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6th Grade Science Semester Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 
a)
taste
b)
touch
c)
smell
d)
all of the above
2.
What state of matter has two different types called crystalline and amorphous?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
3.
Adding more heat energy to molecules will
a)
make them move slower
b)
make them move faster
c)
make them stop moving
d)
destroy them
4.
What do the marks on this graduated cylinder represent?
a)
Liters
b)
Milliliters
c)
Gram
d)
Newtons
5.
What state of matter is shown in this picture?
a)
solid
b)
gas
c)
liquid
d)
plasma
6.
What state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
7.
Anything that has mass and takes up space is called _____________.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
scientific objects
8.
When ever anything happens in lab such as injury, spills, questions, etc you should
a)
Tell or ask the teacher
b)
Tell or ask your lab partner
c)
Call your mom
d)
Run down stairs to the main office
9.
What safety symbol is this? 
a)
Electrical Safety
b)
Animal Safety
c)
Heat Protection
d)
Sharp Object Hazard
10.
Name the three states of matter:
a)
crystalline, amorphous, solid
b)
solid, liquid, gas
c)
energy, matter, mass
d)
solid, fluid, liquid
11.
What is the term for a fluid's tendency to resist flow?
a)
Movement
b)
Silica
c)
Pressure
d)
Viscosity
12.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
13.
__________ is stored energy. 
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above 
d)
All of the above 
14.
____________ is the ability to cause change. 
a)
Energy 
b)
Force 
c)
Friction
d)
Motion
15.
Sublimation is
a)
when solid turns into gas
b)
when gas turns into plasma
c)
when liquid turns into gas
d)
when gas turns into solid
16.
When the surface of water causes a needle to float, what property is the water demonstrating?
a)
viscosity
b)
evaporation
c)
surface tension
d)
condensation
17.
The greater the speed of gas particles in a container, the:
a)
greater the pressure
b)
fewer collisions there will be
c)
lower the temperature
d)
lower the pressure
18.
When an inflated balloon is exposed to cold air,
a)
the volume of the balloon decreases
b)
the temperature inside the balloon rises
c)
the pressure inside the balloon rises
d)
the volume in the balloon increases
19.
What happened to the volume between the two steps?
a)
volume increased
b)
volume decreased
c)
volume stayed the same
20.
Atoms are made up of 
a)
protons, electrons, charges
b)
protons, neutrons, core
c)
protons, neutrons, electrons
d)
electrons, protons, nucleus
21.
A conductor is?
a)
material that current can pass through easily
b)
material that current cannot pass through easily
c)
magnet
d)
electric current
22.
Insulator is?
a)
material that current can pass through easily
b)
material that current cannot pass through easily
c)
magnet
d)
static electricity
23.
Electricity is the flow of _________.
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Electrons
24.
The push or pull between charged objects
a)
electric force
b)
electric discharge
c)
electric field
d)
bonding charge
25.
The invisible region around any charged object
a)
electric force
b)
electric discharge
c)
electric field
d)
bonding charge
26.
Why are the 2 balloons repelling?
a)
They have unlike charges
b)
They have neutral charges
c)
They have like charges
d)
The wind is blowing them apart
27.
A(n) ________________ is a closed, or complete, path in which an electric current flows.
a)
electric circuit
b)
electric current
c)
electric resistance
28.
When there is only one path for electrons to move through it is called a _____. When one light goes out, they all go out. 
a)
closed circuit
b)
parallel circuit
c)
series circuit
d)
open circuit
29.
All simple circuits contain:
a)
source of electric energy, electric device, battery
b)
electric device, electric conductor, plug in
c)
source of electric energy, electric device, electric conductor
30.
            is a measure of how difficult it is for an electric current to
flow in a material.
a)
electric current
b)
electric circuit
c)
electric resistance
31.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
32.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
Series
b)
Consecutive
c)
Parallel
d)
Training
33.
North and south magnetic poles
a)
repel
b)
attract
c)
do nothing
34.
A south pole and south magnetic poles
a)
repel
b)
attract
c)
do nothing
35.
A magnet's force is the strongest at the
a)
magnetic field
b)
magnetic poles
c)
magnetic materials
d)
electromagnet
36.
Do magnets stick to all metals?
a)
Sometimes
b)
Maybe
c)
Yes
d)
No
37.
An example of an insulator is
a)
rubber
b)
copper
c)
silver
d)
iron
38.
All matter is made of what 
a)
energy 
b)
atoms 
c)
electrons 
d)
compounds 
39.
A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)...
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Quark
40.
The bottom of this line is  used to measure the volume of a liquid in apparatus such as a graduated cylinder.
a)
concave
b)
meniscus
c)
liquid line
d)
millicircle