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6th grade trivia

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a warm front

a)

a front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow

b)

front when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes air up (produces thunderstorms heavy rain or snow)

c)

a front where warm air moves over cold air and brings drizzly rain and then are followed by warm and clear weather

d)

a boundary that separates a moist air mass from a dry air mass

2.

True or False:

an air mass is A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is a cold front?

a)

front when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes air up (produces thunderstorms heavy rain or snow)

b)

The temperature at which condensation begins

c)

very cold, very dry stable air mass

d)

A boundary between air masses that don't move possibly causing rain for several days

4.

Which process gives off carbon dioxide?

a)

a. Transpiration

b)

b. Photosynthesis

c)

c. Respiration

d)

d. Development

5.

An animal cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms. What term best describes this animal?

a)

a. Heterotroph

b)

b. Autotroph

c)

c. Producer

d)

d. None of these

6.

Which state o matter has the highest density?

a)

a. Solid

b)

b. Solvent

c)

d. Liquid

d)

d. Gas

7.

A soccer player kicked a ball, which then rolled across the ground. What type of energy transfer took place when he kicked the ball?

a)

a. Electrical

b)

b. Thermal

c)

c. Electromagnetic

d)

d. Mechanical

8.

Which is true about the second tropic level in a food chain or web?

a)

a. It has the most available energy and includes all consumers

b)

b. It has the most available energy and includes all producers

c)

c. It includes primary consumers(heterotrophs), which are known as herbivores

d)

d. It includes primary consumers (autotrophs), which are known as herbivores

9.

Which best describes a mechanical transfer of energy?

a)

a. Moving objects pushing or pulling on another

b)

b. Transfer of warmer energy to cooler energy

c)

c. Transfer of electric charges through conductors

d)

d. Waves transferring energy

10.
What weather instrument measures air pressure?
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
rain gauge
d)
wind vane
11.
What kind of weather instrument is used to measure wind speed?
a)
barometer
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
rain gauge
12.
A high pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Snow blizzard
b)
Sunny and dry
c)
Rain storm
d)
Tornado
13.
A low pressure system means we might have this weather.
a)
Sunny 
b)
A clear sky
c)
Dry day
d)
Stormy or wet
14.
They are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. 
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cumulus 
d)
Stratus
15.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
17.
On which day was the number of sugar cookies made at the bakery greater than the number of chocolate cookies?
a)
Monday
b)
Tuesday
c)
Thursday
d)
Saturday
18.

Control Variables (constants)

a)

observations that do use numbers

b)

any variable that does not change during an experiment.

c)

a prediction and states whether the independent variable will have an effect on the dependent variables

19.

Control Group

a)

a group in an experiment that does not receive the special treatment.

b)

the group in the experiment being tested and receives the special treatment

c)

any variable that does not change during an experiment.

20.

Conclusion

a)

the group in the experiment being tested and receives the special treatment

b)

observations that do not use numbers

c)

the final statement in an experiment-states whether the hypothesis was correct or not and the result/s of the experiment

21.

Procedure

a)

the steps taken in an experiment

b)

facts, numbers, or values obtained in an experiment…usually presented in a chart/table/graph form

c)

the group in the experiment being tested and receives the special treatment

22.

If there was a drought, what effect would happen in the ecosystem?

a)

All the animals would thrive and populations would grow.

b)

There would be a decrease in some of the populations in the ecosystem.

c)

The populations would stay the same.

d)

Every population would be effected and the populations would decrease.

23.

Caleb picks up a rock that has been warmed by sunlight. What method of transferring heat energy makes Caleb’s hand feel warm?

a)

Conduction

b)

Subduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

24.

Which of the following is the force of attraction between matter?

a)

Electricity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Gravity

d)

Momentum

25.
All living things are composed of one or more ______________.
a)
Units
b)
Boards
c)
Cells
d)
Bones
26.
An organism with green sunlight absorbing organelles and cell walls is an autotrophic ____________ cell and found in the kingdom of _________________.
a)
plant, Animalia 
b)
bacteria, Eubacteria
c)
fungus, Fungi
d)
plant, Plantae
27.

lays eggs

a)

birds

b)

amphibians

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

e)

fish

28.

These animal depend on their environment for their body temperature

a)

cold blooded

b)

warm blooded

c)

mammals and birds

d)

fish, amphibians and reptiles

29.

These animals regulate their own body temperature; their blood uses energy to maintain a constant temp

a)

cold blooded

b)

warm blooded

c)

mammals and birds

d)

fish, amphibians and reptiles

30.

invertebrates with soft bodies, some have 1 or 2 shells

a)

cnidarian

b)

annelid

c)

mollusk

d)

arthropod

e)

echinoderm

31.

all animals are:

a)

multicellular

b)

unicellular

c)

autotrophic

d)

heterotrophic

32.

warm blooded, breathes with lungs, has wings and lays hard shelled eggs

a)

birds

b)

amphibians

c)

reptiles

d)

mammals

e)

fish

33.

all animals are:

a)

multicellular

b)

unicellular

c)

autotrophic

d)

heterotrophic

34.

A simple machine that consists a rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wheel and axle

d)

fulcrum

35.

An axe is an example of a

a)

pulley

b)

inclined plane

c)

screw

d)

wedge

36.

A seesaw is an example of a

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

37.

The fixed point on the lever is called

a)

load

b)

resistance

c)

bar

d)

fulcrum

38.

When force is used to move an object across a distance, this is called...

a)

effort

b)

power

c)

energy

d)

work

39.

The device used to raise a flag up a flag pole is an example of a

a)

wheel and axle

b)

lever

c)

inclined plane

d)

pulley

40.
Which of the following does a simple machine do?
a)
allows the users to apply less force over a longer distance
b)
reduce the amount of force needed to do work
c)
change the direction of the applied force
d)
all of the above
41.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
42.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
43.
Name this simple machine. 
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
44.
Which choice is an example of a lever?
a)
Axe
b)
Seesaw
c)
Bottle Cap
d)
Tunnel
45.

work is equal to _____________ multiplied by distance

a)

power

b)

friction

c)

force

d)

acceleration

46.

A simple machine that splits an object apart is a

a)

inclined plane

b)

fulcrum

c)

wedge

d)

lever

47.

How can you reduce the amount of force required to lift an object using an inclined plane (ramp)?

a)

increase the length of the ramp

b)

increase the height of the ramp

c)

decrease the length of the ramp

48.

What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?

a)

complicated machine

b)

compound machine

c)

comprehensive machine

d)

constructed machine