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6th Grade SOL Practice - 2005

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Venus, the moon, Mars, and the sun are all visible in our sky. All but one of these reflect light from another source. Which of the following produces its own light?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

2.

According to the graph, which air pollutant decreased the most from 1970 to 1991?

a)

Carbon Monoxide

b)

Sulfur Oxide

c)

Particulates

d)

Lead

3.

Which of the following could best be used to demonstrate energy being transformed from electricity to heat?

a)

A magnifying glass

b)

Toaster

c)

Gas oven

d)

Triple Beam Balance

4.

Which process is a physical change?

a)

Rusting iron

b)

Tarnishing silver

c)

Melting ice

d)

Burning coal

5.

Water stored behind a dam is an example of what type of energy?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Chemical

d)

Solar

6.

Fossil fuels such as gas, oil, and coal have what kind of energy?

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Electrical energy

d)

Nuclear energy

7.

After fishing in the ocean, a student left his fishing gear in the sun to dry. Later, he noticed that small white crystals had formed on the rod, reel, and fishing line. Which of these is the best explanation of what occurred?

a)

The water evaporated from the fishing gear, and sand was attracted to it.

b)

The fish that were caught left scales on the fishing gear.

c)

The salt in the ocean water reacted with the fishing gear and caused it to rust.

d)

The water evaporated from the fishing gear, and salt from the ocean was left behind.

8.

What type of energy does the windmill use to do work?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Nuclear

c)

Chemical

d)

Electrical

9.

Because zinc can combine with other substances but cannot be changed into a simpler substance by an ordinary chemical process, zinc is classified as —

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Mixture

d)

Acid

10.

Astronomers view objects in space through scientific instruments known as —

a)

Microscopes

b)

Telescope

c)

Barometer

d)

Hygrometer

11.

In the chemical formula for ammonia, NH3, what does the subscript 3 represent?

a)

The number of nitrogen and hydrogen atoms in each molecule of ammonia

b)

The number of hydrogen atoms in each molecule of ammonia

c)

The number of ammonia molecules that will bond together

d)

The number of nitrogen atoms in each molecule of ammonia

12.

Which of these is a result of burning fossil fuels?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Clean water

c)

Hydroelectric energy

d)

Solar energy

13.

Which of the following causes the Sun to appear to set?

a)

The revolution of the Sun

b)

The rotation of the Earth

c)

The revolution of the Earth

d)

The rotation of the Sun

14.

Which instrument would most accurately and precisely determine the mass of a toy car?

a)

An electronic light meter

b)

A spring scale

c)

A triple-beam balance

d)

A graduated cylinder

15.

The diagram above shows a block from the periodic table. The number six represents the

a)

atomic mass of the element carbon

b)

atomic number of the element carbon

c)

number of neutrons in the element carbon

d)

number of valence electrons in the element carbon

16.

A mixture of iron filings and sulfur can easily be separated by...

a)

Placing the mixture in water

b)

Performing a chemical reaction

c)

Heating the mixture

d)

Using a magnet

17.

A burning candle is in the process of transforming...

a)

heat energy into chemical energy

b)

chemical energy into light and heat

c)

chemical energy into mechanical energy

d)

chemical energy into nuclear energy

18.

Of the states of matter, gas is the only state that

a)

Is fluid

b)

Has mass

c)

Highly compressible

d)

Has a definite shape