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Worksheets6th Grade Science
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 49mins
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Class
Date
1.
What are the three qualifications of an inner planet?
a)
has an elliptical orbit, has a rocky surface, and no atmospere
b)
has an elliptical orbit, has rings, and a rocky surface
c)
has an elliptical orbit, has a rocky surface, and is position between the Sun and the Asteroid Belt.
d)
has an elliptical orbit, a rocky surface, and is positioned between the Asteroid Belt and Pluto
2.
Which of the following is not one of the four inner planets?
a)
Mars
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Saturn
3.
The inner planets are known to have a _____________ surface.
a)
gaseous
b)
liquid
c)
rocky
d)
gel-like
4.
What do all the items in this list have in common?
1)has a day longer than its year
2)is the hottest planet
3)rotates counter clockwise (east to west)
1)has a day longer than its year
2)is the hottest planet
3)rotates counter clockwise (east to west)
a)
This list describes Earth.
b)
This list describes Mercury.
c)
This list describes Mars.
d)
This list describes Venus.
5.
Which list places the inner planets in order from largest in size to smallest in size?
a)
Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars
b)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
c)
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
d)
Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury
6.
Which list places the inner planets in order from largest in size to smallest in size?
a)
Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars
b)
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
c)
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
d)
Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury
7.
Which of the following pairs have a ROTATION that is the approximately the same amount of time?
a)
Venus and Mars
b)
Earth and Venus
c)
Mars and Mercury
d)
Earth and Mars
8.
What is the center of this storm known as?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Eye
c)
Leg
d)
Scary
9.
What is this picture of?
a)
Thunderstorm
b)
Tornado
c)
Hurricane
d)
Volcano
10.
What is this scientific instrument of measuring called?
a)
Triple Beam Balance
b)
Scale
c)
Thermometer
d)
Wheel and Axle
11.
What does the "L" stand for and what does this mean?
a)
Low Pressure System: winds of warm, moist air rotates clockwise
b)
Luke Warm System: warm and cold air rotates clockwise
c)
Low Rise System: water rising slowly
d)
Low Pressure System: winds of warm, moist air rotating counterclockwise
12.
What does the "H" stand for and what does this mean?
a)
Hyper People System: people with extreme hyper activity
b)
High Pressure System: whirling mass of cool, dry air rotating clockwise
c)
High Pressure System: whirling mass of cool, moist air rotating clockwise
d)
Hip Pop Song: hip and pop music mix
13.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
14.
Name the phase of the moon that comes BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
waxing crescent
d)
waning crescent
15.
Name the phase of the moon that comes AFTER this moon phase.
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd/last quarter
16.
Name the phase of the moon that comes one week BEFORE this moon phase.
a)
waxing gibbous
b)
waning gibbous
c)
1st quarter
d)
3rd/last quarter
17.
Name this moon phase. (NO MOON SEEN)
a)
New moon
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning crescent
d)
full moon
18.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
19.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter moon
c)
last quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
20.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
21.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waning crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
22.
If these three bodies are lined up with each other, what would this diagram represent?
a)
full moon
b)
new moon
c)
lunar eclipse
d)
solar eclipse
23.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Air Breeze
24.
Abiotic factors are parts of the environment that are...
a)
Nonliving
b)
Living
c)
Populations
d)
Vegetation
25.
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
a)
Deserts
b)
Tropical Rain Forests
c)
Savannas
d)
Chaparral
26.
Biome with a salt water environment.
a)
marine
b)
fresh water
27.
Aquatic biomes cover roughly how much of the Earth's surface
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
28.
What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Community
d)
Population
29.
Many organisms in the polar ice or tundra biomes will do what to avoid the cold months with no food.
a)
Migrate
b)
Hibernate
c)
Find spots rich in food
d)
All of these
30.
A aquatic biome classified as marine would have...
a)
Fresh Water
b)
Salt Water
c)
Either Fresh Water or Salt Water
d)
Neither Fresh Water or Salt Water
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