WorksheetsReview: 6th Grade Science Spring Semester Exam
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of geological feature will be found at a divergent boundary in the ocean?
a)
valley
b)
volcanic islands
c)
trench
d)
mid ocean ridge
2.
Tectonic plates are:
a)
largest section of Earth's layers - composed of three layers
b)
Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle that are broken into sections
c)
lowest or deepest layer of the mantle - semi rigid
d)
landmass in which all continents were once joined together
3.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
4.
Which of the following is a compound?
a)
Co
b)
Fe
c)
H
d)
CO
5.
Any of the rocky, terrestrial planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt.
a)
outer planets
b)
inner planets
c)
Galilean moons
d)
asteroids
6.
Any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt.
a)
inner planets
b)
outer planets
c)
solar systems
d)
Galilean moons
7.
A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit. This object has a tail when it gets near the sun.
a)
coma
b)
planet
c)
comet
d)
satellite
8.
What is the force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and the distance between them?
a)
Gravity
b)
Centripetal Force
c)
Velocity
d)
Magnetism
9.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight
d)
weight and mass
10.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
11.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
12.
If a bowling ball and a basketball with different masses were dropped at the same time from the same height, which object will hit the ground first?
a)
Bowling Ball
b)
Feather
c)
Both would hit at the same time
d)
Neither one would hit the ground because air is what pushing things down.
13.
The human body can only go a few days without water. How do astronauts fulfill this need?
a)
Take frozen water
b)
Recycle wastewater
c)
Make water
d)
Chemically combine space elements to make water
14.
Which is a future goal for exploring space?
a)
sending people to Mars
b)
sending people to Pluto
c)
sending people beyond the solar system
15.
The space program has advanced knowledge of the solar system. The picture shows a rocket used for human spaceflight missions in the 1960s. At the time, missions like these led to which advancements?
a)
the exploration of the mountains on Mars
b)
the discovery of extraterrestrial life forms
c)
a detailed model of the structure of the Sun
d)
a close observation of the surface of the Moon
16.
Which space equipment transports humans into space from Earth?
a)
space shuttle
b)
space probe
c)
satellite
17.
What would be the most reasonable answer why some people disagree with the idea of sending people to other planets like Mars?
a)
We can't take water and food into space.
b)
Humans could not survive the flight.
c)
We are afraid of aliens.
d)
It is a very expensive process and difficult to sustain human life for such long journey.
18.
Which of the following atomic symbols is written correctly?
a)
ee
b)
hE
c)
C
d)
CL
19.
Which statement best describes an element?
a)
made from mixture
b)
thousands in the world
c)
pure, made of only one atom
d)
can be separated
20.
Water is an example of:
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Solution
21.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
22.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
23.
Identify
a)
Element
b)
Compound
c)
Mixture
24.
What is water?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
25.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
26.
Compounds are different than elements because compounds are -
a)
A combination of two or more elements.
b)
B)not able to be broken down into parts
B)not able to be broken down into parts
c)
made from the same type of atoms
d)
a pure substance, elements are not
27.
The smallest particle of any particular type of matter is known by which of the following terms?
a)
Element
b)
Chemical
c)
Atom
d)
Substance
28.
What is the difference between a compound and an element?
a)
Compounds are made up of elements and can be chemically separated. Elements cannot be separated.
b)
Elements make up compounds. Elements can be separated but compounds cannot be separated.
c)
Elements are found on the periodic table and compounds are found on the dining room table.
29.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
30.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
31.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
32.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
33.
The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...
a)
death ring
b)
fire zone
c)
ring of fire
d)
zone of fire
34.
Who is known as the "Father of Continental Drift"?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Abraham Ortelius
c)
Alfred Wegner
d)
John Tuzo Wilson
35.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
36.
This layer is solid
a)
crust
b)
asthenosphere
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
37.
The movement of which two plates is responsible for the earthquakes in California?
a)
South American and North American
b)
Pacific and South American
c)
North American and Pacific
d)
Eurasion and Pacfic
38.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
39.
Which element is a metalloid?
a)
Titanium
b)
Selenium
c)
Potassium
d)
Polonium
40.
How would this element be classified?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Metamorphic
41.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
Malleable
b)
Good Insulator
c)
Dull
d)
Very brittle
42.
How would this element be classified?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Metamorphic
43.
Luster is ___________
a)
A. the way light is reflected off a surface.
b)
A. how well a piece of matter conducts electricity.
c)
A. the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.
d)
A. the capability of being hammered out thin.
44.
Conductivity is ___________
a)
the way light is reflected off a surface.
b)
how well a piece of matter conducts electricity.
c)
the capability of being hammered out thin
d)
A. the capability of being drawn out into thin wires or threads.
45.
Density is
a)
weight/volume
b)
mass/volume
c)
weight/mass
d)
volume/mass
46.
Metalloids _____________
a)
have no properties of metals.
b)
have no properties of nonmetals.
c)
have some properties of both metals and nonmetals.
d)
none of the above
47.
Some students conducted a laboratory investigation to learn more about the physical properties of different elements. They observed four samples and recorded their observations in the table . Based on these observations, which sample is most likely a nonmetal?
a)
Sample 1
b)
Sample 2
c)
Sample 3
d)
Sample 4
48.
What does it mean to be ductile?
a)
able to be hammered into different shapes
b)
able to be drawn into a wire
c)
heavy for their size
d)
break or shatter easily
49.
Is hammering wood together to build a house a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
50.
Is melting butter for popcorn a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
51.
Is burning wood a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
52.
Photosynthesis is an example of a
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
53.
Adding baking soda and vinegar together and it fizzes and creates carbon dioxide.
a)
Chemical
b)
Physical
54.
Is sharpening a pencil a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
55.
Is copper tarnishing a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
56.
Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction has occurred?
a)
change in shape
b)
melting
c)
formation of a gas
d)
dissolving
57.
Freezing Juice?
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
58.
What is gold (Au)?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
59.
Which of the following is not a compound?
a)
HCl
b)
Cl
c)
NaCl
d)
CO2
60.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
61.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
62.
Less dense materials rise to the top.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
64.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
65.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup
d)
plastic bottle
66.
This rock was formed when heat and pressure changed its minerals around into new minerals. What type of rock is it?
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Boring Rock
67.
The process where one type of rock can change into another type of rock is known as ____
a)
The rock cycle
b)
Sedimentation
c)
Igneous
d)
Composition
68.
Can a penny scratch fluorite?
a)
Yes
b)
No
69.
Using this scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Apatite
d)
Calcite
70.
What can scratch Talc?
a)
Gypsum
b)
Diamond
c)
Quartz
d)
All of them
71.
How do we classify rocks?
a)
Color, Luster and Hardness
b)
Texture, size and chemical composition
c)
Igneos, metamorphic, sedimentary
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