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6th Grade Final Review

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At Dominique's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Dominique find the mode.
12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10
a)
13
b)
12
c)
11
d)
10
2.
Find the mean of these numbers:
2, 57, 38, 42, 6
a)
29
b)
38
c)
50
d)
145
3.
In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Whats the Range?
a)
TWO
b)
SIX
c)
SEVEN
d)
NINE
5.

If I drink a lot of water then I will have to go to the bathroom.


What is the red part?

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

6.

What is the 1st step of the scientific method?

a)

Analyze Data

b)

Compare Results

c)

Ask a Question

d)

Make a Hypothesis

7.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
8.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
9.
Change from standard form to scientific notation: 12,000,000
a)
12.0  x  107
b)
0.12  x  107
c)
1.2  x  106
d)
1.2  x  107
10.
Try to change the number back to standard form:  6.79  x  104
a)
679,000
b)
6,790
c)
67,900
d)
6,790,000
11.

How many more stamps does John have than Kristin?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

12.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled? 
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
13.
According to this circle graph, what is the least popular flavor of Jolly Rancher?
a)
Blue Rasberry
b)
Watermelon
c)
Grape
d)
Apple
14.

Which of the type of map is this?

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Road map

d)

Useless map

15.
a)
elevation
b)
physical
c)
political
d)
road map
16.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
17.
North and South America are in what hemisphere?
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
d)
Eastern
18.
What ocean would you be in if you were at 30 degrees south and 150 degrees west?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Arctic Ocean
c)
The Pacific Ocean
d)
The Indian Ocean
19.

Location D is located at which coordinates?

a)

30oN, 90oW

b)

90oN, 30oW

c)

10oN, 40oW

d)

30oN, 90oE

20.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
21.

Which direction is missing?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

North

d)

Northeast

e)

Southwest

22.
What direction is indicated by the number 1?
a)
northeast
b)
northwest
c)
southeast
d)
southwest
23.
In which direction is Mill River flowing?
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Northwest
24.
What is the elevation of Y?
a)
Between 120-140 meters
b)
Between 100-120 meters
c)
Between 140-160 meters
d)
Between 80-100 meters
25.
Which side of Holland Hill is the steepest?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East 
d)
West
26.
Which of the following is the oldest?
a)
Layer L
b)
Intrusion D
c)
Intrusion H
d)
Layer E
27.

What rock in the Oldest?

a)

Conglomerate

b)

Shale

c)

Breccia

d)

Sandstone

28.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
29.

This picture is an example of . . . . .

a)

Plan View

b)

Profile View

30.

If it is 5:00 pm in Miami, Florida, what time is it in Denver, Colorado?

a)

3:00pm

b)

8:00pm

c)

4:00pm

d)

6:00am

31.

The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. in our time zone. What time will it start in California?

a)

10 p.m.

b)

6 p.m.

c)

5 p.m

d)

11 p.m.

32.

True or false: All world map projections create distorted images of the Earth to some degree. These distortions relate to size, shape, direction, and distance.

a)

True

b)

False

33.
Saturn's rings are made of chunks of 
a)
volcanoes
b)
ice and rock
c)
nitrogen and helium 
d)
ice and 
34.
Heliocentric is where the ____is at the center. 
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
35.
The 2nd planet from the Sun is...
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
36.

Pluto, among others, is known as a ____.

a)

Dwarf planet

b)

Planet

c)

Star

d)

Moon

37.

A large space rock that orbits the sun is called?

a)

Asteroid

b)

Comet

c)

Meteor

d)

Meteorite

38.

Which of the following is NOT a gas giant?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Venus

d)

Neptune

39.

What characteristic does Pluto fail in to become a planet?

a)

Pluto does not orbit the sun.

b)

Pluto is not round.

c)

Pluto does not have sufficient mass.

d)

Pluto does not clear the neighborhood of its orbit.

40.

What causes the most influence on our ocean tides?

a)

Gravity from the Sun

b)

Magnetic field on Earth

c)

Gravity between the Earth and its moon.

d)

Earth's atmosphere

41.

A __________ is the movement of Earth when it travels around the sun.

a)

revolution

b)

rotation

42.
Which moon phase is shown in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/3rd quarter
43.
During which two seasons is neither hemisphere of Earth tilted toward or away from the Sun?
a)
Summer and Winter
b)
Winter and Spring
c)
Fall and Winter
d)
Fall and Spring
44.

Choose ALL the correct statements from the list below. There may be more than one.

a)

It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve once around the sun.

b)

The Earth completes a rotation on its axis every 12 hours.

c)

The Earth's axis is tilted.

d)

The Sun orbits the Earth in a clockwise direction.

e)

The rotation of the Earth makes it appear as if the Sun is moving across the sky.

45.
Which letter would show a cool, bright star?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
46.

What type of reaction occurs at the core of the Sun?

a)

Nuclear fusion

b)

Electrolysis

c)

Acid Base Reaction

d)

Combustion

47.

What is the Sun?

a)

It is a hot ball of solids, liquids, and gases.

b)

It is a hot ball of solids.

c)

It is a hot ball of liquids.

d)

It is a hot ball of gases.

48.
What are dark areas on the surface of the sun that are cooler than the surrounding area?
a)
Prominences
b)
Sunspots
c)
Corona
d)
Solar Flares
49.

What are large loops on the surface of the sun that release a large amount of energy?

a)

Corona

b)

Photosphere

c)

Sunspots

d)

Prominences

50.

The auroras are created when particles from the ________ crash into and mix with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere.

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Meteors

d)

Clouds

51.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 
a)
high
b)
neap
c)
low
d)
spring
52.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
53.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, mantle, inner core, outer core
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
d)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
54.
What is the outermost layer of earth?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
mantle
d)
crust
55.

What is the deepest layer of the Earth?

a)

The outer core

b)

The mantle

c)

The inner core

56.

Which layer of the atmosphere has weather?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

57.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

58.

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

59.

The highest layer of the atmosphere is

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

60.

Weather happens in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

61.
Why is MOST of the freshwater on Earth not available for our use?
a)
All freshwater on Earth is easily accessible for use.
b)
It is frozen in the icecaps and glaciers.
c)
It is surface water.
d)
It is underground.
62.
Landform C in the diagram below is a flat area at the bottom of the ocean where sediments settle.  What is landform C?
a)
continental slope
b)
abyssal plain
c)
continental shelf
d)
mid-ocean ridge
63.
Landform D in the diagram below was formed at a divergent boundary (where plates pull apart) as magma seeped up and solidified to form a series of mountains.  What is this landform?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
volcanic island
c)
continental slope
d)
abyssal plain
64.

Water on Earth is either freshwater or saltwater. What is the percent ratio of freshwater to percent saltwater on Earth?

a)

1% freshwater : 99% saltwater

b)

3% freshwater : 97% saltwater

c)

30% freshwater : 70% saltwater

d)

50% freshwater : 50% saltwater

65.

A river's ________________ is the starting point of the river.

a)

source

b)

triutaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

66.

The place where the river end in the sea or large lake is called the ___________.

a)

source

b)

tributaries

c)

mouth

d)

drainage basin

67.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
68.

What landform can you see in this picture?

a)

Waterfall

b)

V Shaped Valley

c)

Meander

d)

Ox-bow lake

69.

What landform can you see in the picture?

a)

Meanders

b)

Rapids

c)

Estuary

d)

V shaped valleys

70.
A force applied by the weight of air
a)
cold front
b)
air pressure
c)
barometer
d)
humidity
71.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
warm front
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure
72.
An instrument that measures air pressure
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
rain guage
d)
wind sock
73.
The location where warm air mass is replacing a cooler air mass
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
icy front
d)
storm front
74.
The average yearly weather pattern over many years.
a)
weather
b)
air pressure
c)
climate
d)
zone
75.
Rain, snow sleet, or hail that falls from the clouds in the sky
a)
humidity
b)
liquid
c)
precipitation
d)
weather
76.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
77.

Which type of cloud is white and puffy?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

78.

Clouds form during the process of...

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

runoff

79.
Are stratus clouds or cirrus clouds found closer to the ground?
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
80.
Which storm forms over water?
a)
tornado
b)
hurricane
c)
thunderstorm
81.
How a mineral reflects light from its surface
a)
crystal
b)
luster
c)
streak
d)
refraction
82.
The color of a minerals powder
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
hardness
d)
texture
83.
A ranking of a minerals from softest to hardest
a)
streak test
b)
luster test
c)
Mohs hardness scale
d)
fracture
84.
Minerals are inorganic which means that
a)
they were once parts of living things.
b)
renewable
c)
they were never part of anything living.
d)
they are nonrenewable
85.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
86.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
87.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
88.
What is molten rock that has formed deep within the Earth?
a)
Hot Spot
b)
Magma
c)
Lava
d)
Volcano
89.
What is molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface?
a)
Aa
b)
Lava
c)
Magma
d)
Pahoehoe
90.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
a)
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
b)
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
c)
The place where the greatest damage occurs
d)
The point on the surface directly above the focus
91.
Which travels fastest, always being the first detected by seismic stations?
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
92.

A body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water is called a

a)

peninsula

b)

atoll

c)

island

d)

mountain

93.

This picture most accurately shows a(n)

a)

bay

b)

harbor

c)

gulf

d)

delta

94.

A continuous, mostly flat area that consist of few trees and plentiful grassland is called a(n)

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

tundra

d)

escarpment

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