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6th Graders CBA Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram below shows a man fastened in a car seat while driving.

Based on Newton's law of action-reaction, which arrow represents the force that the seat belt would exert on the man's body if he had to slam on the brakes?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

2.

A skater pushes off a wall and skates backward for a few meters before stopping.

What statement best describes an action/reaction force pair in this situation?

a)

The wall pushes on the skater when the skater pushes on the wall

b)

The wheels slow down, and the skater stops

c)

The friction of the floor helps the skater travel farther

d)

The skater pushes on the wall and the wheel exert a force on the floor to begin turning

3.

Select the point on the image where the ball will have the greatest kinetic energy.

4.

The diagram models the forces acting on a box.

Which of the following best describes the motion of the box?

a)

The box is moving downward with increasing speed.

b)

The box is moving with constant speed to the right.

c)

The box is moving with constant speed to the left.

d)

The box is moving upward with increasing speed.

5.

Bobby has a toy car that is sitting at rest on the floor. He decides to play with his toy car and pushes it with 3 newtons to the right. Bobby's friend Sam also decides to play with the toy car and pushes it with 6 newtons to the left at the exact same time.

What is the Net Force of the Car?

a)

3 Newtons to the Left

<---

b)

3 Newtons to the Right

--->

c)

6 Newtons to the Left

<---

d)

9 Newtons to the Right

--->

6.

What is the Net Force of this box?

(unit is included in the answer)

(a)  

7.

What direction will the box be moving?

(a)  

8.

Is this object Balanced or Unbalanced?

(a)  

9.

Marshall and his friends like to skateboard in an empty swimming pool. The picture below shows a cross-section of the swimming pool. Several points along Marshall's path have been labeled.

At which point is Marshall's gravitational potential energy the greatest?

10.

GRAVITATIONAL Potential Energy is affected by which of the following?

a)

An object's position

b)

Whether or not an object plays Fortnite

c)

How big an object is

d)

If an object reacts to another element or not

11.

GRAVITATIONAL Potential Energy is affected by what?

a)

How high something is off the ground

b)

Whether or not an object plays Fortnite

c)

How big an object is

d)

If an object reacts to another element or not

12.

GRAVITATIONAL Potential Energy is affected by what?

(a)  

13.

Identify the type of potential energy represented by each item below. (2 per category)

Categorize the following

A Battery

An Airplane in the sky

A bow and arrow

A rubber band stretched back by 20 cm

Wood burning in a fireplace

a pencil sitting on top of a table

Gravitational Potential Energy
Elastic Potential Energy
Chemical Potential Energy
14.

Sort the following into the correct categories of Potential and Kinetic Energy

Categorize the following

A rock sitting on top of a Mountain

You riding your bike safely on the sidewalk

Your cellphone sitting quietly in your backpack where it belongs

Your BFF running to class because they just heard the tardy bell and they will be late

A book sitting on a table

A book falling off a table

Potential
Kinetic
15.

What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?

a)

they repel (push away)

b)

they attract (pull together)

c)

they cancel each other out

d)

the strength of the magnet is doubled

16.
The magnet's shown will
a)
not move
b)
attract
c)
repel
d)
all of the above
17.
Rougher surfaces have ...
a)
greater friction
b)
less friction
c)
the same level of friction
18.
How does friction affect speed?
a)
more friction decreases speed
b)
more friction increases speed
c)
less friction decreases speed
d)
less friction doesn't affect speed
19.
Which force is so low that it causes the man to slip and fall?
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Air Resistance
d)
Motion
20.
Balanced or unbalanced?
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
21.
How will this object move? 
a)
It won't move. 
b)
It will move to the right. 
c)
It will move to the left. 
d)
It will move up. 
22.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

23.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

24.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
25.

Organize these options into Balanced or Unbalanced

Categorize the following

A book sitting on a table

A car driving down the road

Your chromebook sitting on your desk

A bird flying through the air, and a feather falls off of it and falls to the ground

The paper towel holders on the wall

You writing on your paper with a pencil

A brick layed on a wall with mortar

You pulling your younger sibling in a wagon down the sidewalk

Balanced
Unbalanced
26.

Cell theory has three main components. 

Select the THREE parts of cell theory. 

a)

Cells are the Basic Unit of Life

b)

All Cells contain a Nucleus with DNA

c)

All Cells come from Pre-Existing Cells

d)

Cells perform all the necessary requirements for life.

e)

All living organisms are made up of one or more cells. 

27.

Which diagram correctly models the cell theory?

a)

b)

c)

d)

28.

Based on what you know about Prokaryote vs Eukaryote, what type of cell is this?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

Bacteria

d)

Protist

29.

Which of the following are characteristics of a Prokaryotic Cell?

a)

No Nucleus

b)

Primarily Unicellular

c)

DNA floating around in the middle

d)

Has a nucleus

e)

Has a mitochondria

30.

A ​ (a)   is an organism that has to get it's food from an outside source. An ​ (b)   is an organism that can make its own food (through photosynthesis).

Choose from the below words
Heterotroph
Autotroph
Multicellular
Unicellular
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
31.

What is the term for a living thing that can MAKE IT'S OWN FOOD (through photosynthesis)?

(a)  

32.

What is the term for a living thing that HAS TO GET IT'S FOOD FROM AN OUTSIDE SOURCE?

(a)  

33.

When plants engage in photosynthesis, what type of energy are they converting to chemical energy?

a)

Light (radiant) Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

34.

A roller coaster's movement is accomplished by:

a)

radiant (light) energy from the sun warming the ride and giving it kinetic energy

b)

the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy

c)

kinetic energy transformed into potential energy when the ride moves

d)

the transfer of energy to matter

35.

Which energy transformation happens when the blades are spinning as shown?

a)

Electrical to mechanical

b)

Chemical to electrical

c)

Mechanical to electrical

d)

Chemical to mechanical

36.

Match the following

a)
1.

Chemical Energy

b)
2.

Thermal Energy

c)
3.

Light Energy

d)
4.

Mechanical Energy

37.

As the frequency of a wave increases...

a)

The amount of energy it has increases

b)

The amount of energy it has decreases

c)

The number of crests decreases

d)

The particles move in a vertical

38.

Which of the following is an energy transformation evident in a spring?

a)

Elastic to Mechanical

b)

Light to sound

c)

Mechanical to Chemical

d)

Elastic to Thermal

39.

Students build a circuit that has wires that connects a battery to a switch and a fan.

Which energy transformations happen when the students close the circuit and the blades of the fan begin to spin?

a)

Chemical to mechanical to electrical

b)

Electrical to chemical to mechanical

c)

Chemical to electrical to mechanical

d)

Mechanical to electrical to chemical

40.

What kind of energy transformation is taking place when a hair dryer is used?

a)

Mechanical energy is being transformed into thermal energy.

b)

Electrical energy is being transformed into thermal energy

c)

Sound energy is being transformed into electrical energy.

d)

Magnetic energy is being transformed into wind energy.

41.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Law of Conservation of Energy

a)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

b)

Energy can randomly appear

c)

I can destroy energy if I use TNT

d)

Energy is a non-renewable source and will eventually run out

42.

What do waves transfer?

(a)  

43.

What is this type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

44.

What is this type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

45.

What change in a wave will show a change in energy?

a)

Decrease in amplitude

b)

Increase in Frequency

c)

Decrease in wavelength

d)

Decrease in speed

46.

In which wave is the motion of the particles parallel to the motion of the wave?​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Longitudinal
Transverse
Amplitudinal
Surface Waves
47.

Identify whether the following items belong with transverse or longitudinal waves

Categorize the following

Amplitude

Crest

Trough

Particles flow Perpendicular

Compression

Rarefaction

Particles move Parallel

Transverse
Longitudinal
48.

A Wavelength is

a)

The distance between two crests or two troughs

b)

The distance between the equilibrium and the crest or trough

c)

The length of the equilibrium

d)

Top or bottom of a wave

49.

An Amplitude is

a)

The distance between two crests or two troughs

b)

The distance between the equilibrium and the crest or trough

c)

The length of the equilibrium

d)

Top or bottom of a wave

50.

The frequency of a wave is...

a)

How often the wave occurs in a given amount of time

b)

The length between two crests

c)

The distance between the equilibrium and the crest or trough

d)

The distance between two troughs

51.

What happens when the wavelength decreases?

a)

The wave increases in frequency (how often the wave happens)

b)

the wave decreases in frequency (how often the wave happens)

c)

The sound stays the same

d)

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