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6th Grade All Science Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select all of the biotic factors of an ecosystem.

a)

Rivers

b)

Deer

c)

Grass

d)

Rocks

e)

Mushrooms

2.

Select all of the abiotic factors of an ecosystem.

a)

Glacier

b)

Sand

c)

Salmon

d)

Bear

e)

Leaf on a tree

3.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

If a person walks from point A, to point B, and then to point C, what is there distance?

a)

15

b)

11m SE

c)

15m

d)

15m SE

6.

What is the distance travelled if someone walks all the way around the perimeter of the rectangle twice?

a)

30m

b)

0m

c)

60

d)

60m

e)

30

7.

What is the displacement of someone who walks all the way around the perimeter of the rectangle twice?

a)

30m

b)

30

c)

60m

d)

60

e)

0m

8.

If a person walks from point A to point B, what is their distance?

a)

10m

b)

10m East

c)

10

d)

0m

9.

If a person walks from point A to point B, what is their displacement?

a)

10m

b)

10

c)

0m

d)

10m East

10.

From 0 to 4 seconds the object is _________________.

a)

motionless

b)

moving back toward it starting position.

c)

moving away from its starting position.

d)

moving at various speeds.

11.

At what time is the object described by the graph motionless?

a)

7 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

The object is never motionless.

d)

5 seconds

12.

At 8 seconds, what is the objects displacement?

a)

0m

b)

8m

c)

1m South

d)

8m South

13.

If a pizza deliver driver drives 600 meters down the road, and it takes him 10 seconds, what is the car's speed?

a)

60 s

b)

6000 m/s

c)

60 m/s

d)

60 m

14.

A train travelled at 120 km/hr for 3 hours. How far did the train travel?

a)

40 km

b)

360 km

c)

360 hours

d)

40 hours

15.

Which of the following requires a medium to travel through?

a)

visible light

b)

radio waves

c)

microwaves

d)

sound wave

16.

Which type of wave is always transverse?

a)

mechanical waves

b)

electromagnetic waves

c)

sound waves

d)

surface waves

17.

Sound waves are longitudinal, mechanical waves.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Gamma rays have a lower frequency than radio waves.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of the following is true about a transverse, mechanical wave?

a)

The motion of particles is perpendicular to the direction of energy transfer.

b)

They do not require a medium to move through.

c)

The motion of particles is parallel to the direction of energy transfer.

d)

All sound waves are this type of wave.

20.

Select all of the true statements about longitudinal, mechanical waves.

a)

Particle motion and energy transfer are parallel to each other.

b)

They do not need a medium to move through.

c)

They cannot travel in outer space.

d)

Sound is an example of this type of wave.

21.

When a wave bounces off of a surface, this is known as ___________.

a)

Diffraction

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Redemption

22.

Which of the following is an example of refraction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which of the following is an example of diffraction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

What is the major universal force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?

a)

Nuclear fusion

b)

Nuclear fission

c)

Solar energy

d)

Gravity

25.

The property of matter by which it wants to continue moving in a straight path unless acted on by an outside force is known as _______________.

a)

gravity

b)

inertia

c)

momentum

d)

force

26.

The force of gravity from the Sun, in combination with planetary inertia, results in planetary orbits having this shape.

a)

triangular

b)

a perfect circle

c)

random

d)

elliptical

27.

Which of the following is the cause for day and night occurring?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Tilt of Earth's axis

d)

Aphelion and perihelion

28.

A year on Earth is determined by the Earth's _____________.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

Earth's axial tilt

d)

aphelion distance

29.

The seasons on Earth are caused mainly due to Earth's ____________.

a)

rotation

b)

aphelion distance

c)

axial tilt

d)

size

30.

We experience winter in Indiana because that is when Earth is furthest from the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The point in a planets orbit when it is furthest away from the Sun is called ______________.

a)

perihelion

b)

semi-minor axis

c)

major axis

d)

aphelion

32.

We experience our winter solstice in Indiana when Earth is __________________.

a)

at its closet point to the sun, known as aphelion.

b)

at its closet point to the sun, known as perihelion

c)

at its furthest point away from the sun, known as aphelion.

d)

at its furthest point away from the sun, known as perihelion.

33.

If your hemisphere is pointed toward the Sun, which of the following are you most likely experiencing?

a)

Spring Equinox

b)

Fall Equinox

c)

Summer Solstice

d)

Winter Solstice

34.

During winter solstice, your hemisphere is ______________.

a)

neither pointing toward nor away from the Sun.

b)

pointing toward the Sun.

c)

pointing away from the Sun.

d)

having equal amounts of day and night each day.

35.

Which of the following events results in equal amounts of daylight and darkness in a day?

a)

Spring Equinox

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Fall Equinox

d)

Winter Solstice

36.

Which of the following plays the biggest role in causing Earth's tides?

a)

The Sun's gravity

b)

The rotation of the Earth

c)

The Moon's gravity

d)

Earth's mass

37.

What kind of tide is shown in the image?

a)

Low tide

b)

Spring tide

c)

Neap tide

d)

Solar eclipse

38.

Which of following is the term used for a lower than normal high tide, when the Sun and Moon are at 90 degrees to each other with resect to the Earth?

a)

Spring tide

b)

Neap tide

c)

Low tide

d)

High tide

39.

If you see a 1st quarter moon on January 8th in Indiana, what phase of the moon would be seen in New Zealand on the same day?

a)

3rd quarter moon

b)

Full moon

c)

New moon

d)

1st quarter moon

40.

If you see a waxing gibbous in the sky, you know the moon is headed toward what phase?

a)

1st quarter moon

b)

New moon

c)

Waxing crescent

d)

Full moon

41.

Which of the following images shows a waning moon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.

After a New moon, the moon enters into its ___________ phases.

a)

full

b)

waning

c)

waxing

d)

permanent

43.

How long does it take for the moon to make 1 complete revolution around the Earth?

a)

About 24 hours

b)

About 365 days

c)

About 1 month

d)

About 1 week

44.

Which of the following is the smallest level of organization of an ecosystem?

a)

biosphere

b)

population

c)

individual

d)

community

45.

This consists of all of the living things on Earth.

a)

community

b)

biosphere

c)

population

d)

hydrosphere

46.

A group of all of the same organism in a geographic area is known as a(n) _______________.

a)

individual

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

population

47.

A group of interdependent organisms of different species growing or living together in a specified habitat is known as a(n) ________________.

a)

individual

b)

biome

c)

community

d)

cryosphere

48.

Select all of the producers from the following list:

a)

salmon

b)

sunflower

c)

grass

d)

grasshopper

e)

algae

49.

Which of the following organisms is an apex predator in the image of a food web? (Click on the image to enlarge)

a)

butterfly

b)

eagle

c)

thrush

d)

frog

50.

The energy we use to move our muscles originated from what?

a)

The food we eat

b)

The sun

c)

The plants we eat

d)

It is created by our brains

51.

The process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make their own food (glucose) is known as _____________________.

a)

primary consumption

b)

photosynthesis

c)

glycolysis

d)

hunting

52.

Which of the following events would cause a decline in the squirrel population for a given area?

a)

Their is a sudden increase in the number of nut producing trees in the area.

b)

Conservationists come to the area and plant several trees.

c)

A disease infecting bobcats wipes out half of the bobcat population in the area.

d)

A parasite kills 30% of the oak trees in the area.

53.

A non-native organism that has no know predators in its community, and is able to increase its population unhindered, is known as a(n) _____________.

a)

invasive species

b)

predator

c)

prey

d)

extinct species

54.

Which of the following could you possibly experience based on the image?

a)

Total lunar eclipse

b)

Total solar eclipse

c)

Partial lunar eclipse

d)

Annular solar eclipse

55.

Which of the following images shows an annular eclipse?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

What is happening in this image?

a)

Partial lunar eclipse

b)

New moon phase

c)

Total lunar eclipse

d)

Total solar eclipse

57.

What is happening in this image?

a)

Partial lunar eclipse

b)

New moon phase

c)

Total lunar eclipse

d)

Total solar eclipse

58.

If you are seeing a total solar eclipse, then which of the following is (are) true? Select all that apply.

a)

You are standing in the Moon's umbra shadow.

b)

You are standing in the Moon's penumbra shadow.

c)

You are experiencing a full moon.

d)

The moon is blocking out the sun's light.

e)

You are experiencing a new moon.

59.

Which of the following images shows a total lunar eclipse?

a)
b)
c)
d)
60.

Which of the following are characteristics of the inner planets? Select all that apply.

a)

They are mainly made of gases and ice crystals.

b)

They are the smaller planets of the solar system.

c)

They are the giant planets of the solar system.

d)

They mainly have rocky terrain.

e)

Life can exist on one of them.

61.

Which of the following planets are known as the gas giants?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

62.

Which of the following is (are) accurate descriptions of the outer planets? Select all that apply.

a)

The outer planets have shorter revolutionary times than the inner planets.

b)

Their surfaces are mainly made up of rocky terrain.

c)

The outer planets cannot support life.

d)

They are made mainly of gas and/or ice.

e)

The outer planets are much farther from the sun than the inner planets.

63.

Which of the following is the largest object?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Sun

64.

Which phase of the moon would be seen from earth when the moon is at position 4?

a)

full moon

b)

waning gibbous

c)

waning crescent

d)

waxing gibbous

65.

What moon phase is indicated at position 7?

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

waxing crescent

d)

waning crescent