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All 6th Grade Science Content

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

a)

Analyze the data

b)

Make an observation or ask a question

c)

Draw a conclusion

d)

Form a hypothesis

2.

What are the factors that can be changed or manipulated in an experiment called?

a)

independent variables

b)

control variables

c)

dependent variables

d)

confounding variables

3.

What is the term for a possible explanation or answer to a scientific question?

a)

conclusion

b)

theory

c)

observation

d)

hypothesis

4.

What are the factors that remain constant and unchanged in an experiment called?

a)

constants

b)

experimental variables

c)

independent variables

d)

dependent variables

5.

Which subtopic of the Nature of Science focuses on making observations and asking questions?

a)

Data Analysis

b)

Experimental Design

c)

Hypothesis Testing

d)

Scientific Inquiry

6.

What is the term for information gathered during an experiment?

a)

results

b)

observations

c)

findings

d)

data

7.

What is the term for a well-tested explanation for a broad range of observations in nature?

a)

law

b)

scientific theory

c)

hypothesis

d)

experiment

8.

What are the factors that are measured or observed in an experiment called?

a)

independent variables

b)

control variables

c)

confounding variables

d)

dependent variables

9.

In a line graph, what does the vertical axis (Y-axis) typically represent?

a)

The dependent variable

b)

The independent variable

c)

The control variable

d)

The confounding variable

10.

In a circle graph, what does each sector represent?

a)

A percentage of the total

b)

The total number of items

c)

The radius of the circle

d)

The circumference of the circle

11.

What is another name for a circle graph?

a)

Bar graph

b)

Pie chart

c)

Line graph

d)

Scatter plot

12.

What is the term for the variable that is measured in an experiment?

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Control variable

d)

Confounding variable

13.

What is the variable that is deliberately changed in an experiment called?

a)

Dependent variable

b)

Control variable

c)

Independent variable

d)

Confounding variable

14.

Which of the following is a scientific law?

a)

Newton's Law of Motion

b)

Darwin's Theory of Evolution

c)

Einstein's Theory of Relativity

d)

Freud's Theory of the Unconscious

15.

What distinguishes a scientific theory from a scientific law?

a)

A theory is an educated guess, while a law is a statement of fact

b)

A theory is a statement of fact, while a law is an educated guess

c)

A theory explains why something happens, while a law describes what happens

d)

A theory describes what happens, while a law explains why something happens

16.

Which of the following is an example of a scientific model?

a)

A globe representing the Earth

b)

A weather forecast predicting rain

c)

A diagram of a cell

d)

All of the above

17.

What is the term for a simplified representation of a more complex real-world object or phenomenon in science?

a)

Observation

b)

Scientific Model

c)

Experiment

d)

Data Analysis

18.

What is the term for the conclusion drawn from an experiment or observation?

a)

Inference

b)

Observation

c)

Experiment

d)

Measurement

19.

What is the term for the process of gathering information through the senses?

a)

Experimentation

b)

Observation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Conclusion

20.

What is the term for the process of another scientist repeating an experiment to ensure the results are consistent and not just an accident?

a)

Replication

b)

Observation

c)

Experimentation

d)

Conclusion

21.

A(n) ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

a)

air mass

b)

cloud

c)

tornado

d)

front

22.

____ humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.

a)

Total

b)

Partial

c)

Relative

d)

none of the above

23.

The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is the ____.

a)

dew point

b)

rain point

c)

wind point

d)

relative humidity

24.

The interaction of air, water, and ____ causes weather.

a)

the Sun

b)

humidity

c)

land

d)

wind

25.

Clouds form as warm air rises, expands, cools, and becomes saturated, and then ____ condense(s) into tiny drops, which collect.

a)

snowflakes

b)

water vapor

c)

smog

d)

smoke

26.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
27.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
28.
_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
moist
d)
dry
29.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
30.

Which of these does NOT cause different climates?

a)

Geography

b)

Elevation

c)

Longitude

d)

Latitude

31.
Which of the following best describes the energy transformations that occur when a flashlight that runs on batteries is turned on?
a)
chemical → light → electrical
b)
electrical → light → chemical
c)
light → electrical → chemical
d)
chemical → electrical → light
32.
The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
33.

As the ball is dropped, the potential energy decreases while the kinetic energy increases. What happens to the total amount of energy?

a)

It decreases

b)

It increases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It disappears

34.

What type of energy is stored in batteries or food?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Chemical energy

d)

Mechanical energy

35.

Energy in the form of moving waves of light

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Electromagnetic Radiation

36.

Where do humans get their energy from? What kind of energy is it?

a)

Food

Radiant

b)

Food

Potential

c)

Food

Chemical

d)

Food

Mechanical

37.

What 2 things does kinetic energy depend on?

a)

Mass

and

Speed

b)

Shape

and

Position

c)

Mass

and

Color

d)

Speed

and

Position

38.

What 2 things does potential energy depend on?

a)

Position

and

motion

b)

Mass

and

Height

c)

Position

and

color

d)

Speed

and

Mass

39.

A pendulum is given potential energy by being pulled up to location W. At which location does the pendulum have maximum kinetic energy?

a)

Location W

b)

Location X

c)

Location Y

d)

Location Z

40.
A stretched rubber band.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
41.

Match the description to the graph:

"The car is stopped."

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
43.

a change in an objects speed or direction

a)

speed

b)

velocity

c)

acceleration

d)

motion

44.

The acceleration of an object as produced by net force. F = m*a

a)

Newton's 1st Law

b)

Motion

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Newton's 3rd Law

45.

An object at rest stay at rest and an object in motion stays in motion until acted upon by an unbalanced force.

a)

Newton's 3rd Law

b)

Force

c)

Newton's 2nd Law

d)

Newton's 1st Law

46.
What type of friction is not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
47.
the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
mass
d)
frame of reference
48.

Which of these has the strongest gravity?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Jupiter

d)

Sun

e)

Venus

49.

If I drop a large rock and a small rock from the same height at the same time, which one will hit the ground first?

a)

the large rock

b)

the small rock

c)

both will hit at the same time

50.

______________ is a force that always acts in the direction opposite of motion.

a)

applied

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

normal

51.

This sphere contains all of the solid water on Earth

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Geosphere

e)

Cryosphere

52.
This part of the Earth System includes the crust, mantle, and core.
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
53.
A monkey is:
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
54.
Bats find shelter in caves:
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Biosphere-Geosphere
c)
Geosphere-Hydrosphere
d)
Atmosphere-Hydrosphere
55.

A scientist collects water samples from a river near a volcano. This scientist is collecting data about the _______

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

56.

Heat transfer is really neat! It always goes from

a)

hot to cold

b)

cold to hot

c)

top to bottom

d)

bottom to top

57.

Deep currents are caused mainly by differences in salinity and _____.

a)

winds

b)

gases dissolved in the water

c)

the Coriolis Effect

d)

water temperature

58.

Surface currents and deep ocean currents join together to make

a)

the East Australian Current

b)

warm currents

c)

the global conveyor belt

d)

the Coriolis Effect

59.

Energy transferred by particles touching each other

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Mechanical wave

d)

Radiation

60.

This picture is an example of ________.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Mechanical wave

d)

Radiation

61.

Refer to the diagram of the winds and currents to answer the question.


Which of the following best explains the curvature of the arrows for the westerlies and the trade winds?

a)

The ocean currents create winds flowing in a similar direction to the current.

b)

The Coriolis effect causes the winds to curve that way because the Earth rotates from left to right.

c)

The Coriolis effect causes the winds to curve that way because the Earth rotates from right to left.

d)

The sun is shining and warming the air from the right side of this diagram.

62.
Surface currents are mainly caused by
a)
The Coriolis Effect
b)
Cold and Warm Water
c)
Convection
d)
Wind
63.

The Gulf Stream is an example of a  _______________

a)

upwelling

b)

surface current

64.
What kind of breeze is this and when would it form?
a)
Land breeze - daytime
b)
Land breeze - nighttime
c)
Sea breeze - daytime
d)
Sea breeze - nighttime
65.

The build up of land by depositing of soil and sediment in a new location.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Destruction

66.

Small bits of weathered rock

a)

Weatherbits

b)

Sediments

c)

Deposited

d)

Erosion

67.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
during photosynthesis
b)
when roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock
c)
when the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves
d)
Plants don't weather rocks
68.
When moving water leaves soil behind, it is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
corrosion
d)
deposition
69.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
70.

The carrying away of rocks and soil from one place to another

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

glacier

d)

earthquake

71.

Sand dunes are created by . . .

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

waves

d)

gravity

72.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
acid rain
c)
permeability
d)
abrasion
73.

All the following are characteristics of living things, Except...

a)

Can Reproduce

b)

Made of Cells

c)

Can Grow

d)

Needs Energy

e)

Can Move

74.

Which of the following image contains cells?

a)
b)
c)
d)
75.
How do we know that coral is alive? 
a)
It grows.
b)
It reproduces.
c)
It uses energy. 
d)

It is made of cells

e)

All of the above

76.

Which of the pictures shows a unicellular (single-celled) organism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
77.

Match the following

a)
1.

Producer

b)
2.

Omnivore

c)
3.

Carnivore

d)
4.

Herbivore

e)
5.

Scavenger

78.

Bacteria contains...

a)

Viruses

b)

A nucleus with a virus cell

c)

One cell, no nucleus but has a different structure and chemical processes from those of Archaea

d)

None of the above

79.

A group of similar, closely related organisms

a)

genus

b)

species

c)

domain

d)

taxonomy

80.

the scientific study of how organisms are classified is

a)

toxicity

b)

taxidermy

c)

taxonomy

d)

domain

81.

the broadest level of organisation is

a)

kingdom

b)

domain

c)

class

d)

species

82.

What are the names of the three domains of life?

a)

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

b)

Bacteria, Archaea, Animalia

c)

Archaea, Plantista, Animalia

d)

Life, Animals, Plants

83.

Which body system eliminates pathogens and sicknesses from invading the body?

a)

excretory system

b)

nervous system

c)

immune system

d)

respiratory system

84.

The stomach is part of which organ system?

a)

digestive system

b)

respiratory system

c)

excretory system

d)

nervous system

85.

Reorder the following from smallest to largest structures in a multicellular organism from left to right ----->.

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ System

e)

Organism

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
86.

Which organelle controls the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplast

87.

Which of these organelles would NOT be a part of an animal cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell membrane

d)

mitochondria

88.

The ________ contains DNA and acts as the control center of the cell.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

None of the above

89.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To control what comes in and out of the cell

b)

To break down food inside the cell

c)

to serve as a barrier

d)

to eat the cells food

90.

Which of these organisms are not eukaryotes?

a)

Yeast

b)

Algae

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

91.

Nickname: The shippers

Function: Packages, modifies, and transports.

Found in: Plant and animal

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Chloroplast

92.
The main purpose of the ____________ system is to break food particles into pieces that can be used.
a)
circulatory
b)
respiratory
c)
digestive
d)
skeletal
93.
___________ are the building blocks of life.
a)
cells
b)
legos
c)
blocks
d)
blood
94.
When tissues come together, they form ___________.
a)
cells
b)
atoms
c)
organs
d)
systems
95.
In multicellular organisms, tissues are comprised of _______.
a)
organs
b)
systems
c)
cells
d)
blood

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