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6th Grade Science Standard Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the net force in this picture?

a)

50 Newtons to the right

b)

200 Newtons to the right

c)

200 Newtons to the left

d)

50 Newtons to the left

2.

What will happen to the box?

a)

The box will not move because they are equal forces in opposite directions.

b)

The box will move to the right because both forces are in the same direction

c)

The box will move to the left because the the forces will cancel each other out

d)

The box not move because they are equal forces in the same direction

3.

Which law explains this picture?

a)

Newton's 1st law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd law

4.

On the picture the balloon pushes the air right and the balloon goes left. Which of Newton's Laws is this?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

5.

Which of Newton's Laws demonstrates why a person continues to move forward after a car crashes?

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

6.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

7.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

a)

amplitude

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

8.

Examine the waves below. Which represents a wave with high frequency?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

c)

Wave C

9.

Waves that must be transferred through a medium:

a)

mechanical (sound waves)

b)

light waves

c)

electromagnetic (x-rays, gamma rays, radio waves, etc)

10.

_____?_____ materials allow light waves to pass through easily.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

11.

_____?_____ materials allow some light to partially pass through, but not in a straight path - it is scattered through the object.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

12.

This image represents what kind of wave behavior?

a)

diffraction

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

resonance

13.

The wave represents a green light. Which wave represents a brighter green?

a)

top wave

b)

bottom wave

14.

The strength of the electric fields get weaker

a)

the farther away they are from the charge

b)

distance does not matter - it could be farther or close

c)

closer they are to the charge

d)

none of the above

15.

This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?

a)

Add more coils of wire to the nail.

b)

Reverse the poles of the magnet.

c)

Use a smaller battery.

d)

Remove all the coils and the nail.

16.

The amount of gravitational attraction between objects depends on __ and __.

a)

mass and weight

b)

mass and distance

c)

mass and speed

d)

weight and inertia

17.

Which model has the greater gravitational attraction?

a)

Model A

b)

Model B

c)

Neither, they are the same

18.

In the roller coaster, which cart has the most amount of potential energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

19.

The following people are climbing a rock wall. Place the people in order from greatest potential energy to least potential energy.

a)

C, B, A

b)

A, B, C

c)

B, C, A

d)

A, C, B

20.

Assume object A and B are the same distance from the sun. Which object has the strongest gravitational force with the sun?

a)

Object A

b)

Object B

c)

Neither, mass always stays the same and has no effect on gravitational force

21.

This picture represents a ______ eclipse.

a)

SOLAR

b)

LUNAR

22.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

a)

It is summer

b)

It is spring

c)

It is winter

d)

It is fall

23.

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

a)

full moon tide

b)

spring tide

c)

new moon tide

d)

neap tide

24.

What is the name of the galaxy we belong to?

a)

Snickers

b)

Universe

c)

Andromeda

d)

Milky Way

25.

Because the sun's mass is so large, it has an enormous amount of gravitational force. This force helps planets ___.

a)

float freely into space

b)

rotate on their axis

c)

stay in their orbits

d)

Both b and c

26.

All of the following are uni-celled organisms except:

a)

ameoba

b)

bacteria

c)

paramecium

d)

tree

27.

Which best describes a difference between a unicellular organism and a multicellular organism?

a)

A unicellular organism is a plant and a multicellular organism is a human.

b)

A multicellular organism is simple and a unicellular organism is complex.

c)

A unicellular organism can survive in one cell. A multicellular organism has many cells working together to keep the organism alive.

d)

A unicellular organism can only be found in certain places on Earth but a multicellular organism can be found anywhere on Earth.

28.

Like a gate, the cell membrane controls what goes in and out of the cell. What would be some things it lets in and out of the cell?

a)

It would want to let good things in like water or oxygen and wastes out

b)

It would want to let anything come into the cell

c)

It would want to let bacteria in and wastes out

d)

It would never let anything into the cell.

29.

What molecule does this represent?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

carbon oxide

c)

water

d)

glucose

30.

What molecule does this represent?

a)

hydrogen oxide

b)

water

c)

hydrogen dioxide

d)

methane

31.

A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a

a)

population

b)

abiotic factor

c)

biotic factor

d)

community

32.

What can be a limiting factor for the growth of a population? Choose all that apply

a)

increase in food resources

b)

decrease in space

c)

decrease in food resources

33.

Based on the data, which of the following is an explanation for the change in the cheetah population?

a)

new predator was introduced into the area

b)

the cheetah's pray increased in the area

34.

Red-billed oxpeckers are birds that often feed on parasites that infest impala. This is an example of

a)

commensalism

b)

neutralism

c)

mutualism

d)

competition

35.

When there are not enough resources available in an ecosystem, organisms may (Choose all that apply)

a)

reproduce more quickly

b)

emigrate (move out - Leave)

c)

immigrate (move into)

d)

die