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SCMS 6th Grade Science Midterm

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The energy an object has due to its motion.

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

2.

Energy an object has due to its shape or position

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Potential Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

3.

The transfer of thermal energy by air or liquids in a cycle.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

4.

The transfer of thermal energy through waves.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

5.

The transfer of thermal energy through direct touch.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

6.

The total energy of all the particles in an object.

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

7.

What is the correct order of the steps of the Scientific Method?

a)

Ask a Question, Background Research, Form a Hypothesis, Test the Hypothesis, Draw Conclusions, and Report Results

b)

Ask a Question, Form a Hypothesis, Test the Hypothesis, Do Background Research, Draw Conclusions, and Report Results

c)

Background Research, Form a Hypothesis, Test the Hypothesis, Ask a Question, Draw Conclusions, and Report Results

d)

Report Results, Draw Conclusions, Background Research, Test the Hypothesis, Form the Hypothesis, and Ask a Question

8.

What is the correct order of the steps of the Engineering Design Process?

a)

Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve, & Ask

b)

Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, & Improve

c)

Ask, Imagine, Create, Plan, & Improve

d)

Improve, Imagine, Create, Plan, & Ask

9.

The scientific term for a living thing.

a)

Being

b)

Creature

c)

Organism

d)

Animal

10.

The parts of a habitat that are living, or were once living.

a)

Abiotic factor

b)

Biotic Factor

c)

Organism

d)

Decomposer

11.

An animal that hunts other animals for food.

a)

Prey

b)

Predator

c)

Omnivore

d)

Carnivore

12.

An animal that is hunted by other animals.

a)

Prey

b)

Predator

c)

Carnivore

d)

Omnivore

13.

an animal that eats only other animals

a)

Herbivore

b)

Decomposer

c)

Omnivore

d)

Carnivore

14.

an animal that eats plants as well as other animals

a)

Herbavore

b)

Fungi

c)

Carnivore

d)

Omnivore

15.

an animal that consumes only plants

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Predator

d)

Omnivore

16.

An extremely cold climate located near the North and South Poles and on the tops of mountains; receives very little precipitation and has no trees.

a)

Taiga

b)

Tundra

c)

Coniferous Forest

d)

Boreal Forest

17.

A forest biome containing trees that lose their leaves each year.

a)

Tundra

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Coniferous Forest

d)

Boreal Forest

18.

A type of forest made up of mostly evergreen trees, or conifers.

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Rain Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Taiga

19.

A biome that gets little precipitation and has very little vegetation. (Temperatures may vary)

a)

Desert

b)

Rain Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Taiga

20.

A forest biome that is humid and rainy for much of a year.

a)

Coniferous Forest

b)

Boreal Forest

c)

Rain Forest

d)

Deciduous Forest

21.

A raging inferno swept through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and into the city of Gatlinburg, Tennessee on November 28, 2016. Is this an example of weather or climate?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

22.

The average high temperature in Nashville for September is 82 degrees. Is this an example of weather or climate?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

23.

A region's altitude, latitude, and proximity to water affect what?

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

24.

It's really windy outside today. Is this an example of weather or climate?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

25.

Mitchell always packs his ski jacket to visit Jackson Hole, WY. Winters are always very cold there. Is this an example of weather or climate?

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

26.

The Rain Forest is the world's most diverse land biome.

a)

True

b)

False, the Deciduous Forest is the most diverse land biome.

27.

Carthage, TN is located in the Taiga biome.

a)

True

b)

False, it is a part of the Deciduous forest.

28.

Energy can never be destroyed, only transferred from one thing to another.

a)

True

b)

False, energy is destroyed during some energy conversions.

29.

Mechanical energy is what is used by your body to break down the foods that you eat.

a)

True

b)

False, chemical energy breaks down the food we eat.

30.

The many different types of life that exist in an environment.

a)

Life Variety

b)

Biology

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Diversity

31.

The place or role that an organism has in its habitat.

a)

Occupation

b)

Niche

c)

Biodiversity

d)

Life Source

32.

A water biome that is not salty, such as that found in streams and lakes.

a)

Freshwater Biome

b)

Saltwater Biome

c)

Marine Biome

d)

Aquatic Biome

33.

A water biome that is salty, such as that found in oceans, wetlands, and estuaries.

a)

Freshwater Biome

b)

Saltwater/Marine Biome

c)

Aquatic Biome

d)

Taiga Biome

34.

What has been your favorite topic in science that we have covered so far?

a)

Life Science (Biomes, Ecosystems, Niches)

b)

Energy (Kinetic, Potential, Mechanical)

c)

Engineering (Scientific Method, Engineering Design)

d)

Weather & Climate