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Worksheets6th grade Science Midterm
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The WEIGHT of an object is measured by using a SCALE that
a)
compares the mass of the object with a standard unit of mass
b)
shows the amount of space the object occupies
c)
indicates how much water is displaced by the object
d)
tells how hard the object is pushing or pulling on it
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Which of these is not a step of the scientific method?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Experiment
c)
Conclusion
d)
Plagiary
5.
Determine the following statement to be a qualitative or quantitative observation. Mrs. Campbell has green eyes.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
6.
Which of these would be called results?
a)
Number of Fruit Flies
b)
Counting Fruit Flies
c)
Seeing Fruit Flies on an Apple
d)
Wondering Why a Fruit Fly was Born
7.
A ___ can be made of atoms that are different or atoms that are a like.
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
molecule
d)
metalloid
8.
What do you do to test a hypothesis?
a)
Guess
b)
Create a Spreadsheet with Data
c)
Publish a Scientific Paper
d)
Desighn an Experiment
9.
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
10.
How are atoms like building blocks?
a)
Atoms connect
b)
atoms are the small parts that make up a larger structure
c)
atoms grow
d)
atoms get bigger
11.
When substances are evenly spread throughout a mixture, you cannot tell one part of the mixture from another part. Such a mixture is called a _______ mixture.
a)
molecule
b)
heterogeneous
c)
matter
d)
homogeneous
12.
A unit for measuring the volume of a liquid is the
a)
kilogram
b)
gram per cubic centimeter
c)
millilter
d)
centimeter
13.
Determine the following statement to be qualitative or quantitative observation. Mrs. Campbell has 20 students.
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
14.
Molecules are made up of
a)
oxygen
b)
building blocks
c)
water
d)
atoms
15.
Atoms and molecules are always
a)
changing color
b)
frozen
c)
standing still
d)
moving
16.
used to measure something with an irregular shape
a)
displacement
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
balance
17.
There are many mixtures, such as soil, that have different properties in different areas of the mixture. such a mixture is called a _______mixture
a)
heterogeneous
b)
atoms
c)
molecules
d)
homogeneous
18.
The molecules in a _____ are in fixed positions and are close together.
a)
states of matter
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid
19.
the amount of space something takes up
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
weight
d)
mass
20.
The standard unit for measuring mass is the
a)
kilogram
b)
gram per cubic centimeter
c)
millilter
d)
millilter per cubic centimeter
21.
Which of these words would you NOT associate with the scientific method?
a)
Disorganized
b)
Organized
c)
Data
d)
Control
22.
How much matter something contains
a)
matter
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
volume
23.
How is a molecule related to an atom?
a)
A molecule consists of two or more atoms bonded together
b)
The unit used to measure pressure
c)
a table of elements
d)
Smallest basic unit of matter
24.
A hypothesis is...
a)
A Random Thought
b)
An Answer
c)
An Educated Guess
d)
An Experiment
25.
Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape
a)
states of matter
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
solid
26.
An independent variable is a factor that changes because of procedures conducted on the dependent variable.
a)
true
b)
false
27.
Experiments are usually conducted one time and by one team to speed up the scientific process.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The scientific method was developed to help scientists organize the process of solving problems.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
A substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance or ordinary chemical changes.
a)
compound
b)
atom
c)
mixture
d)
element
33.
Matter that has a definite volume but does not have a definite shape
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
states of matter
d)
liquid
34.
The different forms in which matter can exits.
a)
liquid
b)
states of matter
c)
gas
d)
solid
35.
Matter is made up of
a)
matter
b)
moving objects
c)
molecules
d)
atoms
36.
the downward pull on an object due to gravity
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
weight
d)
matter
37.
All matter takes up space
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume.
a)
State of matter
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
gas
39.
Which of the following is NOT made of matter?
a)
sunlight
b)
animals
c)
air
d)
water
40.
Whether a substance is a solid, a liquid, or a gas depends on how close its atoms are to one another and
a)
the volume of each atom
b)
how much matter the atoms have
c)
how free the atoms are to move
d)
the size of the container
41.
Compounds can be separated only by
a)
breaking the atoms into smaller pieces
b)
breaking the bonds between the atoms
c)
using a magnet to attract certain atoms
d)
evaporating the liquid that contains the atoms
42.
anything that has mass and takes up space
a)
weight
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
volume
43.
Experiments often test multiple variables.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
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
45.
A substance made up of two or more different types of atoms bonded together
a)
atom
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
element
46.
A control group is used as a comparison to the group where things (variables) are changing.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
What is the smallest particle of a substance that is still considered to be that substance?
a)
mixture
b)
molecule
c)
compound
d)
solution
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