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6th Grade Science 1st Semester Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Gases take both the volume and the shape of their container.
a)
true
b)
false
2.
The state in which matter takes on the shape but not the volume of its container is ___.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solid
d)
plasma
3.
The only state of matter that has a fixed shape is ____.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solid
d)
plasma
4.
In which state(s) of matter does water naturally occur on earth?
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
liquid and solid
d)
liquid, solid, and gas
5.
When matter changes state, it does not become a different kind of substance.
a)
true
b)
false
6.
All of the following processes cause physical changes in matter EXCEPT _____
a)
melting
b)
freezing
c)
burning
d)
boiling
7.
Identify the state of matter shown in this image.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
8.
Identify the state of matter shown in this image.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
9.
If particles of matter do not have enough kinetic energy to slide past one another, then the matter exists as a
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
10.
What is this scientific instrument of measuring called?
a)
Triple Beam Balance
b)
Scale
c)
Thermometer
d)
Wheel and Axle
11.
The molecules in a ____ are very far apart, and the amount of space between them can change easily.
a)
 solid
b)
 states of matter
c)
 gas
d)
liquid
12.
A liquid has
a)
a fixed volume and a fixed shape
b)
 no fixed volume and a fixed shape
c)
 a fixed volume and no fixed shape
d)
no fixed volume and no fixed shape
13.
Which of these is not a step of the scientific method?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Experiment
c)
Conclusion
d)
Plagiary
14.
To find the volume of a rectangular box
a)
divide the length by the height
b)
multiply the length, width, and height
c)
 subtract the mass from the weight
d)
multiply one atom's mass by the total
15.
A unit for measuring the volume of a liquid is the
a)
kilogram
b)
gram per cubic centimeter
c)
millilter
d)
centimeter
16.
used to measure something with an irregular shape
a)
displacement
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
balance
17.
The molecules in a _____ are in fixed positions and are close together.
a)
states of matter
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid
18.
the amount of space something takes up
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
weight
d)
mass
19.
The standard unit for measuring mass is the
a)
kilogram
b)
gram per cubic centimeter
c)
millilter
d)
millilter per cubic centimeter
20.
Which of these words would you NOT associate with the scientific method?
a)
Disorganized
b)
Organized
c)
Data
d)
Control
21.
How much matter something contains
a)
matter
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
volume
22.
A hypothesis is...
a)
A Random Thought
b)
 An Answer
c)
An Educated Guess
d)
 An Experiment
23.
 Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape
a)
states of matter
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
solid
24.
Experiments are usually conducted one time and by one team to speed up the scientific process.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
The scientific method was developed to help scientists organize the process of solving problems.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What are Atoms?
a)
 smallest basic units of matter
b)
largest basic units of matter
c)
smallest amount of substance made of combined atoms that is considered to be that substance
d)
bonds
27.
Before an object is placed into a beaker of water, the volume of the water is 230mL. With the object submerged in the beaker of water, the volume of the water plus the object is 305 mL. What is the volume of the object?
a)
75 mL
b)
305 mL
c)
 535 mL
d)
 230 mL
28.
A molecule of water is a combination of
a)
 two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom
b)
one hydrogen atom and one oxygen atom
c)
two hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms
d)
three hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom
29.
Matter that has a definite volume but does not have a definite shape
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
states of matter
d)
liquid
30.
The different forms in which matter can exits.
a)
liquid
b)
states of matter
c)
gas
d)
solid
31.
the downward pull on an object due to gravity
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
matter
32.
All matter takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.
a)
State of matter
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
gas
34.
Which of the following is NOT made of matter?
a)
sunlight
b)
animals
c)
air
d)
water
35.
anything that has mass and takes up space
a)
weight
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
volume
36.
Experiments often test multiple variables.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What is the volume of a cube that is 3 cm long, 3 cm wide, and 3 cm high?
a)
3 cm
b)
6 cm2
c)
27 cm3
d)
9 cm3
38.
The change of state from a liquid to a solid is a. 
a)
melting
b)
vaporization
c)
freezing
39.
On which temperature scale does water boil at 100 degrees?
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Celsius
40.
Heat moves
.
a)
in all directions
b)
from cooler objects to warmer objects
c)
from warmer objects to cooler objects