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ULTIMATE SCIENCE! (Exam Prep) 6th

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the parts of the Earth that sustain life and living organisms is known as the 

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

2.

The ____________ is all the rock material that makes up Earth, from the planet’s outer surface to its center.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Atmosphere

3.
The four spheres of Earth are...
a)
all connected
b)
have nothing to do with one another
c)
does not affect human life
d)
exist only on other planets
4.

All of Earth’s water, including water vapor, makes up the

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

5.

What percentage of the world's water supply is salt water?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

77%

d)

97%

6.

is the transfer of energy caused by the circulation of matter due to differences in density. 

a)

Density

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Gravity

7.

The ______________ is Earth’s hot, dense, innermost rock layer, located below the mantle.

a)

Core

b)

Crust

c)

Mantle

d)

Geosphere

8.

The _____________ is Earth’s hot, middle rock layer, located between the crust and the core

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

System

d)

Core

9.

The _____________ is Earth’s thin, cool, and rigid outermost rock layer.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

Surface

10.

Most of the world's fresh water (69%) is found where?

a)

Groundwater

b)

Lakes and Rivers

c)

Glaciers

d)

Water Vapor

11.

Nitrogen accounts for what percentage of the atmosphere?

a)

18%

b)

48%

c)

71%

d)

78%

12.

Oxygen accounts for what percentage of the atmosphere?

a)

2%

b)

21%

c)

52%

d)

92%

13.

What percentage of the world's water is freshwater? 

a)

3%

b)

33%

c)

93%

d)

97%

14.

The hypothesis that the continents slowly drifted to their current positions after having been part of a single, giant landmass that broke apart is known as:

a)

Continental Mass

b)

Pangaea

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Subduction

15.

The process of _________ occurs when large landmasses move, like when Pangaea broke apart.

a)

Plate Shift

b)

Land Transference

c)

Continental Drift

d)

Landmass Movement

16.

Rock formed from the deposition of dissolved materials, rock fragments, or the remains of organisms

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

d)

Extrusive Rock

17.

Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma on or below Earth’s surface

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Intrusive Rock

18.

Rock changed in composition or texture by heat and pressure

a)

Metamorphic Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Intrusive Rock

d)

Sedimentary Rock

19.

How long does it take for the Earth to complete a full revolution around the Sun?

a)

30 days

b)

255 days

c)

365 days

d)

14 months

20.

How does it take for the Earth to complete a full rotation on its tilted axis?

a)

12 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

36 hours

d)

48 hours

21.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
22.
Which object has the most gravity?
a)
Earth
b)
moon
c)
Jupiter
d)
sun
23.
What is the Sun?
a)
It is a satellite
b)
It is a Star
c)
It is a comet
d)
It is a planet
24.

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

a)

Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn

25.

Which planet is the largest planet in the solar system and is the fifth planet?

a)

the sun

b)

Uranus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

26.

What is the object that all planets in our solar system orbit?

a)

The moon

b)

The sun

c)

The Milky Way

d)

Mercury

27.
A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.
a)
static electricity 
b)
rotation
c)
gravity
d)
orbit
28.

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

a)

Sun and moon orbit Earth

b)

Earth and moon orbit Sun

c)

Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

d)

Earth and sun orbit moon

29.
What planet is eighth in the Solar System?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Mars
30.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
31.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
32.

This table shows the rotation period and revolution period for 6 planets, and Earth’s moon, all relative to Earth’s periods. Which 2 planets have shorter days than Earth?

a)

Jupiter and Saturn

b)

Venus and Mercury

c)

Mars and Jupiter

d)

Saturn and Moon

33.

How long ago was our solar system formed?

a)

10 million years ago

b)

4.6 million years ago

c)

4.6 billion years ago

d)

2 billion years ago

34.

Which is the largest celestial body in our Solar System?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Sun

c)

Saturn

d)

Mars

35.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE
a)
FIRST QUARTER
b)
LAST QUARTER
c)
FULL MOON
d)
NEW MOON
36.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE
a)
FULL MOON
b)
NEW MOON
c)
WAXING GIBBOUS
d)
WAXING CRESCENT
37.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE
a)
FIRST QUARTER
b)
LAST QUARTER
c)
CRESCENT MOON
d)
NEW MOON
38.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE
a)
NEW MOON
b)
FULL MOON
c)
WAXING GIBBOUS
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
39.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE
a)
WANING GIBBOUS
b)
WAXING GIBBOUS
c)
FULL MOON
d)
WAXING CRESCENT
40.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT MOON PHASE
a)
WAXING CRESCENT
b)
NEW MOON
c)
HALF MOON
d)
WANING CRESCENT
41.

How long does it take the moon to complete a full revolution around the Earth and a full rotation on its axis?

a)

27.5 hours

b)

27.5 days

c)

24 hours

d)

365 days

42.

Which has a positive charge?

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

tron

d)

proton

43.

Which number shows the atomic number?

a)

2

b)

4.0026

c)

4

d)

HE

44.

Which number represents the atomic mass?

a)

HE

b)

4.0026

c)

2

d)

4

45.

Which has a negative charge?

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

isotope

d)

neutron

46.

What charge does the nucleus have?

a)

Negative

b)

Postitive

c)

Neutral

d)

Visa/Amex

47.

Which subatomic particles are the smallest?

a)

Neutrons

b)

Protons

c)

Electrons

d)

Atoms

48.

What is Jimmy?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Atomic

d)

Neutron

49.

:What is letter “A.”pointing to?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Atom

50.

What is letter “B” pointing to?

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Atom

51.

What is letter “C”. pointing to?

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Atom

52.
Which number represents the atomic number of this element?
a)
12.011
b)
6
c)
3
d)
12
53.
Which number represents the atomic mass of this element?
a)
12.011
b)
6
c)
3
d)
C
54.

The "C" on this element square is called the...

a)

atomic number

b)

atomic mass

c)

element name

d)

symbol

55.
How many neutrons are in an atom of this element?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
4.0026
d)
1
56.
How many neutrons are in at atom of this element?
a)
3
b)
6.941
c)
4
d)
7
57.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

density

d)

distance

58.
Which has more mass, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
The same
59.
Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, Earth or the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
60.
What is mass?
a)
How much MATTER makes up an object.
b)
How much GRAVITY is pulling an object.
61.
Where would you weight more, on Earth or on the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
62.
Where would you have more mass, on Earth or on the Moon?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
IS THE SAME, mass DOESN'T CHANGE
d)
In both Planets.
63.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
64.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
65.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
66.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

67.

Which model has greater gravitational attraction.

a)

Model A

b)

Model B

c)

Model A and B have the same amount of gravitational attraction.

68.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another. 
a)
True
b)
False 
69.
As distance between objects increases the pull of gravity...
a)
increases 
b)
decreases 
c)
Stays the same 
70.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
71.

The planet Mars has less gravity than Earth. This is because Mars has ___________ mass than the planet Earth.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

the same

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