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6th Grade Science Review!

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a cause of water pollution?

a)

soil erosion

b)

trees growing

c)

animal waste

d)

oil and fertilizer runoff

2.

How is wind caused?

a)

When air movies from areas of high to low pressure

b)

when air movies from areas of low to high pressure

c)

when there is a tornado

d)

when clouds pass by

3.

Which moon position would be associated with spring tides? (highest high tides and lowest low tides)

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The high ground between two watersheds is called what?

a)

tributary

b)

divide

c)

river system

d)

headwaters

5.

What us the name of the watershed labeled #2 in the image?

a)

Atlantic Watershed

b)

Chesapeake Bay Watershed

c)

Mississippi River Watershed

d)

North Carolina Sound Watershed

6.

Oxygen, Water, Sunlight, and Water Temperature are all examples of...?

a)

biotic factors

b)

nuetral factors

c)

living factors

d)

abiotic factors

7.

What is the image showing an example of

a)

a waterslide

b)

point source pollution

c)

non point source pollution

8.

Which of the following would NOT harm water quality?

a)

too many chemicals applied to lawns

b)

soil washed off the land due to clearing forests for development

c)

trash that is dropped into a storm drain

d)

building silt fences around construction sites to contain excess sediment

9.

which is not a factor we use to measure water quality?

a)

turbidity

b)

humidity

c)

salinity

d)

dissolved oxygen

e)

pH

10.

Which is NOT a benefit of wetlands?

a)

mosquito control

b)

flood control

c)

habitat for many plant and animal species

d)

natural water filtering

11.

Which state is not a part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed according to this image?

a)

Virginia

b)

Delaware

c)

Ohio

d)

Pennsylvania

12.

When you heat air or water molecules, the molecules will move _______________.

a)

slower

b)

the same

c)

faster

13.

What type of fronts occur when cold air pushes warm air out of the way?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

14.

What does a barometer measure?

a)

temperature

b)

density

c)

humidty

d)

air pressure

15.

Why would living near a body of water be slightly warmer than living more inland?

a)

the water absorbs heat all summer and slowly releases it in the winter

b)

the water repels all heat

c)

the water produces its own heat all year long

d)

because everyone loves living at the beach

16.

Which planet rotates backwards?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

17.

Which planet is the largest?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

18.

What is rotation?

a)

Earth spinning on its axis

b)

Earth completing a full orbit around the sun

19.

What is revolution?

a)

Earth spinning on its axis

b)

Earth completing one full orbit around the sun

20.

which is the outermost layer of the atmosphere and has very few air molecules?

a)

thermosphere

b)

ionosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

21.

Which s the layer of air where planes fly?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

22.

wood burning, cooking pancakes, and rusting are all examples of..

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

23.

When the moon appears to shrink what word do we use?

a)

waning

b)

waxing

c)

crescent

d)

gibbous

24.

When the moon appears to be growing what word do we use?

a)

waning

b)

waxing

c)

crescent

d)

gibbous

25.

What causes seasons?

a)

tilt

b)

revolution

c)

rotation

d)

tilt and revolution

26.

What causes day and night?

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

c)

the moon

d)

tilt

27.

What is the independent variable?

a)

the variable the scientist changes

b)

the variable the scientist measures

28.

What is the dependent variable

a)

the variable the scientist measures

b)

the variable the scientist changes

29.

What is the correct way to title a graph?

a)

The Effect of (DV) on (IV)

b)

The Effect of (Constant) on (Control)

c)

The Effect of (Control) on (IV)

d)

The Effect of (IV) on (DV)

30.

What type of cloud is like a blanket that covers the sky?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus