Worksheets6th Grade End of Year Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
What is true about ALL chemical changes?
They all produces gas/bubbles/fizzing
They all have a temperature change (hotter/colder)
They all change colors
They all produce NEW and DIFFERENT substances
In class, a teacher places a balloon filled with baking soda over a flask filled with vinegar. When the powder falls into the flask and combines with the vinegar, the balloon inflates (fills up with air). What evidence is there that a chemical change occurs?
The powder and liquid combine
A gas is produced that fills up the balloon.
There is no evidence that a chemical reaction to place
The powder stayed solid so it is considered a precipitate
Check all of the words that may indicate a Physical Change:
Melting
Freezing
Burning
Mixing
Precipitate formed
Choose all of the words that may indicate a chemical change has occurred.
Burning
Evaporating
Dissolving
Odor change
Energy change (sound,light, temp)
A balance and a graduated cylinder are used to determine the density of a mineral sample. The sample has a mass of 14.7 g and a volume 2.2 cm3. What is the density of the mineral sample?
0.15 g/cm3
32 g/cm3
13 g/cm3
6.7 g/cm3
Which statement does NOT correctly compare silicon with element?
silicon is a better conductor of electricity than sulfur
silicon conducts electricity as well as copper does
silicon is a solid at room temperature, but argon is a gas.
silicon is less malleable that silver
a bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. When the rider reaches the top of the hill, she stops to rest. Then she travels down the hill. The diagram shows the rider in the three different positions. Which of these correctly describes the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the bicycle rider?
When the rider is at the top the hill, her potential energy is the greatest, and her kinetic energy is the least.
as the rider moves up the hill, her kinetic energy increases, and her potential energy decreases.
when the rider goes down the hill, her potential energy increases, and her kinetic energy decreases.
as the rider reaches the bottom of the hill, her kinetic energy and her potential energy decreases.
If the graduated cylinder had 10 mL of water before a marble was placed in it, what is the volume of the marble?
10 mL
13 mL
3 mL
5 mL
If a substance had a mass of 27g and a volume of 10mL, which substance could it be?
Aluminum
Iron
Lead
Tin
A renewable source of energy produced from the natural movement of water.
Pollution
Hydropower
Nuclear Power
Renewable
Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use.
Greenhouse Gases
Solar Resources
Energy Resources
Geothermal Energy
An energy resource such as trees or wind that is replaceable by natural means.
Recycling
Nonrenewable
Hydropower
Renewable
A natural non-renewable fuel such as coal, oil or natural gas, formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Natural Gas
Fossil Fuels
Conservation
Nonrenewable
An energy resource that takes million of years to form from the remains of plants and animals, such as coal, oil and natural gas.
Conservation
Solar Resources
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Effort to wisely use, distribute and protect valuable resources such as fresh water, soil, unique environments and energy resources.
Conservation
Solar Resources
Renewable
Fossil Fuels
The energy related to the motion of an object is called —
potential energy
kinetic energy
electrical energy
chemical energy
According to the above diagram, at what point would the roller coaster car have the greatest potential energy?
3
4
5
6
A rock that falls off a cliff represents both potential and kinetic energy. Which statement best represents the energy transformation involved in this scenario?
As the potential energy decreases, the kinetic energy decreases.
As the potential energy increases, the kinetic energy increases.
As the potential energy decreases, the kinetic energy increases.
As the potential energy increases, the kinetic energy stays the same.
The diagram represents two students pushing and pulling an object in the same direction. Which statement best describes the result of the forces?
The object will not move because the forces are not the same.
The object will move in the direction of the combined forces.
The lesser force applied is not enough to move the object.
The combined forces on the object cancels each other out.
During an investigation, students placed a toy car at the top of a ramp and recorded the distance and time at different intervals. The graph below is a record of their data. What is the average speed of the toy car in the investigation?
0.25 m/s
4.0 m/s
5.0 m/s
20 m/s
A student used a wind-up toy to determine the distance the toy could travel in 10 seconds. At one point, the toy stopped and the student had to rewind it.
At what time interval was the toy stopped?
0-2 s
2-5 s
5-7s
7-12s
What was occurring from point B to point C?
What is occurring from point A to point B?
A student who is feeling cold briskly rubs her hands on her bare arms. What energy transformation is the student using to feel warmer?
Mechanical ➡ Thermal
Thermal ➡ Chemical
Light ➡ Thermal
Electrical ➡ Thermal
Which object works by changing chemical energy to mechanical energy?
The energy contained in the nucleus of atoms. _______________energy.
Nuclear
Chemical
Radiant
Electrical
Thermal
When a battery is used to light a flashlight, like the one pictured below, what energy transformation occurs?
Thermal ➡ Electrical
Chemical ➡ Light
Light ➡ Thermal
Sound ➡ Light
boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
transform boundary
Ring of Fire
a tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other
divergent boundary
transform boundary
convergent boundary
continental drift (Pangea)
a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
transform boundary
seafloor spreading
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?
No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.
Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.
yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.
No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.
The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. What claim can be made about the Ring of Fire from this information?
It is the only place on Earth where earthquakes can happen.
The edges of the tectonic plates are moving in this area.
It represents the areas where tectonic plates are the thickest.
It has been getting larger since Earth first formed.
In what layers does heat circulate and help drive tectonic plate movments?
Crust
Mantle
Outer Core
Inner Core
True or False? Minerals are the building blocks of rocks.
True
False
What determines the gravitational strength of an object?
Mass and weight
Mass and distance
Distance and density
Density and mass
What force attracts a body toward the center of another physical body having mass?
gravitropism
gravity
astrobiology
none of these
A basketball and a volleyball are roughly the same size but have different mass. In Science class, students conducted an experiment of what would happen if both were dropped from the roof of the school. What do you think the students saw?
both balls hit the ground at the same time due to the force of gravity being equal on both balls
the basketball hit slightly before the volleyball because it has a little more mass than the volleyball
the volleyball hit first because it is lighter and therefore accelerates faster than the basketball with more mass
none of these
Why do planets orbit the Sun?
The Sun is the only celestial object that has a gravitational pull.
The Sun's chemical composition makes it attract planets.
Only celestial bodies that emit light, like the Sun, can be at the center of an orbit.
The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system, so it exerts the greatest gravitational pull.
Which of the following represents characteristics of the four planets closest to the Sun?
larger planets
gas planets
rocky (terrestrial) planets
4 or more moons
Scientists observed a rocky, rotating object orbiting in space. It was 250 km wide. The rocky object was located several times farther away from the Sun than the Earth. The object is most likely —
Venus
the Moon
Mars
an asteroid
According to the Mass of Planets table below, on which planet would a person weigh the least?
Jupiter
Venus
Mercury
Earth
A scientist is trying to decide whether an organism is unicellular or multicellular. Which information would help the scientist most to make her decision?
size of the cells of the organism
what the organism eats
how many types of cells are in the organism
how fast the organism grows
What is the smallest and most basic unit of life?
The human
The organism
The cell
The earth
A scientist found some weird slime near a pond. What would he need to do to determine if some part of the slime were a living thing?
Stir up the slime and see if anything moves
Look with a microscope for the presence of cells
Put the slime in the pond and see what happens
Collect some slime and see if anything grows from it
Plants & animals have some things in common. Like all living things, one of the things they have in common is
They learn how to do many things
They all communicate with each other
They all consume some other organism for energy
They all are made of one or more cells
Which is true?
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells
Cells are mostly the same size
What type of cell is this?
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
What type of cell is this?
Prokaryotic cell
Eukaryotic cell
What do prokaryotic cells & eukaryotic cells have in common?
Both have a nucleus
Both are found in multicellular organisms
Both have genetic material
Both have a cell wall
What identifies this cell as eukaryotic?
presence of DNA
presence of a cell membrane
presence of a nucleus
absence of DNA
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
Protista and Plantae
Fungi and Plantae
Plantae and Animalia
Which of the following kingdoms includes organisms that are single-celled eukaryotes that can be either heterotrophic or autotrophic?
protista (protists)
Animals (Animalia)
Fungi
Plantae (Plants)
An organism that is multicellular, reproduces sexually, and makes its own food (autotrophic) is classified into which taxonomic kingdom?
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Protista
All living things or organisms in an ecosystem are
abiotic factors
biotic factors
none
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
alive
biotic
abiotic
living
What is the difference between the biotic
and abiotic factors?
Biotic are the living things and abiotic are nonliving things.
Biotic are the nonliving things and abiotic are living things.
A hollow, sealed glass sphere contains sand, water, air, algae, and tiny brine shrimp. The sphere is a model ecosystem. Which of these is a biotic factor of this ecosystem?
air
algae
sand
water
What terms should replace X and Y in the table?
elements; compounds
abiotic; biotic
microscopic; macroscopic
natural; man-made
