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Worksheets6th Grade Science -- Force, Motion, Energy
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
2.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
3.
When the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer through
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal equilibrium
4.
The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal electricity
5.
What type of heat transfer takes place in solids?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
6.
What type of heat transfer takes place in liquids and gasses?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Thermal Equilibrium
7.
Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiaton
d)
thermal
8.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
9.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
10.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
11.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
12.
A battery converts what type of energy to another?
a)
sound to kinetic
b)
light to heat
c)
mechanical to electrical
d)
chemical to electrical
13.
When a soccer ball is on a field, the energy it has just before being kicked is called
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
chemical energy
14.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
15.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________.
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
16.
The maximum kinetic energy of a box sliding from the top of a ramp to the bottom is
a)
at the top
b)
at the bottom
c)
at the exact middle of the ramp
d)
stored equally within the box at all locations
17.
A book falls from a desk. Which BEST describes the book’s change in potential energy?
a)
The potential energy is increased so the total amount of energy is increased
b)
The potential energy is decreased so the total energy is decreased
c)
The potential energy is increased so the total is decreased
d)
Potential energy will change to kinetic energy, but the total energy remains constant
18.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
19.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
20.
Tyreese sprinted down the hallway for a science project. He ran a total of 40 meters in 20 seconds. What was his average speed?
a)
2 meters per second
b)
20 meters per second
c)
40 meters per second
d)
10 meters for second
21.
A runners races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
22.
According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?
a)
2 m
b)
10 m
c)
0 m
d)
5 m
23.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still
d)
Walking Fast
24.
What is the average speed of the person during the first 5 seconds?
a)
0 m/s
b)
1 m/s
c)
3 m/s
d)
6 m/s
25.
What is this object doing?
a)
moving at a constant speed away from start and then stops
b)
increasing speed and then stops
c)
decreasing speed and then constant speed
d)
moving at a constant speed away from start and then constant speed
26.
If a toy car rolls down a ramp in 3 seconds, and the ramp is 21 cm long, what will be the average speed?
a)
7 cm/s
b)
5 cm/s
c)
3 cm/s
d)
4 cm/s
27.
If a car traveled 250 km in 5 hours, what was the average speed?
a)
70 km/h
b)
65 km/h
c)
60 km/h
d)
50 km/h
28.
A plane flew 2000 miles for 8 hours. What was its speed?
a)
200 miles/hour
b)
0.004 miles/hour
c)
250 miles/hour
d)
1,600 miles/hour
29.
What happened to the object after 7 seconds of traveling?
a)
It suddenly increased its speed
b)
It stopped
c)
It quickly slowed down
d)
It gradually slowed down
30.
A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?
a)
25 miles/hr
b)
5 miles/hr
c)
125 km/hr
d)
50 km/hr
31.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed towards start
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed away from start
32.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed towards start
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed away from start
33.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed towards start
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
d)
Constant speed away from start
34.
Acceleration of an object happens when things ________
a)
slow down
b)
go faster
c)
change direction (turn)
d)
All of the above
35.
The red line shows...
a)
A stationary object.
b)
An object with constant velocity.
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