Volusia District Science Office
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SC.6.N.2.2 – Knowledge and Theories
1
Modern scientists are conducting new experiments to answer
questions that were considered unanswerable only a century ago.
Why are modern scientists able to investigate problems that
scientists were unable to address in the past?
A. Scientists of today can build on previous scientific works to
expand knowledge.
B. The universe has evolved to make new problems accessible
to today’s scientists.
C. The average intelligence of humans has increased in the past
100 years.
D. Scientists have disproved most of the theories that existed
100 years ago.
SC.6.N.2.2 – Knowledge and Theories
2 Many early doctors believed that diseases were caused by
evil spirits. Researchers who supported the germ theory of
disease were often ridiculed during these early times.
Scientists had to be convinced germ theory was correct
before the medical practices were stopped. Which of the
following best describes what this story illustrates?
A. Society is to blame for medical errors.
B. Evil spirits correctly explained the illnesses.
C. Early doctors did not care about the patient.
D. Changes in theories come with scientific support.
SC.6.N.2.2 – Knowledge and Theories
3
Early nuclear reactors required a person to shut it down if
something happened. Today, newly designed nuclear plants do
not need such operators. Which of the following best describes
why the design has changed?
A. Scientists who design reactors did not use earlier designs.
Scientists who developed the first power plants did not care
about safety.
C. Scientists working on the first power plants did not know
how nuclear fission worked.
D. Scientists have applied what they learned from early nuclear
plants to create better designs.
B.
SC.6.N.2.2
Knowledge is Open to Change
1. A
2. D
3. D
Overall Summary:
Scientific knowledge may change as new evidence is discovered or
new scientific interpretations are formed. They are based on
empirical evidence, scientific reasoning, predictions, and models.
Discussion?
SC.7.N.1.4 – Identify Variables
4
Randy’s science teacher is giving a demonstration to show how a
metal reacts with different acids. He places a small piece of the metal
in each of the three beakers containing a solution of a different acid.
He adds a piece of the metal to a fourth beaker that contains only
water. What is the purpose of the fourth beaker?
A. It ensures that the hypothesis will be correct.
It provides more data to include in a lab report.
C. It adds an independent variable to the experiment.
D. It is the control and serves as the basis for comparison.
B.
SC.7.N.1.4 – Identify Variables
5
Colleen waters the plants in her greenhouse once every day. She
wants to find out if the plants will grow more leaves if they are
watered more often. She counts the number of leaves on each
plant before she starts. She then continues to water half of each
type of plant once daily, but she waters the other half of each type
twice a day. What is the dependent variable in Colleen’s
experiment?
A. The type of plant being grown.
The number of leaves the plants grow.
C. The amount of light the plants receive.
D. The number of times the plants are watered.
B.
SC.7.N.1.4 – Identify Variables
6 Katarina’s class was studying worm systems. They had two
separate, identical worm bins with 1,000 worms in each bin.
They wanted to determine how to best feed the worms. They
fed chucks of fruit to the worms in bin 1 and mashed fruit to
the worms in bin 2. After a month, bin 1 had 947 worms and
bin 2 had 1,249 worms. Why did Katarina’s class include two
methods of feeding in their experiment?
A. To create a variable to test.
B. To include a constant for the other variables.
C. To offer more explanations for the differences.
D. To ensure at least some of the worms survived.
SC.7.N.1.4
Variables
4. D
5. B
6. A
Overall Summary:
Test variables (independent variables) do not change – they
are decided upon for each experiment. Outcome variables
(dependent variables) will change depending on the
experiment and the test variable. The control is the basis
for comparison under normal conditions.
Discussion?
SC.6.E.7.5 – Energy from the Sun
7 The sun’s energy causes water to evaporate from Earth’s
surface and become water vapor. What is the most likely
result when water vapor condenses into clouds?
A. Heat from the water is released, causing the clouds to
produce snow.
B. Heat from the water retained, causing the surrounding
air to deflate.
C. Heat from the water is released, causing the
surrounding air to expand.
D. Heat from the water is retained, causing the clouds to
move higher in the atmosphere.
SC.6.E.7.5 – Energy from the Sun
8 When energy from the sun heats Earth’s land and oceans,
what is the most likely result?
A. The oceans will store the same amount of heat as the
land.
B. The oceans will store heat, and the land will not.
C. The oceans will store more heat than the land.
D. The oceans will store less heat than the land.
SC.6.E.7.5 – Energy from the Sun
9
When air that is heated at Earth’s equator rises, the heated air
spreads north and south toward the poles. What is most likely to
happen to most of the air that reaches the poles?
A. It will cool, rise and return to the poles.
It will cool, sink and flow back to the equator.
C. It will freeze into ice and remain at the poles.
D. It will become rain and later evaporate into the atmosphere.
B.
SC.6.E.7.5
Energy from the Sun
7. C
8. C
9. B
Overall Summary:
Energy provided by the sun influences global patterns of
atmospheric movement and the temperature differences between
air, water, and the land. These influences include the creation of
wind and wind patterns on both a local and global scale.
Discussion?
SC.6.E.7.1 –Heat Transfer
10 What method of energy transfer is primarily responsible for
moving energy from the sun to the Earth?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Vaporization
D. Radiation
SC.6.E.7.1 –Heat Transfer
11 When the sun heats one region in an ocean, the movement
of water in the ocean circulates the heat. What is the name
of this phenomenon?
A. Radiation
B. Absorption
C. Conduction
D. Convection
SC.6.E.7.1 –Heat Transfer
12 When a landform, such as a mountain, is heated by the Sun,
the heat spreads through the rock. The molecules of the
rock heat up and move faster. They collide with neighboring
molecules of rock, transferring heat energy to them. Which
of the following best identify this transfer?
A. Convection
B. Conduction
C. Carbonization
D. Condensation
SC.6.E.7.1
Heat Transfer
10. D
11. D
12. B
Overall Summary:
There are three modes by which heat can be transferred.
Radiation does not require a medium within which to travel, i.e.
heat from the sun in space. Conduction transfers heat along an
object, i.e. a hot poker in a fire. Convection is the movement of
particles from a cooler area to a warmer area and vice versa in a
circle.
Discussion?