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6th Grade Quarantine Quiz-2nd Edition

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a cycle?

a)

A never ending process

b)

Something that has a beginning and an end

c)

Something that has a beginning but no end

d)

Something that has an end but no beginning

2.

In the water cycle, what causes evaporation?

a)

The land heats the water

b)

The water cools off

c)

The sun heats the water

d)

The Earth heats the water

3.

What is the biosphere?

a)

All the water on Earth.

b)

All the gases in the atmosphere.

c)

All the living things in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.

d)

All the rocks and land on Earth.

4.

What are the layers of the atmosphere from the Earth outward?

a)

Stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, troposphere, mesosphere

b)

Thermosphere, stratosphere, exosphere, mesosphere, troposphere

c)

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

d)

Mesosphere, exosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere

5.

Which layer of the atmosphere protects us from meteors?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Ozone Layer

d)

Exosphere

6.

What processes create sedimentary rock?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Weathering/erosion/compaction/cementation

c)

Melting and cooling of lava/magma

d)

Sediment

7.

What processes create metamorphic rock?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

Weathering and erosion

c)

Compaction and cementation

d)

Melting/cooling of lava/magma

8.

What processes create igneous rock?

a)

Heat and pressure

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

compaction and cementation

d)

Melting/cooling of lava/magma

9.

What does the Theory of Plate Tectonics/Continental Drift explain?

a)

All of the continents were once connected in a giant land mass called Pangea and they drifted to their present day locations.

b)

Only the strong survive

c)

How rocks are created and change form from one type to another

d)

How water cycles from the land to the atmosphere and back around again.

10.

What type of rock would we most likely find fossils?

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Igneous

d)

We wouldn't find fossils in rocks

11.

To find the value of q in the equation
 q6=11q-6=11  
what operation would you do to both sides of the equation?

a)

Minus 6

b)

Plus 6 

c)

Minus 11

d)

Plus 11

12.

What mistake was made in trying to solve the equation?

   x  + 7 = 8x\ \ +\ 7\ =\ 8  
               7 = 7-7\ =\ -7  
                 x  =  15x\ \ =\ \ 15  

a)

Should have added 7 to both sides

b)

Added 7 to 8 but should have subtracted.

c)

Should not have stayed up until 3 in the morning.

d)

Should have multiplied both sides by 7.

13.

In which of these equations does x NOT equal 3?   
Choose one answer

a)

 x+11=14x+11=14  

b)

 x6=3x-6=3  

c)

 x+97=100x+97=100  

d)

I shouldn't have stayed up until x

14.

What are TWO important things to remember when solving one-step equations?

a)

We want to get the variable alone on one side of the equal sign.

b)

The variable should always be on the left of the equal sign.

c)

The equal sign is like a balance: whatever you do to one side of the equal sign, you do the opposite on the other side.

d)

The equal sign is like a balance; whatever you do one one side of the equal sign, you do the same to the other side.

15.

 32k=1532-k=15  
Solve for k. (Hint: This is one of the TRICKY ones! It actually has 2 steps rather than 1 step.)

(a)  

16.

What is the opposite of the opposite of -5?

a)

5

b)

0

c)

-5

d)

-0

17.

What number is represented by the letter d?

a)

5 125\ \frac{1}{2}

b)

4 124\ \frac{1}{2}

c)

5 12-5\ \frac{1}{2}

d)

4 12-4\ \frac{1}{2}

18.

Which expression correctly represents: "The sum of five and the square of seven?"

a)

 5+75+7  

b)

 5+725+7^2  

c)

 52+725^2+7^2  

d)

 2(5+7)2\left(5+7\right)  

19.

Which of these ratios is NOT equivalent to 5:6

a)

500:600

b)

10:12

c)

24:20

d)

25:30

20.

The movie star’s large and beautiful home was palatial.

a)

ugly

b)

tiny

c)

a dog house

d)

like a palace

21.

As the author of the Harry Potter Series, JK Rowlings is a prominent writer in the field of children's literature.

a)

knowledgeable

b)

lucky

c)

well-known

22.

1. What is the value of the expression below when t=8?


7t – 13

a)

56

b)

65

c)

-13

d)

43

23.

Slavery was abolished in the U.S. after the Civil War.

a)

running

b)

outlawed

c)

exchanged

d)

common

24.

Natalie needs no new nail polish.

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

idiom

d)

similie

25.

When I fell off the trampoline, I fractured my arm and wore a cast.

a)

rested

b)

broke

c)

avoided

d)

looked at

26.

The class decided to exhibit the science project during Parents’ Night.

a)

lose

b)

trade

c)

show

d)

eat

27.

I haven't eaten anything in four hours! I'm literally about to die from starvation!

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

metaphor

28.

Typewriters became obsolete with the development of personal computers

a)

popular

b)

careful

c)

outdated

d)

round

29.

The water is as clear as glass.

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

30.

After the rainstorm, the rainbow lit up the sky with vivid colors.

a)

dark

b)

funny

c)

bright

d)

normal

31.

Identify the ways the environment negatively affects human lives (PICK 2)

a)

Natural disasters

b)

Malaria

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Deforestation

32.

The area around what physical feature has the highest population density?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Atlantic Ocean

d)

The Indian Ocean

33.

Which of the following is not true?

a)

The population in the Sahara Desert is sparse because there is a lot of arable land

b)

The population in the Sahara Desert is sparse because of water scarcity

c)

The population in the Sahara Desert is sparse because the climate is arid

d)

The population is most dense in sub-Saharan Africa

34.

The effects of global warming in Antarctica include all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Breaking ice shelves

b)

Loss of habitat

c)

Rising sea levels

d)

Arable land

35.

Which term best describes the problem the town is having?

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Water pollution

c)

Deforestation

d)

Drought

36.

What would work best to solve the town's problem?

a)

Building desalination plants

b)

Promote tourism in the town

c)

Reduce the amount of irrigation

d)

Buy more non-renewable fuels

37.

Which factor is the biggest CAUSE of the changes described in the passage?

a)

Bush fires

b)

Coral bleaching

c)

Carbon emissions

d)

Acid rain

38.

Causes of acid rain include:

a)

Burning coal and fossil fuels

b)

Slow movement of glaciers

c)

Shortage of oil and gas supply

d)

Factories overusing rivers

39.

The PROCESS of arable land becoming arid is known as

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Desalination

d)

Drought

40.

Which term best describes the problem the town is having?

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Water pollution

c)

Deforestation

d)

Drought

41.

One NEGATIVE effect of hydro powered dams might be:

a)

It can damage the river environment

b)

It may be used for irrigation

c)

It can reduce the cost of fuel

d)

It does not produce carbon dioxide