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6th Grade Science End of Year

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the density of a plastic ball that has a volume of 6cm3 and a mass of 12g? 
a)
2g/cm3
b)
.5g/cm3
c)
72g/cm3
d)
4mL
2.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
3.
The Best Friend's Club uses "invisible ink" to write notes to each other. The invisible ink is actually lemon juice that is clear when it dries on paper, but turns brown when a club member holds a burning candle under the paper. Once it is heated, it is never invisible again.
 What type of change is occurring when the paper is heated?
a)
chemical change
b)
elemental change
c)
physical change
d)
temperature change
4.
Which of the following characteristics is shared by all chemical reactions?
a)
Produce a precipitate
b)
Show a color change
c)
Release heat energy
d)
Form new substances
5.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
6.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
7.
What is made up two or more elements that are chemically combined?
a)
Element
b)
Mixture
c)
Compound
d)
Solids
8.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
9.

Boiling Water

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

10.

Curling Iron

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

11.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
12.
What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
13.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

14.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
15.
A hairdryer converts -- 
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
16.

The following picture is an example of what energy source?

a)

biomass

b)

solar

c)

coal

d)

oil

17.

A disadvantage of this energy source is that it pollutes the air with gases.

a)

hydropwer

b)

wind

c)

coal

d)

solar

18.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
19.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
20.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
21.
Which runner complete the 100 meter race in the least amount of time?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
22.
Which runner started out the fastest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
23.
Choose the BEST example of balanced forces.
a)
a car speeding up
b)
a leaf blowing in the wind
c)
a car moving at a constant speed
d)
a tennis ball bouncing back and forth between players.
24.
Choose the BEST answer that describes how the mass of an object affects its motion.
a)
The greater the mass of an object, the slower the motion of the object.
b)
The greater the mass of an object, the faster the motion of the object.
c)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the force to move the object.
d)
The greater the mass of an object, the greater the distance the object will travel.
25.
The correct equation to calculate speed is
a)
distance/time
b)
time/distance
c)
distance x time
d)
distance/time2
26.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
27.

If you are pushing a chair with 50 N of force and your friend is pushing the opposite direction with 50N of force, what will happen?

a)

the chair moves toward you

b)

the chair moves toward your friend

c)

the chair doesn't move

d)

the chair spins

28.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
29.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
30.

A push or pull exerted on an object is called a.....

a)

force

b)

inertia

c)

motion

d)

space

31.

A measure of the force of gravity on an object is called...

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

inertia

d)

gravity

32.

.............. attracts all objects toward each other.

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

33.

WHAT 2 FACTORS affect the force of gravity?

a)

Mass and inertia

b)

Mass and Distance

c)

Distance and Inertia

d)

Mass and Gravity

34.

As the mass of interacting objects increases, gravity.....

a)

increases

b)

decreases

35.
The way in which a mineral reflects light is called
a)
color
b)
luster
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
36.
The ability of a mineral to resist scratching is called
a)
streak
b)
fracture
c)
hardness
d)
cleavage
37.
Which mineral property is being shown here?
a)
luster
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
d)
fracture
38.

Fossils are often found in this rock.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

39.

This rock is changed by heat and pressure.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

40.

This rock may be formed from magma that hardens.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

41.
_____________ is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Transform boundary
c)
Divergent boundary
d)
Insurgent boundary
42.
_____________ is when two plates move toward each other.
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Allegiant boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Sliding boundary
43.
A _________ is a valley that forms where two plates move apart.
a)
Fissure
b)
Rift valley
c)
Sea-floor spreading
d)
Fault
44.
What new feature forms at a convergent plate boundary where two continental plates collide?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trench
c)
mountain range
d)
none of these features form
45.
Mid Ocean Ridge Formation  is created at this type of  boundary.
a)
Divergent 
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform 
46.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

Continental and Landforms

b)

Oceanic and Mountains

c)

Mountains and Landforms

d)

Oceanic and Continental

47.
You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
48.

Which compositional layer is represented by the yellow layer?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

49.
What is the correct order of Earth's layer starting from the surface?
a)
Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
b)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
c)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
d)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
50.
Which type of cell has no nucleus?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Animal
d)
Plant
51.
Eukaryotes have true nucleus? True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
Mixed
53.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
54.

How do autotrophs get their energy?

a)

They consume other organisms

b)

They produce their own food

c)

They consume dead/decomposing organisms

55.

How do heterotrophs get their energy?

a)

They consume other organisms

b)

They produce their own food

56.

What is a different word for autotrophs?

a)

Producers

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Consumers

d)

Prokaryotic

57.

Which mode of reproduction occurs with only ONE parent cell?

a)

Asexual

b)

Abiotic

c)

Biotic

d)

Sexual

58.

Which mode of reproduction occurs with TWO parent cells?

a)

Asexual

b)

Abiotic

c)

Biotic

d)

Sexual

59.
I have cell walls
I am an autotroph
I am multicellular
What am I?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Unicorn
60.

In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?

a)

Plantae

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animalia

61.
Multiple organisms of the same species describes a
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
62.
What do ecosystems have that the other three levels of organization do not have?
a)
living things
b)
biotic factors
c)
abiotic factors
d)
organisms
63.
Which level of organization is more complex than a population and less complex than an ecosystem?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
64.
Which is an example of a population?
a)
different kinds of bacteria
b)
A group of fish and sharks
c)
deer, bear, and rabbits
d)
A herd of cattle
65.

Biotic can be defined as

a)

the living parts of an environment

b)

non-living parts of an environment

c)

rocks and water

d)

snakes and water

66.

Select ALL the biotic factors

a)

Rotten log

b)

water

c)

dragon fly

d)

bacteria

e)

lily pad

67.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living

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