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Year in Review - 6th grade science

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement in an observation about the picture?

a)

There are 3 kids.

b)

It is summer.

c)

The kids are happy because the ice cream truck came through town.

2.

Which statement is an observation about the picture.

a)

People are going to have a picnic in the field.

b)

There are clouds in the sky.

c)

It is spring.

3.

Which statement is an inference about the picture.

a)

There are people on the ride.

b)

The girl in the front has her arms up.

c)

The people are having fun.

4.

Which statement is an inference about the picture.

a)

The batter is wearing a blue shirt.

b)

The batter hit a homerun.

c)

There is a person behind the catcher wearing black.

5.

What is the difference between seeing an object on the TV and seeing an object in real life?

a)

I see both objects the same exact way.

b)

I need a light source to see the object in real life.

c)

I do not need an additional light source to see the object on TV because the TV is a light source.

d)

I do not need a light source to see either object.

6.

True or False

An image on TV is both an object and a light source at the same time.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

What was the reason for completing the activity where you had to find objects around the room?

a)

to show that you do not need light to see an object

b)

to show that we all see the same thing no matter where you are sitting

c)

to show that we need C.O.L.E to see an object

8.

What are the 4 conditions needed to see something?

a)

light

b)

eyes

c)

clear path

d)

brain

e)

object

9.

During the finding object around the room activity, what was the purpose of finding the black box twice, once with the lights off and once with the lights on?

a)

to show that you need eyes to see something

b)

to show that you need light to see something

c)

to show that you need a clear path to see something

10.

During the finding object around the room activity, which item showed that we must have an object present in order to see it?

a)

illusion book

b)

globes

c)

blue Lego box

d)

the main office

11.

Why can the guy see his phone?

a)

The phone is the object and the light source.

b)

There is a clear path to it.

c)

The guy has eyes.

d)

All of the above.

12.

Optical refers to....

a)

nose

b)

eyes

c)

brain

d)

illusions

13.

What is a data table?

a)

It is a place where we record the data we are gathering.

b)

It is a line graph where we can plot our data.

c)

It is a predictions based on what we see.

14.

What is an observation?

a)

When you make an prediction based on what you see.

b)

When you are paying careful attention to events that happen in the world.

c)

A place we record information.

15.

When your eyes see it correctly, but your brain gets tricked.

a)

observation

b)

optical illusion

c)

inference

d)

data table

16.

What is a consensus?

a)

the majority

b)

an illusion

c)

only a few people agree

d)

when no one agrees

17.

What is a pixel?

a)

a huge dot that reflects light

b)

a good observation

c)

tiny dots that act as a light source

d)

the answer the majority of the group answers

18.

What is the path of light to see the beach toys?

a)

Sun hits our eyes so we can see the toys.

b)

The toys have their own light so we can see them.

c)

Sun hits the toys, bounces off to our eyes.

d)

All of the answers.

19.

What is the difference between seeing an object and seeing an object on TV?

a)

To see an object, the light bounces off object to our eyes.

b)

To see the object, we need a light source

c)

The TV is both the object and light source

d)

All the answers

20.
Example of a consumer
a)
worm
b)
bacteria
c)
mushroom
d)
hawk
21.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
22.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
23.
Humans are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
24.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
25.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
26.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
27.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
28.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
29.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
30.
What does a food chain represent?
a)
How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
b)
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
c)
How plants create their own food.
d)
A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.
31.
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
a)
The snakes will increase.
b)
The grasshoppers will decrease.
c)
The eagles will remain the same.
d)
The grasshoppers will increase.
32.
Which of the following would have a negative impact on an ecosystem
a)
constructing highways
b)
planting trees
c)
recycling paper
33.

What organisms will be DIRECTLY affected if the butterfly is removed from the food web?

a)

frog

b)

dragon fly

c)

lavenders

d)

a flowering plan

e)

all of the above

34.

Who has more food choices, the FROG or the BUTTERFLY?

a)

frog

b)

butterfly

c)

hey have the same number of food choices

35.

My particles are not tightly packed but not totally spread-out. My particles are moving freely. What am I?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

36.

I can change to to another form if you heat me or cool me. What am I?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

37.

I have a definite shape and a definite volume. What am I?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

38.

I will take the shape of whatever I am in, and I will fill the container completely. What am I?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

39.

I do have a definite volume and I will take the shape of the container, but I may NOT completely fill the container.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

40.

What happens to particles when we heat them up?

a)

They move faster

b)

They move slower

c)

They all clump together

41.

What will happen to particles when I cool them?

a)

they will speed up

b)

they will spread out

c)

they will clump together and slow down

42.

True or False: When I cool water and leave it at room temperature, it will remain a liquid.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

What causes matter to go from a solid to a liquid

a)

gas

b)

heat

c)

cool temperatures

44.

What is special about menthol?

a)

it goes from a liquid back to a solid at room temperature

b)

it always remains a solid

c)

It will remain a liquid when we bring it back to room temperature

45.

My particles are tightly packed together and vibrating in place.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

46.

I have volume and mass. Therefor, I am considered matter.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

47.

Our classroom window is . . .

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

48.

Check all items that are opaque.

a)

brick wall

b)

sandpaper

c)

glass vase

d)

wood door

49.

Wax paper and tissue paper are both . . .

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

50.

What do I need to smell?

a)

source, object, brain, and bacon

b)

source, object, nose, and air

c)

salt, nose, brain, and wind

51.

My two friends are standing outside next to each other. One is wearing a black shirt and one is wearing a white shirt. Which color shirt will have a higher reading on the sensor?

a)

black shirt

b)

white shirt

52.

My two friends are standing outside next to each other. One is wearing a black shirt and one is wearing a white shirt. Which color shirt will absorb more light?

a)

black shirt

b)

white shirt

53.

Light travels in . . .

a)

zigzags

b)

straight lines

c)

swirls

54.

Why does the pupil get smaller?

a)

to allow less light in

b)

to allow more light in

55.

I am holding the light sensor directly up to a classroom light. What might my reading be?

a)

500 lux

b)

150 lux

c)

2000 lux

d)

1100 lux

56.

What does CER stand for?

a)

claim, excellent, resource

b)

claim, evidence, reasoning

c)

cool, excellent, rad

57.

What number is neutral on pH scale?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

10

58.

True or False

Adding water to a substance will change its pH.

a)

true

b)

false

59.

Which of the following are acids?

a)

baking soda an blood

b)

water and flour

c)

soda and orange juice

60.

What is the range of pH values for a BASIC solution?

a)

0-6

b)

8-14

c)

3-10