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Year 6 Science Review Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does endangered mean?
a)
gone forever
b)
very few of its kind left
c)
find a new home
d)
break down of dead plants
2.
What is one way trash and litter hurt wildlife?
a)
trash blows on their homes and make it messy
b)
animals can't smell the other animals they are looking for
c)
animals try to eat plastic and choke on them
d)
animals don't like to clean up the trash
3.
What is a landfill?
a)
Where garbage gets dumped
b)
air pollution
c)
soil pollution
d)
litter
4.

Using disposable paper cups is much better than washing mugs after each use.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The surroundings in which a person, animal, or plant lives...

a)

compost

b)

environment

c)

recycle

d)

raw material

6.

Meant to be thrown away after one use...

a)

Disposable

b)

Compost

c)

Conservation

7.

Able to be broken down by tiny organisms...

a)

biodiversity

b)

biodegradable

c)

biochemical

d)

biology

8.

To make new things from old materials...

a)

reduce

b)

recycle

c)

refill

d)

repeat

9.

A soil-like mixture made from rotting plant and animal matter...

a)

compost

b)

raw

c)

biodegradable

d)

waste

10.

What is the number one predator in Antarctica?

a)

Wandering Albatross

b)

Leopard Seal

c)

Emperor Penguin

d)

Orca Whale

11.

What is a predator?

a)

Hunter

b)

Hunted

12.

What is the name of the mother's pouch that baby penguins stay under to keep warm?

a)

Warm Pouch

b)

Puffy Pouch

c)

Winter Pouch

d)

Brood Pouch

13.
__________ are fungi that that produce the gas that makes bread rise.
a)
Mushrooms
b)
Athletes' foot
c)
Blue Cheese
d)
Yeast
14.

Which of the following are Environmental Forces of migration? (Check all that apply)

a)

Excessive or Prolonged Drought

b)

War & Conflict

c)

Reunite with Family or Friends

d)

Rising Sea Levels

15.

When an animals move from one area to another at different times of the year it's called...

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

teleportation

d)

driving in a car

16.

Emperor penguins move away from the water to lay their eggs...

a)

to protect their eggs from vultures

b)

to protect their young from seals

c)

to protect themselves from getting cold

17.

Which mammal has the longest migration of any mammal?

a)

Great White Shark

b)

Humpback Whale

c)

California Gray Whale

d)

A pod of orcas

18.

Canada geese fly south in fall to find food. In spring they fly back up north to have their young. What type of behavior is this?

a)

defense

b)

hibernation

c)

courtship

d)

migration

19.

In winter, a bat stays in its cave, and its body temperature drops, its heart rate slows to a fraction of its normal rate, and it is barely breathing. What is this behavior called?

a)

Migration

b)

Hibernation

c)

courtship behavior

d)

territorial behavior

20.
Traveling to a different region during different times of the year
a)
Migration
b)
Communication
c)
Hibernation
d)
Competition
21.

If water freezes into ice, the amount of mass...

a)

gets heavier

b)

gets lighter

c)

stays the same

22.

What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Epicenter

c)

Fault

d)

Plate

23.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?

a)

Collapse of Cavern

b)

Eruption of Volcano

c)

Lightning Strikes

d)

Moving Tectonic Plates

24.

Tsunamis are caused by...

a)

underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

b)

wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

25.

Regular waves are caused by

a)

underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

b)

wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

26.

Which areas are most susceptible to a tsunami?

a)

low lying areas

b)

high areas

c)

middle areas

27.

Which word do we use to describe how big an earthquake is?

a)

seismic

b)

meteorologic

c)

lithosphere

d)

magnitude

28.

What have we used to measure earthquakes?

a)

Richter scale and mercalli scale

b)

ruler and digital scale

c)

book and a wave machine

d)

Magnitude and longitude

29.

On the Richter scale what does the measurement increase by when the measurement goes up one whole number?

a)

factor of 30

b)

factor of 10

c)

factor of 100

d)

factor of 900

30.

A drought is best defined as (two are correct):

a)

The complete depletion of the water supply

b)

When water supply can’t keep pace with water consumption

c)

An extended period of abnormally warm temperatures

d)

Consecutive seasons of low precipitation

31.

Which of the following are man-made causes of drought?

a)

Less precipitation (rainfall, snowfall) than expected

b)

Dam building

c)

Agriculture (Irrigation)

d)

Deforestation

32.

We know a drought has ended when precipitation replenishes underground water.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

How do droughts impact farmers? Choose the correct answers.

a)

Crops may die

b)

Farmers don't lose money

c)

Farmers spend money on irrigation or wells

d)

Farmers may lose cattle

34.

How can we help in a drought?

a)

Use more water

b)

Water the garden

c)

Have deep baths

d)

Save water where we can

35.

Which of the following are possible solutions to drought?

a)

Water conservation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Storing and moving water

d)

Learning about drought and the environment

36.

What is a material that resists, or does NOT allow, energy to flow through?

a)

circuit

b)

insulator

c)

series

d)

conductor

37.

A PATH along which electricity can flow is a ___________________?

a)

light bulb

b)

switch

c)

insulator

d)

circuit

38.

When this circuit is open, the lightbulb is _________?

a)

On

b)

Off

39.

Which is NOT a good conductor?

a)

silver

b)

copper

c)

iron

d)

plastic

40.

Which is NOT a good insulator?

a)

silver

b)

plastic

c)

glass

d)

rubber

41.

What is a material that allows energy to pass through easily?

a)

parallel circuit

b)

rubber band

c)

conductor

d)

electron

42.

Most metals make good _______________________.

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

circles

d)

electrons

43.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

a)

Because copper is shiny

b)

Because copper conducts electricity

c)

Because copper is not magnetic

d)

Because copper insulate electricity

44.

An area of land with a group of energy-producing windmills or wind turbines

a)

Windmills

b)

Wind Farm

c)

Wind Turbines

d)

Generators

45.

A resource that can be used again and again is called?

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

c)

expensive

d)

batteries

46.

Water crashes against ___________ to make a hydropower turbine spin.

a)

metal blades

b)

wheel

c)

door

d)

turbine

47.

Hydroelectricity means energy from?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Sun

d)

Wires

48.

Solar Energy is created by what?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Wind

d)

Water

49.

Solar Cells convert light into electricity?

a)

True

b)

False

50.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
d)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus