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6th Grade Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?
a)
topsoil
b)
undersoil
c)
subsoil
d)
bedrock
2.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
mud
3.
Humus is.....
a)
the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.
b)
A food we eat with pretzels.
c)
The tiny particles inside of soil
d)
The roots that come off of a plant and live in soil.
4.
What is a soil problem all farmers face?
a)
soil hardening
b)
soil erosion
c)
soil spoiling
d)
soil pollution
5.
_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.
a)
loam
b)
humus
c)
mud
d)
dirt
6.
Which layer of soil is on the bottom?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
bottomsoil
7.
Electromagnetic waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
8.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude 
9.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
10.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy. 
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
11.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
12.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
13.
________ is an EM wave used to cook Ms. Carles' hot pocket. 
a)
radio
b)
microwave
c)
visible light
d)
ultraviolet
14.
Which layer is made up of iron and nickel?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Lithosphere
15.
These seismic waves can only travel through solids:
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
16.
These seismic waves can travel through both liquids and solids:
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
17.
These seismic waves arrive first to signal an earthquake and can damage buildings.
a)
p-waves
b)
s-waves
c)
surface waves
d)
z-waves
18.
These seismic waves produce movement that is similar to rolling waves in an ocean:
a)
p-wave
b)
s-wave
c)
surface wave
d)
z-wave
19.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
20.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
21.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
22.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
23.
Without matter, sound waves could not travel.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The amount of energy a wave carries corresponds with its ____.
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
period
25.
A sound's pitch is based on the _____________ of its sound waves
a)
loudness
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
pitch
26.
Waves with a high frequency have a ________________ sound
a)
high
b)
soft
c)
low
d)
amplitude
27.
Sound waves, like waves in a pond, move ______________ in circles from their source.
a)
inward
b)
outward
28.
All sounds are made by ____________________ objects
a)
still
b)
vibrating
29.
A body that orbits a planet is a...
a)
Meteor
b)
Asteroid
c)
Satellite
d)
Comet
30.
Earth has seasons because.....
a)
Its axis is tilted
b)
Revolves around Saturn
c)
The sun revolves around Earth
31.
a)
New moon
b)
Full moon
c)
First Quarter moon
d)
Last Quarter moon
32.
Phase?
a)
New moon
b)
Full moon
c)
First Quarter moon
d)
Last Quarter moon
33.
Phase
a)
Full Moon
b)
First Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Last Quarter
34.
Phase?
a)
New moon
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Full moon
d)
First Quarter
35.
What is this?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
c)
High tide
d)
Low tide
36.
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
c)
High tide
d)
Low tide
37.
What is happening at A & C?
a)
First Quarter moon
b)
Lunar eclipse
c)
High tide
d)
Low tide
38.
What is happening at B & D?
a)
First Quarter moon
b)
Lunar eclipse
c)
High tide
d)
Low tide
39.
What is mass?
a)
The amount of liquid in an object
b)
The amount of mass in an object
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
The weight of an object
40.
True or false: When mass increases, gravity increases?
a)
False
b)
True
41.
What part of the plant is #1?
a)
flower
b)
stem
c)
root
d)
leaf
42.
What part of the plant is #2?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
43.
What part of the plant is #3?
a)
leaf
b)
root
c)
flower
d)
stem
44.
What part of the plant is #4?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
45.
Where does the fruit come from? 
a)
Flower
b)
Roots
c)
Leaves
d)
stem
46.
Which part of the plant makes the food?
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaf
d)
flower
47.
This part of the plant acts like an "elevator" carrying nutrients to the plant.
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaves
d)
flower
48.
What part of the plant soaks up nutrients from the ground?
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
roots
d)
flower
49.
What makes plants green? 
a)
chlorophyll
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
roots
50.
What part of the plant absorbs oxygen? 
a)
stem
b)
roots
c)
leaves
d)
flower
51.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
a prossess used by plants to obtain food
b)
when cats explode
c)
chemidcal enegy
d)
another word for fungus
52.
Celery is an example of that plant what? 
a)
roots
b)
Stem
c)
Flower
53.
Plants produce what, that animals need to survive? 
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon Dioxide 
c)
Helium 
54.
The function of a ___ is to absorb water, store food, and anchor plants. 
a)
phloem
b)
tissue
c)
xylem
d)
root
55.
Carrots are an example of which part of the plant?
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
flower
d)
leaves
56.
Lettuce is an example of which part of the plant? 
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
roots