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WorksheetsCheney 6th Grade Science Bowl (Test #1)
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Look at the diagram. Which force or forces are acting at Position B?
a)
gravity only
b)
force applied by the string
c)
gravity and force applied by the string
d)
centrifugal force
2.
What you find out by doing the experiment
a)
variable
b)
independent variable
c)
dependent variable
d)
controlled variable
3.
What tool is shown in the picture?
a)
force meter
b)
spring scale
c)
thermometer
d)
graduated cylinder
4.
A bowling ball starts at Position 1, rolls down a ramp, across the floor, and stops at Position 4. At which position is the bowling ball moving fastest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
The ability to do work.
a)
energy
b)
potential energy
c)
kinetic energy
d)
momentum
6.
Top of the hill starts at position 1 and the bottom is position 4. At what position will the snowboarder be moving fastest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
8.
friction is a force that acts
a)
in the same direction as the motion
b)
opposite to the direction of the motion
c)
opposite to the applied forces
d)
the same direction as the applied force
9.
Find the net force: 15 N to the right, and another 15 newtons to the right.
a)
0 N Right
b)
0 N Left
c)
30 N Left
d)
30 N Right
10.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
11.
An object at rest, stays _____.
a)
at rest
b)
at a constant speed
c)
accelerating
d)
in bed and doesn't come to school
12.
A book rests on a table. The force of gravity pulls down on the book with a force of 20 newtons. What prevents the books from accelerating downward at 9.8 m/sec2
a)
The table presses back up on the book with an equal and opposite force of 20 newtons.
b)
The table presses back up on the book with a force greater than 20 newtons.
c)
The table and the book together are accelerating downwards at 9.8 m/sec2
d)
The inertia of the book holds it up
13.
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object is ___________________.
a)
motion
b)
weight
c)
speed
d)
friction
14.
Jacob runs into a very large tree on his bicycle. Which experiences a greater force?
a)
Jacob
b)
The tree
c)
The forces are the same.
15.
What kind(s) of objects have inertia?
a)
all objects with mass
b)
only objects at rest
c)
only objects in motion
d)
only objects whose motion is being changed
16.
According to Newton's 3rd Law, reactions always go in the ___ direction of the action.
a)
same
b)
opposite
17.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Electromagnetic
18.
What are the three ways that substances can be named?
a)
chemical formula, chemical name, and common name
b)
chemical name, physical properties, and matter
c)
physical properties, chemical properties, and common name
d)
substance, chemical formula, and physical properties
19.
Horizontal rows on the periodic table are called
a)
groups
b)
columns
c)
periods
20.
What is the element name for H?
a)
Helium
b)
Calcium
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Halogens
21.
Is a car rusting a physical or chemical change?
a)
Chemical
b)
Physical
22.
What is the common name for sucrose?
a)
Chalk
b)
Table Salt
c)
Citric Acid
d)
Sugar
23.
A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance
a)
Chemistry
b)
Chemical Reaction
c)
Physical Change
d)
Physical Property
24.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
25.
Substance with a DEFINITE volume, but NO definite shape...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
26.
Which best describes the characteristics of particles of a liquid?
a)
tightly packed together in a fixed position
b)
have no viscosity
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature
d)
free to move around one another but still touch
27.
___________________ is caused by the ________ of the particles in a substance without having it change its state of matter.
a)
Expansion, heating up
b)
Mixture, melting
c)
Small particles, millions
d)
State of matter, mixture
28.
What is the correct scientific definition of compression?
a)
Reduction in volume as a result of applied pressure.
b)
To express in shorter form
c)
Expansion in volume as a result of applied pressure.
d)
Reduction in volume as a result of cooling.
29.
A plastic bottle filled with warm air is placed into cold water. The temperature of the water ____________.
a)
doesn't change
b)
gets colder
c)
gets warmer
30.
True or False: The kinetic energy of cold milk increases when it is poured into hot chocolate.
a)
True
b)
Fasle
31.
Things heat up and cool down as a result of energy transfer. Energy flows _______.
a)
from hot materials to cold materials
b)
from cold materials to hot materials
c)
in both directions
d)
only until equilibrium is reached
32.
A student put a vial of plain water into a container of ice. She put the container into a freezer. The water in the vial is 22⁰C. The freezer environment (air temperature) is -17⁰C. What direction does energy transfer?
a)
from the freezer to the vial
b)
from the vial to the freezer
c)
back and forth (↔)
d)
it doesn't transfer
33.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
34.
Walking on the warm sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
35.
Is hammering wood together to build a house a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
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