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6th grade Science Final

Total questions: 146

Worksheet time: 3hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which color of light is produced when all of the colors of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum are combined?
a)
gray
b)
white
c)
black
2.
Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
a)
red
b)
green
c)
violet
d)
yellow
3.
As the loudness of a sound wave increases, which will also increase?
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
velocity
d)
wavelength
4.
An echo is a sound wave that has been
a)
absorbed.
b)
refracted.
c)
scattered.
d)
reflected
5.

what is a wave?

a)

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

b)

A disturbance that transfers matter from one place to another

c)

energy that makes particles move

d)

any type of matter that vibrates back and forth

6.

sound is caused by

a)

vibrations

b)

magic

c)

the speed of light

d)

reflection

7.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
8.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
9.
Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?
a)
Refract
b)
Absorb
c)
Reflect
d)
prism
10.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
11.

The speed of light is slowest in which medium?

a)

cold air

b)

outer space

c)

pond water

d)

window glass

12.

The loudness of a sound wave depends on which of these?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

pitch

d)

wavelength

13.

The more energy a wave has, the greater its _____ will be.

a)

speed

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

14.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
The highest point on a wave
a)
trough
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
16.

A type of material that scatters light as it passes through.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

emitted

17.

A type of material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it.

a)

transparent

b)

emitted

c)

opaque

d)

translucent

18.

A type of material that transmits light without scattering it.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

emit

19.

The lowest part of a transverse wave

a)

crest

b)

refraction

c)

translucent

d)

trough

20.

The highest part of a transverse wave

a)

crest

b)

refraction

c)

translucent

d)

trough

21.
What causes an echo?
a)
Sound waves are absorbed by an object.
b)
Sound waves are transmitted through an object.
c)
Sound waves are reflected off an object.
d)
Sound waves completely disappear.
22.

What are the primary colors of light?

a)

red

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

23.

How would an orange look under a blue light?

a)

disappear

b)

red

c)

white

d)

black

24.
Band of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.
a)
Spectrum
b)
Space
c)
Prism
d)
Refraction
25.
What do bats and dolphins use to find things? 
a)
their eyes
b)
their ears
c)
echolocation
26.
You will see a flash of lightening before you hear the thunder that goes with it because-
a)
the eye is quicker than the ear
b)
thunder occurs much later than lightening
c)
sound travels faster through the  atmosphere than light
d)
light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound
27.

Which color in the visible spectrum of light has the longest wavelength?

a)

Indigo

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Violet

28.

Which color waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

29.

An object that separates white light into all the colors.

a)

microscope

b)

prism

c)

shadow

d)

telescope

30.

Name the light phenomenon above.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Dispersion

d)

Scatteting

31.

Which of the images best describes the absorption of light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Which of the images best describes the reflection of light?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Scientists use electromagnetic waves to detect supernovas in space. Why are electromagnetic waves used instead of sound waves?

a)

Electromagnetic waves can travel in vacuums.

b)

Electromagnetic waves cannot be absorbed.

c)

Electromagnetic waves travel slower than sound waves.

d)

Electromagnetic waves are created by physical vibrations.

34.

What is the term for combining 2 or more atoms together?

a)

atoms

b)

elements

c)

molecules

d)

All of the above

35.

All matter is made of what

a)

energy

b)

atoms

c)

electrons

d)

compounds

36.

What does the atomic number represent?

a)

how many atoms are in a group.

b)

how much an atom weighs.

c)

the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.

37.
A molecule is made up of ____ or more atoms.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.
The number of atoms it would take to make a molecule of water.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.

What is the sum of an atom's protons and neutrons called?

a)

atom

b)

atomic theory

c)

atomic mass

d)

atomic number

40.
Which of these is the proton.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None
41.
Which of these is the neutron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None
42.
Matter is anything that has ____________ and takes up space.
a)
mass
b)
force
c)
power
d)
motion
43.
Beryllium has how many protons?
a)
4
b)
9.0122
c)
2
d)
5
44.
Beryllium has how many neutrons?
a)
4
b)
9.0122
c)
5
d)
13.0122
45.
Beryllium has how many electrons?
a)
4
b)
9.0122
c)
2
d)
5
46.
The atomic mass for Carbon is
a)
6
b)
12.011
c)
C
d)
Ca
47.

Identify the number of hydrogen atoms in the chemical formula H2OH_2O .

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

48.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

Melting ice

b)

Burning wood

c)

Tearing paper

d)

Dissolving sugar in water

49.

What is the main source of energy for producers in a food chain?

a)

Water

b)

Sunlight

c)

Soil

d)

Oxygen

50.

Which of the following best describes a nonmetal?

a)

Shiny and malleable

b)

Dull and brittle

c)

Conducts electricity

d)

Magnetic

51.

Which of the following processes is an example of a physical change?

a)

Rusting of iron

b)

Boiling water

c)

Baking a cake

d)

Burning paper

52.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Freezing water

b)

Cutting wood

c)

Digesting food

d)

Mixing sand and salt

53.

Using the periodic table, identify the group of elements known for their lack of reactivity.

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble gases

d)

Transition metals

54.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning a candle

b)

Rusting iron

c)

Melting ice

d)

Baking bread

55.

Objects in motion have ___ energy.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

56.

Objects at rest have ___ energy.

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

57.

The energy stored in an object is called ____________.

a)

joule

b)

kinetic

c)

potential

58.

A teacher throws a tennis ball straight up into the air. At what point does the ball have the most potential energy?

a)

Right after the ball leaves the teacher’s hand.

b)

When the ball is at its highest position

c)

Just before the ball hits the ground

59.

A teacher throws a tennis ball straight up into the air. At what point does the ball have the most kinetic energy?

a)

Right after the ball leaves the teacher’s hand.

b)

When the ball is at its highest position

c)

Just before the ball hits the ground

60.
Like poles of a magnet do what?
a)
repel
b)
attract 
c)
nothing 
61.
Unlike poles of a magnet do what?
a)
repel
b)
attract
c)
nothing 
62.
What do you make if you wrap a current-carrying wire around an iron bolt?
a)
electromagnet
b)
electric motor
c)
generator
63.

Which of the following is flowing through the electromagnet above?

a)

electric current

b)

magnetic current

c)

magnetic energy

d)

chemical energy

64.

What energy transformation occurs in this device?

a)

electrical energy to mechanical energy

b)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

c)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

d)

mechanical energy to electrical energy

65.

How is the device above different from an electric motor?

a)

Electric motors turn mechanical energy into electrical energy.

b)

Electric motors turn electrical energy into mechanical energy.

c)

Electric motors turn chemical energy into mechanical energy.

d)

Electric motors turn mechanical energy into chemical energy.

66.

3) What kind of energy change does a generator perform?

a)

Mechanical to electrical

b)

Electrical to mechanical

c)

Chemical to electrical

d)

Thermal to mechanical

67.
The buildup of charges on an object is called
a)
static discharge
b)
positive charge
c)
static electricity
d)
negative charge
68.
According to Ohm’s law, resistance is equal to voltage divided by
a)
time
b)
conduction
c)
current
d)
potential
69.
A complete, unbroken path through which electric charges can flow is a(n)
a)
electric circuit
b)
electrical resistance
c)
magnetic field line
d)
magnetic pole
70.
Materials through which charge can flow easily are called
a)
insulators
b)
resistors
c)
conductors
d)
magnets
71.
An example of an insulator is
a)
rubber
b)
copper
c)
silver
d)
iron
72.
The unit of measure for voltage is the 
a)
Volt
b)
Amp
c)
Ohm
73.
Every magnet, regardless of its shape, has two.....
a)
magnetic poles.
b)
magnetic fields.
c)
magnetic charges
d)
magnetic needles
74.
Magnetic poles that are unlike......
a)
attract each other.
b)
repel each other.
c)
do not interact.
d)
point in the same direction.
75.

A complete circuit through which electricity flow

a)

Closed circuit

b)

Open circuit

c)

Pathway

d)

None of the above

76.

An incomplete electrical circuit in which no electricity flows

a)

Closed Circuit

b)

Open Circuit

c)

Pathway

d)

Both A and B

77.

Levi is wanting to light a bulb. What does he need to get the bulb to light?

a)

A battery and a balloon

b)

A battery and a wire

c)

A paper clip and a wire

d)

A switch and a wire

78.

A series circuit has ____ path(s) that the electric current can take.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

More than one

79.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
80.

Which statement is true?

a)

Lights in the series circuit are brighter than the parallel.

b)

Lights in the parallel circuit are brighter than the series.

c)

Both circuits have the same brightness

d)

Neither circuit will light the bulbs

81.
Pick the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
b)
Energy will freely flow in this circuit.
c)
This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.
d)
This circuit will not work because there is no switch.
82.
Generators are devices that convert _____ energy into _____ energy.
a)
chemical; mechanical
b)
mechanical; electrical
c)
electrical; mechanical
d)
potential; kinetic
83.

...has only one path for the flow of electricity.

a)

circuit

b)

series circuit

c)

conductor

d)

resistor

84.

...has multiple paths for the flow of electricity.

a)

parallel circuit

b)

insulator

c)

resistor

d)

electrolyte

85.

material through which an electric charge could flow easily

a)

insulator

b)

fuse

c)

conductor

86.

material through which an electric charge does not flow easily

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

voltage

87.

The place from which electrical current is produced such as a battery, a wall outlet, a generator, or a solar panel.

a)
Current transformer
b)

Voltage Source

c)

Power regulator

d)
Electrical device
88.

What causes charges to move in a circuit?

a)

voltage

b)

energy

c)

electricity

d)

magnetism

89.

Select ALL the phases of matter

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Liter

e)

Gram

90.

What is the tool used to measure mass?

a)
b)
c)
d)
91.

What is the tool used to measure the volume of this?

a)
b)
c)
d)
92.

Volume is a measurement of:

a)

the amount of particles a substance has.

b)

the space an object occupies

93.

What will never change, no matter where you are in the universe?

a)
mass
b)
weight
94.

Solids, liquids, ____________, and plasma are the four ___________ of matter.

a)

gas, forms

b)

water, forms

c)

gas, states

d)

ice, states

95.

_______ have fast moving atoms that expand unless sealed in a container.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

d)

plasma

96.

______ have a definite volume and can flow to take the shape of any container.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

d)

plasma

97.

In a _____ the atoms are tightly packed together creating a definite volume and shape.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

98.

Gas changing to a liquid is _____

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

vaporization

d)

condensation

e)

Sublimation

99.

Creates a new substance

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

100.

Can usually be reversed

a)

physical change

b)

chemical change

101.

A melting ice cube

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

102.

In which phase of matter are the atoms closest together?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

None of the above

103.

Aiden the astronaut wants to see if taking his cat to space will affect his mass. What piece of equipment does he need to measure the dependent variable?

a)

Graduated cylinder

b)

Meter stick

c)

Triple beam balance

d)

Rocket

104.

Liquid "A" has a boiling point of 56 °C and liquid "B" has 78.37 °C. Which of the following method should be used to separate the two liquids?

a)

Chromatography

b)

Distillation

c)

Evaporation

105.

Originally, how were the elements on the periodic table arranged by?

a)

in alphabetic order

b)

physical & chemical properties

c)

their symbols

d)

Just physical properties

106.
What does the 6 represent?
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
element name
d)
chemical symbol 
107.
Question Image

Using the picture of the element, identify the parts:

a)

The #157.25 is the

1.

Atomic Weight

b)

The symbol Gd is the

2.

Atomic Symbol

c)

The #64 is the

3.

Atomic Number

d)

The word Gadolinium is the

4.

Atomic Name

108.

Name the element that is found in the following products: What element is found in flashlights?

a)

Sodium

b)

Krypton

c)

Helium

d)

Tantalum

109.
Which of these is not a noble gas?
a)
Helium
b)
Argon
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Krypton
110.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

a)

Hotter to colder

b)

Colder to hotter

c)

Hotter to hotter

d)

Colder to colder

111.

Heat always moves from...

a)

warm area to cold areas.

b)

cold areas to warm areas.

c)

evenly from warm to cold and cold to warm.

112.

This is the symbol for a _____?

a)

switch

b)

light

c)

battery

d)

wires

113.

What needs to be done to this circuit so that the lamp lights up?

a)

Close the switch

b)

Add a power source and close the switch

c)

Add another lamp and close the switch

d)

Add another lamp and a switch

114.

What phase change takes place when a liquid turns to a gas?

a)

evaporation

b)

melting

c)

condensation

d)

sublimation

115.

What phase change takes place when a liquid turns to a solid?

a)

freezing

b)

deposition

c)

condensation

d)

melting

116.

Walking outside on a hot day and having your solid popsicle turn to a liquid is an example of_________

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

evaporation

d)

deposition

117.

Which state of matter has no definite shape and no definite volume?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

118.

When the temperature of matter decreases, the particles.......

a)

slow down and move farther apart

b)

slow down and move closer together

c)

speed up and move farther apart

d)

speed up and move closer together

119.

In a solid, the molecules....

a)

vibrate in place

b)

move quickly all over the place

c)

slide past one another

120.

Which phase is occurring in this image?

a)

evaporation

b)

melting

c)

freezing

d)

deposition

121.

Mass is

a)

the amount of matter in an object

b)

the amount of space an object occupies

c)

anything that has mass and volume

122.

Basic unit for measuring mass in the metric system is the _____________.

a)

milligram

b)

gram

c)

kilogram

d)

coconut

123.

Find the mass.

a)

550.4 g

b)

559.4 g

c)

550.6 g

124.

What is the value on the balance?

a)

901.5 g

b)

900 g

c)

190.4 g

125.

#11 Show all your work on your answer document. D=m/v

a)

0.055 g/cm3

b)

0.06 g/cm3

c)

18 g/cm3

d)

180 g/cm3

126.

#13 Show all your work on your answer document. D=m/v

a)

1 g/cm3

b)

0.875 g/cm3

c)

4 g/cm3

d)

16 g/cm3

127.

What is the volume of the liquid in this graduated cylinder?

a)

19 mL

b)

35 mL

c)

24 mL

128.

It is a mixture wherein it has a single phase or uniform substances.

a)

A. homogenous mixture

b)

B. heterogenous mixture

c)

C. solute

d)

D. solvent

129.

COFFEE IS

a)

GAS

b)

ELEMENT

c)

HOMOGENEOUS MIXTURE

d)

HETEREGENEOUS MIXTURE

130.
What are the two types of mixtures? 
a)
element and sub-atomic
b)
atoms and compounds
c)
homogeneous and heterogeneous
d)
element
131.

What is the definition of a homogeneous mixture?

a)

A mixture where the components separate into distinct layers according to density.

b)

A mixture where the components are distributed unevenly and the composition varies throughout.

c)

A mixture where the components are distributed uniformly and the composition is the same throughout.

d)

A mixture where the components are distributed randomly and the composition changes at different points.

132.

What is the definition of a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

A combination of two or more substances that are separated by a filter.

b)

A combination of two or more substances that are not evenly distributed or mixed together.

c)

A mixture that contains only one type of substance.

d)

A combination of two or more substances that are evenly distributed or mixed together.

133.
A possible explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
134.
The variable the is changed on purpose is..
a)
Constant
b)
Control
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
135.
The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as 
a)
Control
b)
Constant
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
136.

A decision or realization based on facts.

a)

outcome

b)

choice

c)

conclusion

d)

hypothesis

137.

Careful watching

a)

looking

b)

recording

c)

observation

d)

data

138.

Commonly conducted to test a hypothesis

a)

variable

b)

science

c)

data

d)

experiment

139.

What is a constant/control in an experiment?

a)

Things that do not change in a experiment. It's the variable that stays the same. You can have many variables stay the same.

b)

It's the variables that the scientist changes in the experiment

c)

It's the variables that are being measured in an experiment

140.

What is the 1st of the scientific method?

a)

observation

b)

question

c)

method

d)

hypothesis

141.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results. 
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
142.

This is the correct order for the steps of the Scientific Method:

Testable Question, Research & Observations, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Data, Conclusion, Share

a)

True

b)

False

143.

Which of these contains the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?

a)

Ask a question, do background research, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

b)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

c)

Ask a question, state your hypothesis, do background research, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion, analyze data

d)

State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment, analyze data

144.
The variable the is changed on purpose is..
a)
Constant
b)
Control
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
145.
The variable that is being tested, counted, or measured and is responding to the independent variable is known as 
a)
Control
b)
Constant
c)
Independent Variable
d)
Dependent Variable
146.

A decision or realization based on facts.

a)

outcome

b)

choice

c)

conclusion

d)

hypothesis