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6th Grade Science Final

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which part of the water cycle is "making" clouds?
a)
transpiration
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
accumulation
2.
Which part of the water cycle is "from plants"?
a)
precipitation
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
transpiration
3.
The___________ is the cycle that links all of Earth's solid, liquid, and gaseous water together
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
rock cycle
d)
water cycle
4.
What is the main source of energy that drives the water cycle?
a)
sun
b)
clouds
c)
oceans
d)
wind
5.
The part of the water cycle in which water falls to Earth in the form of rain,snow,or sleet is
a)
forecast
b)
evaporation
c)
air pressure
d)
precipitation
6.
Condensation is a change in a substance from a __________.
a)
solid to a liquid
b)
liquid to a gas
c)
gas to a liquid
d)
solid to a gas
7.
What are natural resources?
a)
Things you buy from the store.
b)
Things that help you learn.
c)
Things that come from nature that are people use for different reasons.
d)
Things that are big.
8.
RENEWABLE RESOURCE IS
a)
A resource that will run out
b)
A resource that will not run out
9.
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
Natural gas
b)
Petroleum
c)
Coal
d)
Wind
10.
Are forests renewable or nonrenewable resources?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
11.
Fossil fuels are _____________ resources.
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
12.
Fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of...
a)
Non-Renewable Energy Sources
b)
Renewable Energy Sources
13.
Weather or Climate? "Typically the rainfall in June is less than one inch."
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
14.
Weather or Climate? "It has not rained this month."
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
15.
Weather or Climate? "Tomorrow it will be cold and rainy."
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
16.
Weather or Climate? "Tennessee has hot and humid summers."
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
17.
A low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water is a...
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
18.
Low air pressure brings...
a)
clear skies
b)
precipitation
c)
fair skies
19.
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
a)
sunny and wet
b)
sunny and dry
c)
cloudy and rainy
20.
Hurricane/typhoon/cyclone are...
a)
extremely cold
b)
describe a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms
c)
extraordinarily great in size, number, or degree
d)
excessively dry
21.
What does a carnivore eat?
a)
Plants
b)
Meat
c)
Plants and Meat
d)
Water
22.
What is a decomposer?
a)
a carnivore that eats dead animals
b)
a consumer that breaks down the remains of dead organisms
c)
the sun
d)
the soil
23.
A synonym for autotroph.
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
24.
Which of the following is a heterotroph?
a)
Whale
b)
Sunflower
c)
Grass
d)
Oak Tree
25.
What is a food web?
a)
a mix of two or more overlapping food chains
b)
the way in which energy flows
c)
the sun
d)
animal
26.
Planets in order
a)
Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranu, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranu, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
27.
When was the big bang?
a)
14.7years ago
b)
14.8billion
c)
13.7 billion
d)
14.7 million
28.
Earth rotates on its axis once every...
a)
month
b)
24 hours
c)
year
d)
12 hours
29.
The Earth rotates on its:
a)
axis.
b)
invert.
c)
revolution.
d)
bounce.
30.
How long does it take Earth to revolve once?
a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
365 1/4 days
d)
365 1/4 hours
31.
What causes seasons?
a)
Earth's rotation on its axis
b)
Earth's tilt and orbit
c)
The moon's orbit
d)
Day/Night cycle
32.
What is air mass?
a)
huge bodies of air that form over water or land
b)
polar region
c)
continental region
d)
maritime
33.
What are the parts of a hurricane?
a)
eye
b)
eye wall
c)
storm surge
d)
all of the above are parts of a hurricane
34.
Calmest part of a hurricane is...
a)
eye wall
b)
outer wall
c)
eye
d)
storm surge
35.
Global climate change can cause...
a)
headaches, nausea & vomiting.
b)
the Aurora Borealis.
c)
flooding, drought & famine.
d)
volcanoes.
36.
Reindeer are herbivores. What does that mean?
a)
they live in tundra
b)
they have a herbal scent
c)
they have antlers
d)
they only eat plants
37.
Greenhouse gases are
a)
mostly released from gardening sheds
b)
primarily argon and xenon
c)
natural part of the atmosphere
d)
always found in humid forests
38.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
To keep us warm
b)
To protect us from solar radiation
c)
To separate the layers
d)
To protect from the cold