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6th Science - End of Year Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A process used by scientists to solve problems...

a)

experimentation

b)

Scientific Method

c)

Dividing numbers

d)

Mixing chemicals

2.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

a)

Problem/question

b)

Analyze the results

c)

Experiment

d)

Formulate a hypothesis

3.

What part of the scientific method is usually written in the "If...then" format?

a)

Problem

b)

Question

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Data

4.

Which word means the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another?

a)

autumnal equinox

b)

equinox

c)

umbra

d)

eclipse

5.

The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space is _____

a)

astronomer

b)

axis

c)

astronomy

d)

biology

6.

The earth _____ around the sun which causes our year.

a)

rotates

b)

runs

c)

revolves

d)

migrates

7.

What is the imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth north to south?

a)

pole

b)

stick

c)

axis

d)

orbit

8.

What are the different shapes of the moon you see from Earth?

a)

orbits

b)

patterns

c)

phases

d)

seasons

9.

The moon's gravitational pull on Earth's oceans causes these.

a)

tides

b)

day and night

c)

phases

d)

storms

10.

What object is at the center of our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

the Sun

c)

Jupiter

d)

asteroids

11.

What force keeps the planets in motion?

a)

inertia

b)

rotation

c)

gravity

d)

orbit

12.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

13.

What lies between Mars and Jupiter?

a)

Kuiper Belt

b)

Comet Belt

c)

Asteroid Belt

d)

Saturn

14.

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

15.

A _____ can be described as any push or pull.

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

tide

d)

mass

16.

The strength of a gravitational force between two objects depends on

a)

Mass and distance

b)

size and shape

c)

mass and volume

d)

distance and volume

17.

The amount of matter in an object is called its _____

a)

gravity

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

friction

18.

If someone hears an echo of their own voice, what is the most likely reason?

a)

The walls transmit sound waves.

b)

The walls produce sound waves.

c)

The walls reflect sound waves.

d)

The walls absorb sound waves.

19.

Nancy leaves a loud room full of hammering. The hammering doesn't sound as loud in the next room. Why not?

a)

The wall increases the frequency of the sound waves.

b)

The wall absorbs some of the sound waves.

c)

The wall reflects all the sound waves.

d)

The wall increases the amplitude of the sound waves.

20.

A group of students inside a building can hear a truck, but can't see it. Why not?

a)

Sound can be transmitted faster than visible light.

b)

Visible light can be transmitted through all materials but sound cannot.

c)

Sound can be transmitted slower than visible light.

d)

Sound can be transmitted through the walls, but visible light cannot.

21.

What is energy of motion?

a)

potential energy

b)

stored mechanical energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

kinetic energy

22.

How does energy flow in an ecosystem?

a)

Energy flows from the Sun to both producers and consumers.

b)

Energy flows from producers to the Sun and to consumers.

c)

Energy flows from the sun through producers to consumers.

d)

Energy flows from consumers toward producers and the Sun.

23.

The soil on a plain erodes and grass starts to die. Grazing animals that live there would...

a)

become predators.

b)

become carnivores.

c)

increase in number.

d)

decrease in number.

24.

Living parts of an environment are known as _____.

a)

biotic

b)

photosynthetic

c)

asexual

d)

abiotic

25.

Snakes hunt and kill small rodents as a food source. This is an example of _____.

a)

mutualism

b)

predation

c)

commensalism

d)

neutralism

26.

A tapeworm feeds off a digestive tract of another organism and ultimately harms that organism.

a)

The tapeworm is the predator and the organism is the prey.

b)

The tapeworm is the parasite and organism is the host.

c)

The tapeworm is the prey and the organism is the producer.

d)

The tapeworm is the prey and the organism is the parasite.

27.

Nonliving parts of an environment are known as _____.

a)

biotic

b)

photosynthetic

c)

organic

d)

abiotic

28.

An organism that is brought in from another place and in non-native.

a)

invasive species

b)

native species

c)

cooperative species

d)

premeditated species

29.

Which of these are input devices on a computer? (select all correct answers)

a)

keyboard

b)

speaker

c)

mouse

d)

microphone

30.

What is code for computers?

a)

robots

b)

the program written giving the computer commands

c)

computer games

d)

a virus a computer gets