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6th grade MAP

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?

a)

Erosion

b)

Compaction

c)

Conglomerate

2.

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by ______?

a)

melting and cooling

b)

cementation and compaction

c)

Weathering and erosion

d)

heat and pressure

3.

Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Coolig

4.

Igneous rocks form from the __________ of magma or lava.

a)

Pressure

b)

Cooling

c)

Heat

5.

Which type of rock often contains fossils and how do you think this occurs?

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

6.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
7.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
8.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
9.
This rock started as lava that cooled and then was heated and put under pressure over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentar
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
10.

Every living organism is made up of one or more cells

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A Tree

a)

alive

b)

not alive

12.

A River

a)

alive

b)

not alive

13.

Animals cells and plant cells are exactly the same.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Only ____________ cells have a cell wall instead of a cell membrane.

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

white blood

d)

living

15.

All plant and animal cells contain chromosomes with DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Genes are made of the molecule ______________________.

a)

hydrogen

b)

DNA

c)

oxygen

d)

chromosome

17.

A multicellular organism is made of

a)

one cell

b)

multiple cells

c)

unicellular cells

d)

there is no such thing as a "multicellular" organism

18.

This is the brain or control center of the cell.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell membrane

19.

This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that provides cell shape.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

20.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

21.
Bill jogs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  He does so in 267 seconds.  What is Bill's average speed?
a)
about 3 m/s
b)
about 1.5 m/s
c)
0
d)
about 4 m/s
22.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
23.

A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?

a)

10 m/s

b)

1000 m/s

c)

100 seconds

d)

10 seconds

24.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
km
25.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
26.
Which of the following is a unit of distance ?
a)
miles/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
min
27.
Which of the following is a unit of time?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
mi
28.
Which of the following is a unit of speed?
a)
km/hr
b)
hr
c)
km
d)
s
29.
Distance over time.
a)
Travel
b)
Motion
c)
Velocity
d)
Speed
30.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
31.
What is the fastest land mammal?
a)
horse
b)
cheetah
c)
peregrine falcon
d)
mouse
32.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
33.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
34.

A push or pull exerted on an object

a)

balanced forces

b)

force

c)

unbalance forces

d)

average speed

35.

how far an object moves

a)

constant speed

b)

distance

c)

time

d)

unbalanced forces

36.

total distance divided by total time

a)

distance

b)

average speed

c)

unbalanced forces

d)

time

37.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
38.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
39.
You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?
a)
60 N right
b)
10 N left
c)
60 n right
d)
50 N left
40.

Inner planets

a)

Jupiter, mars, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Mercury, mars, earth, venus

c)

jupiter, saturn, neptune

d)

Mars, mercury, saturn

41.

outer planets

a)

Jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

b)

Mars, saturn, venus, neptune

c)

Earth, Mars, Mercury, venus

d)

Jupiter, saturn, Uranus, Mars

42.

Center of our solar systems that governs all movement of the planets?

a)

Milky way

b)

Earth

c)

Sun

d)

Asteroid belt

43.

What is an object called when it enters the atmosphere and is a streak of light?

a)

Meteor

b)

comet

c)

moon

d)

asteroid

44.

Force of attraction between masses

a)

sunlight

b)

friction

c)

atmosphere

d)

gravity

45.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Venus and earth

b)

mars and jupiter

c)

sun and mercury

d)

neptune and uranus

46.

In which kingdom does the organism below belong?

a)

Animalia

b)

Fungi

c)

Plantae

d)

Eubacteria

47.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of luster (shiny)?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
metalloids
d)
Both metals and metalloids
48.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
49.
Brittle
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
50.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal