposition) in common objects as a result of interactions with sources of energy or other matter that form new substances with different characteristic properties 3. Choose the best description and explanation of what kind of change occurs when bacteria decomposes a banana peel. A. physical change because a banana came from a living tree, and it is still a banana peel B. chemical change because the bacteria decomposes the banana peel and turns it into a new substance with different characteristics. C. chemical change because the bacteria causes the banana peel to oxidate D. physical change because bacteria that decomposes the banana peel is not a chemical, but a living organism

4 ME.2.C.6.a-Recognize and describe how energy from the Sun is transferred to Earth in a range of wavelengths and energy levels, including visible light, infrared radiation, and ultraviolet radiation. 4. Which of the following is not a way that energy from the Sun is transferred directly to Earth? A. visible light B. infrared radiation C. ultraviolet radiation D. lightning bolts LO.1.C.6.b-Identify examples of unicellular and multicellular organisms (e.g., some fungi, plants, animals) LO.2.A.6.b-Classify populations of unicellular and multicellular organisms as producers, consumers and decomposers by the role they serve in the ecosystem 5. Look at the picture to the right. What is the best way to classify this organism? A. Plant, unicellular, producer B. Fungi, unicellular, consumer C. Protist, multicellular, consumer D. Fungi, multicellular, decomposer LO.2.A.6.a-Compare and contrast the following plant and animal cell structures: cell membrane, nucleus, cell wall, chloroplast, and cytoplasm 6. Look at the picture of the animal cell. Choose the correct number and description of the function of the cell membrane. A. #2, controls transport of material into and out of the cell B. #3, contains the genetic material of the cell C. #1, captures sunlight to provide food D. #2, provides energy for the cell LO.1.A.6.a-Describe the common life processes necessary to the survival of organisms (i.e., growth, reproduction, life span, response to stimuli, energy use, exchange of gases, use of water, elimination of waste) 7. Joe s aquarium is shown to the right. Joe s aquarium contains fish, aquatic plants, snails, and microscopic organisms such as bacteria. Which of the following correctly lists life processes necessary for the survival of all organisms in his aquarium?

5 A. growth, respond to stimuli, movement, photosynthesis, exchange of gasses, life span B. growth, communication, reproduction, energy use, waste elimination, use of water C. response to stimuli, movement, energy use, being multicellular, use of water, life span D. growth, response to stimuli, reproduction, energy use, waste elimination, use of water LO.2.B.6.a-Describe how plants use energy from the Sun to produce food and oxygen through the process of photosynthesis 8. The plants in Joe s aquarium photosynthesize to produce their own food and release oxygen in the water which is used by the fish. What three things do the aquatic plants in Joe s aquarium need to be able to photosynthesize? A. oxygen, nutrients, sunlight B. water, carbon dioxide, sunlight C. water, sunlight, oxygen D. carbon dioxide, sunlight, nutrients EC.1.A.6.a-Identify the biotic factors (populations of organisms) and abiotic factors (e.g, quantity of light and water, range of temperatures, soil composition) that make up an ecosystem. 9. All of the living and nonliving things in Joe s aquarium make up an ecosystem. Which of the following are the abiotic factors in Joe s aquarium? A. fish, plants, nitrogen, bacteria B. rocks, bacteria, water, nitrogen C. water, air, rocks, light D. fish, plants, bacteria, snails ME.2.A.6.e-predict how different surfaces (transparent, translucent, opaque) and lenses (convex, concave) affect the behavior of visible light rays and the resulting image of an object 10. Look at the picture above. Imagine you are on the left side of the lens and you are looking through the lens at the bird on the right side. The surface of this lens would most likely be and its shape would be. It would cause the image you are looking at to appear than the object. A. transluscent, convex, smaller B. transparent, concave, smaller C. transparent, convex, larger D. transluscent, concave, larger

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